And out the door you go. 15k today, finally, on a Saturday. First things first, the paths, roads are in pretty good shape. I would say all but about 1% of the run was clear of snow and ice. Very positive. Secondly, once I got started it really felt very nice, there were two or three very mellow moments where I was just stepping along nicely and it really felt natural.
Hill work went well, the only odd thing is I began to get a little tired in the legs in the last two kilometers. I hope that is not a precursor to having let it get out of control and gotten a little out of shape. I don't think so, I think it was just five days off.
Blood sugar is another issue. High BS this a.m., took 7 u, woke late, High BS a mid day, took 1/2 the amount in order to go for the run, and still High BS when i finished the run. Took another 7u and will test again. This could be a variety of things. One, the endocrine effects wore off and without running, the low intake of insulin does not satisfy the body need; two, eating crap (more likely), even when getting in a lot miles if you take all this refined sugar processing is really just not good, but if you stop running for a few days, more than two in my opinion, refined sugar begins to win the battle for BS supremacy.
Tomorrow it is officially 4 weeks to Connemarra. Just getting out and taking the first step after the 50 makes me happy.
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