Get Well!

I'm about to say something that I never would have dreamed of saying 5+ years ago... I've had diabetes for long enough now that I don't think about it often. That being said, it can still be a juggling act to keep everything balanced so that I feel well and stay healthy...and that's without the added stress of marathon training. So far I've had terrific success at keeping a balance between carb intake (crazy high compared to my normal), exercise (ditto), and insulin. Saturday I experienced my first low blood sugar during a run--and it sucked. We carry and drink large quantities of Gatorade on our runs so I was continuously adding carbs, but I guess I didn't get enough carbs in before the run. I finished the run, but I felt super fatigued and spent the rest of the day on the couch with my legs propped up. Talk about discouraging. Jackson showed up from his craft table with this card:

Ha, ha. Better than Advil (I got some of that, too). We ran 34 miles this week. So last week I reported that this week we'd be hitting 18 miles on the long run. Nope. We still have one more long run of 16 miles before we have to face our longest run. Go Team Ross!