GA and training

Howdy from Hotlanta,

The past few weeks have been a bit hectic, and my apologies for lack of posts. So after the crash, it was to Carp, and then from there a drive down with Shawn Milne to Redlands Classic, S of LA. This was going to be a tough race with all the heavy hitters present. No big Shocker, but Santiago Botero, former winner of Mtns jersey in the Tour de France, and World Time Trial champ won the Road Race. I quit the race 10 miles in with only one leg working properly, or should I say, one leg working at all. Been fighting this problem for a while, and hopeful to get some resolution soon. Then came crit time, and our guys were riding good.

Everyone was active until finally Shawn got away with a group of 4. He was the fastest man in the group, and looked like a sure victory, but a crash with 2 corners to go took him out, and took his wrist, making it 3 broken wrists in 3 weeks...
Next day was the road race, and Chris Jones rode like a phenom. We had 3 of our guys taken out of the lead group in the first 5 miles with a crash, so he was on his own, and did a great job.

Then it was back to Atlanta. Time to get the metabolism going. Monday night after an all day trip, I got to go to dinner with the Sales Team from Omni-Pod. It was a great night, and they got me even more pumped about the team. They have a great product, but more importantly great people!!! I got to spend some time with my good friend Steve Bubrick, which was a nice surprise.
That night it was 19 units of Lantus (back on it for race season.)
Then Tues-Wed-Thurs I did 4-4.5-4.5 hrs on the bike. Mon night 20units of Lantus, Tuesday 19, Wed 17, and Thurs 15. Amazing how quick the metabolism speeds up. Last night after a hard 4.5 hrs, I did 4 units post ride. Then for recovery had 20oz of Chocolate Milk, and 30 minutes later a bowl of cereal and fruit which had appx 80gms of carbs. Bloood sugar did not go above 80 the entire night... Continuous would have been nice.

Today, I am heading to the Clinical Diabetes and Technology meeting to speak on a panel about my experience with FreeStyle Navigator. It is a great chance for me to meet the people who are designing the new technology that is making our lives better!
Tomorrow and Sunday I race in ChataVegas Tenn, and then rest up before a start in the Tour of Georgia on April 21, which is a dream come true. It would take me having 3 legs to ride for a win in that race, and I am crossing my fingers hoping just to have 2.
Thanks for reading. Have a great day.

Phil