Riding inside=counting grains of sand on the beach

Howdy from HotLanta...

So things have been working again. Hamstring is feeling better. I have seen a lot of specialist in the past week to get this rolling. Massage, ultrasound, cold laser, stretching, acupuncture, yoga all with the hope of being able to ride again. Sunday, I was given clearance to ride on Monday. I was stoked to do it again...

Then there ended up being a high of 45, and even snow during the day. Normally this is no problem, I enjoy training in the rain and cold cause for some reason I think it makes me tuff! But coming back from Injury, I didn't want to stress a muscle with the cold, which meant riding inside on the rollers. Why do I like to ride? So I can be out there, away from everything, and always choosing a new path as I see fit, usually having no set route. Sometimes I can be gone for 5 hours, and it seems like only minutes. Then you put me inside on a bike, and it is about as boring as can be. I put music on, as well as the tv, and for some reason every second takes a minute. Going nowhere slowly...

But, it has to be done. As much as I think riding in the nasty weather makes you tough, I think the rollers are about =. It is truly taxing to the mind, and takes away a lot of the enjoyment of riding. Then I think of everyone who lives North of the Mason Dixon line, who if they want to be fit for spring races, will spend hour after hour inside staring at walls, I feel like a punk.
Did it again today, and it was a bit better. Tomorrow the weather is looking good, so I plan to ride outside!!! yee-ha!!

What about the diabetes game? Things have been good. For the last 14 days, My FreeStyle Navigator has my avg blood sugar is 118, with 5% above target, 94% in, and 1% below target. That is the best below target I think I have ever had, and still BS equates to an A1C of 5.4ish.
Still doing split dose of lantus. I was doing 3 in the am, and 10 in pm. Now that I am training again, I am going to slowly try to get back to the even split. This morning I did 4 units, and tonight I will do 10. Tomorrow, 5 units, and then 9 at night, as I plan to train for 2 hours tomorrow.

Also started doing Yoga. Have done 1 class, and plan to go back tonight. It was amazing to see how much flexibility changed by the end of the class. Of course I have spent the last 2 days in pain from using muscles I did not know existed. Wednesday I am going to give Gyrotonics and Pilates a test. Racing a bike is a lot more than just legs. It is mostly the head that controls success, followed by endurance, speed, and a strong core, which helps create more power. I am focusing a big effort on doing that, in hopes of being better than ever next year!

Thanks for reading!
Have a great day.

Philpott
www.teamtype1.org