Riding Dillon Reservoir - June 8, 2019

It's easy to get busy and let training go by the wayside. I'm full of excuses - the weather has been terrible (for real - we had a foot of snow less than two weeks ago), we've been selling one house, moving into storage, and getting ready to buy again, we are commuting from Fairplay to Colorado Springs . . .  and, yet we are still beginning to train.

Because of the snow and delay of summer, Thad and I have been hiking more than riding. Last week, we hiked out a trail towards Breakneck Pass with our axes and cleared the trees that had fallen this winter. We've ridden that trail a few times. It is a combination of single track and dirt roads, makes an 8 mile loop and climbs 1400 feet of elevation. I set goals each time - longer distances before I have to put my foot down and climbing further up the hill before stopping to catch my breath are two goals that I consistently strive for. I am getting stronger.

Today, we are going over the hill to Breckenridge where we will complete a 30 mile ride around Dillon Reservoir. I think it might feel easy because we will be riding at 9,000 feet in elevation as opposed to 10,200 feet. Today, I will enjoy the ride and the challenges that it brings!

I'm checking in again after the ride. Today was great! We both felt strong, made some "bests" on sections of the ride including the climb up Swan Mountain - about 900' of elevation over 3.5 miles. It was odd that my BG was high during the climb and for quite awile after. I can't explain it. Maybe I went low and rebounded up. Maybe I miscalculated the number of fruit snacks I needed in order to keep my BG up during the climb. Maybe I shouldn't have suspended insulin delivery as early as I did. Maybe is just was. I get frustrated at times. It is hard to always have to think about BG numbers, snacking, not snacking . . .  all of the time. But since T1D is what I live with, I manage it. Albeit not perfectly, but I do my best. Today I enjoyed the ride and the challenges that it brought.