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Originally Posted by kstreeter513  So do you think I should use the temp basal in my pump for the marathon, the same as I use for training? My only concern is that since my anxiety will be high pre-race (and I know it will), that it will cause me to dump a little extra glucose from the liver. |
That's going to be a real tough call. I don't know if there's a good way to predict exactly what will happen for you.
Just remembering back for me last November and my first go at a half-marathon, probably the smartest thing I did was just having everything ready that I could have ready. I had the training ready, my brother was good enough to handle driving me in and dropping me off right near the starting area so I didn't have to worry any about that.
Basically, have all your gear ready, have your training ready. Trust that, as best you can, trust that you're ready to go for it.
I was still nervous but all the extra nervous chances were minimized. Perhaps my other big thing was I basically used the first 2 miles or so to warm me up. It was after that I began to move up to my projected half-marathon pace and by that time I was fairly comfortable -- I was there, I was running with my plan, everything felt good.
That's the best I can do for you.
