[volleyball]

If you want to carb load, just cut back on your meds and your BG will rise. Since you aren't going to be doing 7 min miles, you are not going to be exhausing your supplies. It like weekend jock think they need gatorade. Yo may want to bring a couple of small snacks and you meter with you just in case.

[Scratch]

Don't worry about carb loading. Carb loading is done by people running races in excess of 20 miles. In general, the human body has enough glycogen on hand to fuel itself for 20 miles of running, and around the 20th mile is the famed wall -- where it can become extremely hard for a runner to keep going as the glycogen supply becomes depleted. Carb loading is an attempt to top off the glycogen stores to the absolute max and avoid the wall.

[JaxTerri]

Well I did it....I finished my first race ever....5 miles on the beach! It didn't look pretty and I'm so sore I can hardly move today but I did it! My time was 1 hour 38 minutes. Sounds bad but I'm still carrying about 85 extra pounds on me so really, really am grateful just to make it.

[Ronin]

Way to Go JaxTerri!

Yor are miles-and-miles ahead of most of your age peers who don't do anything. You now have both your base-line and first Personal Record. The trick now is to keep on doing what you've been doing.

Congratualtions!

[volleyball]

Way to go, now you're going to have to do it in less than than 90 minutes

[JaxTerri]

I went to my first 5K last weekend - Komen Run for the cure. I did it in 53 minutes...my new personal best for a 5K. I have another 5K tomorrow - it's called the Pumpkin Run and is in a downtown cemetary and the path will be lined with pumpkins. I look forward to trying to beat my first 5K record of 53 minutes. I hope to actually run some of this race instead of walking the whole thing. It's supposed to be raining as well so that will suck but if no lightening I'll be there. At least it won't be 90 degrees like the other 2 races I've done so that will be good. Wish me luck!

p.s. I went to the gym today and did 30 minutes on the Eliptical doing the hard weight loss program (killer on the quads and glutes). Have been doing it for a while so hope it helps tomorrow. Also put arch supports in my shoes so will see if that helps with the shin pain I experience.

[JediSurfer]

Good look fella keep up the good work

[volleyball]

Working out hard the day before a race is not a good idea. Good luck

[JaxTerri]

Well, I finished the pumpkin run today in 54 mins. I'm thinking that my last 5K time of 53 minutes was not right (I was not in the timed race that day but timed myself....so I could have been wrong about my time.) I finished today in 54 minutes and that was jogging and walking. I was able to do more jogging today than I ever have. When I finished I was winded but felt great otherwise. That is a vast improvement from my first race. I don't think the work out yesterday hurt me as I've been getting in the hot tub every night just to help my aching muscles (especially my legs). I do think that helped.

I know on this exercise forum there are many hard core runners and I greatly admire them...but I'm not one of them and have never been even remotely athletic my whole life. The fact that I'm signing up and walking/jogging in these races is phenomenal to me and to my family. My next race is in early December and is called the Jingle Bell run and I'll walk/jog with jingle bells attached to my shoes. I really, really look forward to it. Thanks for letting me ramble on but I'm soooo proud of myself and can't wait to see my lab result next week to confirm how much impact all this exercise is making on my health.