This past week's training plan was heavy on the swim...I have a feeling that last week's group swim gave Coach Hendrix a good view of my swimming prowess...like a stone. This week called for 6100 yrds (actually meters since the pool was long course) with with sprints and drills. Some light running this week with one track session including 4 x 600 sprints at 80% effort. It was great to get back to the track for some sprint work. Spent 2 1/2 hours on the bike with some sprint workouts and hill climbs. A good training week with no glucose control issues.

I awoke Sunday morning at 5:00 am for the Baldwin Park Triathlon and my BS was 49. I consumed a bowl of Kashi GoLean Crunch with Blueberries and skim milk. Drank some coffee on the way to the race. I picked up my race packet and was in transition by 6:40 am. The race was to start at 7:30 am. This was a sprint race including a 750 meter swim, 13.5 mile bike and 2.5 mile run. I checked my glucose around 7:00 am just prior to my warm up swim..it was now 203. I thought about consuming some additional carbs to give me a buffer but decided against it opting rather to eat a Hammer Gel when I first got on the bike. The bike was also equipped with HEED hydration. I had a great swim, felt very comfortable and fast in the water. I started out on the bike and immediately ate a Gel..Banana...one of my favorite flavors and began drinking HEED. The bike course included 5 loops around Lake Baldwin. The roads were narrow and there were many cyclists on the course creating some difficulty with maintaining speed while negotiating around slower riders, many of whom just refused to Stay Right. On your left!...On your left!...On your left!!...so on and so forth ad infinitim. The course was technical due the number of people and some sharp turns...I saw two crashes, but fast nonetheless and fun. As I left T2 I was first in my age group to start the run...Oh yeah Baby! Within about the first 1/4 mile I was passed by someone in my age group (Bastard!)...and then about 1/2 mile into the run passed by a second in my age group (Double Bastard!!)...try as I might I just could not catch them. I ended up taking 3rd place....a good morning. At the end of the race my BS was 153. I ate a banana and had some Vitamin Water...checked my glucose before the award ceremony at 10:30 am and it had fallen to 78...went to Starbucks after the award ceremony for an iced coffee and an apple fritter....Oh Yeahhh.