Wind was again not a big problem this morning: Barely noticeable. Yesterday I noticed when I hit the numerous bumps and cracks and wooden teeth-rattler bridges, the rear tire felt a bit soft. Sharp stops and turns provided an uncomfortably "squishy" feel. So when I got home last night I decided it was time to check the air pressure and top off the tire pressure in both wheels. I have a small "portable" air compressor with wheels and a small tank with about 30 feet of air hose. Normally I have to drag it across our sloping, rocky, unpaved driveway, always in danger of jerking my back out of whack. As I contemplated this, as I drove up to the house last night, it occurred to me I might just back the car up to the edge of the deck where the compressor sits close to its electrical power outlet. This I did, and since we own the place and rarely have visitors, after airing up the tires, I just left the car parked right there, butt up against the deck, all night. The rear tire must have a slow leak since it has been only a few days since I remounted this tube and tire on this particular wheel because of the broken spoke in the other one.
I "ran out of gas" again this morning as I got down to the last 2 miles of the commute. For some reason my blood sugar was high last night when I got home but stayed very low the rest of the night (after changing my insulin pump infusion site). The pump noodle must be in a hot spot in my belly, it sure keeps the BG low there. I got a bit woozy on the commute but didn't want to stop, but got so weak I had to stop and break out an oatmeal/chocolate chip power bar, After opeing the wrapper I continued pedaling, munching the bar as I rode. Should have stopped sooner, evidently, since the blood sugar was still low (with no pumping) when I got to work.
Awakening BG: 59 Post-Ride BG: 87 (after eating power bar 10 minutes earlier while riding)
Morning Stats from the GPS: Total Miles: 7.46
Overall average speed Moving Avg Max Speed
09.6 Mph 10.9 mph 20.4 mph
Total Trip time Moving Time Stopped Time
46:31 mins 41:04 mins 05:26 mins
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