Running in the Heat: How Temperature Changes Everything (Part 8 of 12) By Ali | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series Summer running is its own category. Check Out My essential Summer Running List Here Not because the miles are different, or the route changes, or the training plan shifts. But because…
Running With Your Dog: Everything Women Runners Need to Know By Alicia Dahl | AliRunsOnInsulin.com 21 Essentials for Running with your Dog I’ll be honest with you, my dog, Annie is a hunting dog who would rather be off leash in a field than trotting beside me on a 6-mile training run. She has her…
The Gear: What a T1D Runner Actually Needs to Carry (Part 7 of 12) By Ali | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series Let’s talk about what’s actually on my body every time I run. Because running with T1D isn’t just about managing blood sugar in your head — it’s about having…
The Training Log: Why Writing It Down Is the Most Powerful Tool You Have (Part 6 of 12) By Ali | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series Every piece of advice in this series; the pre-run protocol, the blood sugar targets, the fueling formulas, the race day strategy comes with the same…
Race Day: Why Everything You Know About Training Runs Goes Out the Window (Part 5 of 12) By Ali | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series I have run 15 marathons. And I will tell you something that took me an embarrassingly long time to fully accept: Race day is not a…
The Post-Run Window: Why Your Blood Sugar Isn’t Done Moving When You Stop (Part 4 of 12) By Ali | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series You’re done with your run. You stopped the watch. You caught your breath. Your blood sugar is not done. Not even close. This is the part…
Mile by Mile: Managing Blood Sugar While You’re Actually Running (Part 3 of 12) By Alicia Dahl | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series You did the systems check. You confirmed your number. You adjusted your basal, dialed back your bolus, packed your carbs, and made the mental decision to go. Now…
By Alicia Dahl | AliRunsOnInsulin.com | The Run Starts Before the Run Series If you’re waiting for a perfect number before you head out the door, you’re going to be waiting a long time. Here’s the truth about pre-run blood sugar with Type 1 diabetes: there is no magic number that guarantees a good run….
The Run Starts Before the Run: My Complete Pre-Run Protocol for Running with T1D (Part 1 of 12) I have run 15 marathons. And before every single one, before every training run, every easy jog, every “I’ll just do a quick 3 miles” there is a process. It starts long before I lace up. This…
Let me be clear about something upfront. I am not a doctor. I am not a certified diabetes educator. I am a Type 1 diabetic mom who has run 15 marathons and figured out a lot of this the hard way, so you don’t have to. This is real world advice from someone who has…