Posted by Daniel Schneider Last week I realized that my big early season goal, a 180 mile gravel march across West-Central Nebraska, was less than 2 months away. I also realized that my longest ride of the year so far, 40ish miles, was not going to cut it for training and I better start putting […]
Category Archives: Adventure
Traveling and/or Exercising with Diabetes
As this blog posts, I will be hitting the beaches of Costa Rica. As we all probably know, traveling with diabetes, or any chronic disease, takes a little bit of extra planning. That extra preparation left me pondering the idea that the things we do for safe travel are not terribly unlike the things we […]
Ride/Run 100 miles? Yes you can!
We all know that people with type 1 diabetes are capable of a great many things. Standing on Everest, running across the country (I know the US and Canada, at least), racing bikes at the highest level, competing in the olympics (in both xc skiing and swimming) and doing various ultra-marathons… These things have all […]
The Race Across America 2010
A few days ago I was asked to write about a success that I had in my recent life for a job application. I wrote about my experience with the Race Across America that I did in 2010 as part of Team Type 1. I was limited to 300 words, and certainly could have written […]
Saturday Morning Research Review – December 20, 2014
As we enter the holiday season, I have one thing on the mind… When am I going skiing!!? As such, I thought it appropriate to find an article detailing the needs of the diabetic athlete at altitude. This one, from High Altitude Medicine and Biology definitely fit the bill. Much of the information provided by the authors is […]
Backcountry bike camping
When my plans to go to El Tour de Tucson fell through, I knew I needed an adventure to take the place of the 108 mile race/ride. I immediately began converting my cyclocross bike to a touring bike, capable of carrying food and camping equipment off into the woods for a night or two. However, […]