10 Athletes - 140.6 Miles - 1 Common Challenge

Vin Kinnunen – Triabetes Captain, Southeast Region

Blair Ryan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:54:09 +0000

Sarah Hankel – Triabetes Captain, Norsk Region

Blair Ryan — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:51:16 +0000

Brian Phelps

Blair Ryan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:32:43 +0000

Tiffany Heindel

Blair Ryan — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:31:56 +0000

TMP in Florida for iDU

Blair Ryan — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:35:53 +0000

Jenny Crandell – Triabetes Captain

Blair Ryan — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:12:29 +0000

Triabuddies compete in Florida Kids Triathlon

Blair Ryan — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 01:47:12 +0000

The 2010-2011 Triabuddies travel to Panama City Beach to compete in the Florida Kids Triathlon with Insulindependence.

I spent 11 days in Florida coving the first Insulindependence University (iDU). Each athlete that the Triabetes Media Project visited this summer attended the week-long program. It was so neat to have everyone is one place. iDU is a leadership development program for Insulindependence volunteers. Participants benefit from general education workshops and experiential practicum sessions. More from the event on Triabetes.org soon.

Newbie Type 1 takes on the 2010 Ironman World Championship

Blair Ryan — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:50:34 +0000

Alex Osias was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes eight weeks before she was scheduled to race in the 2010 Ironman World Championships. Calculating carbohydrates and injecting insulin to cover meals and snacks while adjusting to accommodate exercise, stress, illness and adrenaline was now daily routine and incorporated into her training regimen.

Osias had to learn a lot very quickly.

From an Internet search, Osias found the world’s largest triathlon club for people with diabetes, and their team that trains for these multisport events. Insulindependence arranged for one of their Triabetes team captains and me to be in Kona to support Osias.

Osias wasn’t the only Type 1 starting in the water at sunrise in Kailua Bay. Veteran Ironman Cliff Scherb, races all over the world and currently holds the second fastest Ironman time ever performed by a diabetic.

This film gives you a taste of their race weekend in Kona.

Stay tuned for the upcoming article in the Ethos Magazine winter print edition for more images and details I can’t post here until the issue is released!

“It’s challenged me to go out and do the things I want to do and be the person I want to be…”

Blair Ryan — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:21:45 +0000

Ironman Eve

Blair Ryan — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 06:08:50 +0000

“To the left of the pier is a starting gate to end all starting gates. Every year in October an athletic event occurs on the Big Island that draws national attention. The Ironman Triathlon is a profound testimony to the power to challenge, to the ability to reach down to the very core of our spirit and summon the impossible. Three events, any one of which would seem insurmountable to us mere mortals, are stitched together in a triathlon that seems almost ludicrous. Swim 2.4 miles in the open ocean, then get out and ride a bike 112 miles on a hot road cut through a lava field. Finally dismount and run a 26.2 mile marathon. All this is done consecutively under the tropical sun. This is the best opportunity you’ll have to look into the faces of mass excellence…” – Andrew Doughty, Harriet Friedman, Hawaii The Big Island Revealed; the ultimate guidebook, 3^rd Edition, on the bookshelf of my host housing here on the island.

Sorry this post is delayed. Unlike me, Hawaii doesn’t believe wireless internet is a universal human right. Triabetes athlete, Alex Osias is working hard out there on the course right now. I’ll bring you more coverage and description very soon.

Triabetes Captain Andrea Huston chats with Type 1 Ironman Cliff Scherb