Posts by Don – T1Determined

As you may know, after much consideration and fairly late in the game, I switched my 2022 participation in the College of the Florida Keys Swim Around Key West from the full 12.5 mile swim around the island to the 6.2 mile “half-distance” 10K swim. I wrote about that decision and the reasons for it…

Taking Stock In April 2021, as I stood in the Atlantic Ocean at the finish of my transcontinental run from Disneyland to Disney World looking out to sea, one grand adventure was coming to an end. A USA Today reporter asked me “what’s next?” and I said that a good friend of mine who also…

“Damn everything but the circus! …damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won’t get into the circle, that won’t enjoy. That won’t throw its heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence…” e. e. cummings “Come and see the show!…

“Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray to God I hear that beep,But if I die before I wake, I’ll know what dosage not to take.” — The Type 1 Diabetic’s Prayer Can you spot the two swimmers with Type 1 diabetes in this picture? You can’t usually tell unless you happen to…

One thing you run into A LOT on a transcontinental run, especially if you run less trafficked backroads through small towns, is dogs. And from the moment I started encountering dogs on my first 200 mile run, I’ve heard a lot of advice on how to deal with them, much of it ill-informed and impractical…

You’ve picked the safest route you can for your transcon. Now all that remains is to actually run it safely. Here’s what I’ve learned.

In 2800 miles of running, you learn a lot of things. These are the lessons that stuck with me.

Race Report for the Type 1 Diabetes Run Across America and first-ever run from Disneyland to Walt Disney World

Once your Epic Run is over, there are the formalities: That’ll hold you for about a week–just long enough to keep you busy while you sit in a chair all day and nurse your sore muscles and feet. But the road continues after that. Physical Recovery For me, probably the hardest part after finishing my…

Exercising with Type 1 Diabetes requires more attention to detail than normal. But that shouldn’t stop you from doing your own “Epic”, a little bit at a time.