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.

With Type 1 diabetes, managing food, insulin and blood glucose for a transcontinental run is an additional sport that must be taken seriously to avoid disaster.

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.

Dealing with the unexpected on your Big Run isn’t just about flexibility. It can mean the difference between finishing and not finishing.

12 thoughts for how to deal with a DNF, move forward from failure & intelligently cut your losses.

Running in rain, cold and wind can be absolutely miserable if you don’t prep for it. Here are my tips.

Even if your big run starts on the first day of your retirement at no day or time in particular, with ballcap and water bottle in hand, sooner or later you’re going to have to deal with the fact that it will take many days to travel almost 3000 miles, and you’ll have to eat,…