Seems the time has come for me to turn the TeamWILD interview on myself.
I have been living with type 1 diabetes for 21 years. Diagnosed just before my sophomore year of college, I became known as “the girl with the scale” in the dorm cafeteria as I weighed my cheese and wrote down everything I ate. My meticulous record-keeping habits have long-since lagged.
In 2001, I formed a Tour de Cure team, the Pancremaniacs, to celebrate my start on an insulin pump. In 2009, we re-grouped and rode a vastly improved Tour (much thanks to Janeece Oatman, MN Tour Coordinator extraordinaire). It was cold and rainy, but very fun and I found a love of biking I’m not sure I’d ever had. The Pancremaniacs has grown (we’re shooting for 40 riders this year) and made a commitment to ride the Tour annually as well as to train and ride socially together.
I have trained under the expert guidance of TeamWILD since 2010 and am delighted to be a part of the staff. By day, I am an Architect. In the spaces between, I am on the lookout for great stories to share with you, our WILD readers. Please feel free to send me ideas about what you’d like to read here.
with my parents at the 2011 Tour de Cure
In myself: doing my best, learning, a sense of accomplishment.
