Thursday, February 5, 2009
Bike Fit
The other day we received Great News! Thanks to one of our GENEROUS sponsors, TriSports, and the help of Kestrel Bikes the whole team is being supplied with top of the line Tri Bikes for the 2009 season. I am so excited! I feel incredibly lucky. What more could I ask for? So today I had to get my measurements so that our bikes would be ready and waiting for us when we get to Diabetes Training Camp in March. This is where the story goes sour. I went to one of the local Tri/Bike shops with a cheat sheet of the parameters they needed. First, he told me that my top of the line bike was CRAP! :-0 Secondly, he told me that he invented the bike fitting system that 80% of the bike shops in the U.S. and continued on to tell me that the measurements they were asking for were ridiculous and that it was a rip of of the system HE created. Lastly, He tried to convince me that He was going to be at the Diabetes Training Camp in March. I told him he was not diabetic so he can't come (not really but I was thinking that). Who does he think he is? TriSports and Kestrel have been kind enough to supply our team with Awesome bikes, what kind of fool would not be happy with that? We may have diabetes but we're not stupid. In the end I got the measurements I needed, he got $20 for the shop beer fund and I told him to watch out for me in November on my lightning fast bike at Ironman Arizona! Thanks TriSports and Kestrel! Check it out!
Calling all Youth Diabetics.
Are you a Type 1 Diabetic between the age of 9 and 11 or do you know one. If so you have a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Back by popular demand are the most adventurous kids on the planet: Triabuddies (formerly known as the Insulindependence IronKiDz) Fifteen lucky kids (ages 9-12) will be selected to travel to the American Southwest this November for a trip that will surely change their lives. Under the guidance of certified wilderness guides and experienced diabetes mentors, the Triabuddies will embark on a 3-day sail- and kayaking journey to the Channel Islands off the California Coast. They’ll work as a team to prove to themselves that they have what it takes to overcome diabetes in the face of adversity.
On November 19, the Triabuddies will reach Santa Barbara, then voyage to Phoenix to meet their designated training buddy from the Triabetes team. Each of the Triabuddies will have worked with one of athletes over the course of the summer as they trained for the 2009 Arizona Ironman.
On Sunday, the day of the Ironman, the Triabuddies will use the diabetes management skills they obtained on the river to help their training buddy cross the finish line. Together, they’ll continue to make history as a part of the Triabetes project. For further information and to apply follow the link below.
http://triabetes.org/triabuddies.php
Back by popular demand are the most adventurous kids on the planet: Triabuddies (formerly known as the Insulindependence IronKiDz) Fifteen lucky kids (ages 9-12) will be selected to travel to the American Southwest this November for a trip that will surely change their lives. Under the guidance of certified wilderness guides and experienced diabetes mentors, the Triabuddies will embark on a 3-day sail- and kayaking journey to the Channel Islands off the California Coast. They’ll work as a team to prove to themselves that they have what it takes to overcome diabetes in the face of adversity.
On November 19, the Triabuddies will reach Santa Barbara, then voyage to Phoenix to meet their designated training buddy from the Triabetes team. Each of the Triabuddies will have worked with one of athletes over the course of the summer as they trained for the 2009 Arizona Ironman.
On Sunday, the day of the Ironman, the Triabuddies will use the diabetes management skills they obtained on the river to help their training buddy cross the finish line. Together, they’ll continue to make history as a part of the Triabetes project. For further information and to apply follow the link below.
http://triabetes.org/triabuddies.php
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