Dodger
Tue, Jun-19-07, 16:54
A group of Type 1 diabetics has won the Team class in the Race Acoss America (RAAM). This is one of the toughest bike races there is.
The press release is:
TEAM TYPE 1- Monitored by Freestyle has won Team RAAM 2007
Arrived Atlantic City - Monday, June 18, 2007 - 9:13 am
Congratulations to Team Type 1 - Monitored by Freestyle, who not only won the 8 Person Team division, they also earned the distinction of the fastest team in RAAM 2007.
The racers are: Phil Southerland, 25, Atlanta, GA USA, Andrew Mead, 29 Philadelphia, PA USA, Matthew Vogel, 31 Davis, CA USA, Nathan Bartels, 25 West Des Moines, IA USA, Robert Schrank, 39 Gurnee, IL USA, Bob Heyer 42 Issaquah, WA USA, Monique Hanley, 29 Yarragon, Victoria AUS and Joe Eldridge, 25 of Memphis, TN USA. Team Type 1- Monitored by Freestyle completed the 2007 RAAM course maintaining an average speed of 22.42 mph in a time of 5 days 15:43. Last year Team Type 1- Monitored by Freestyle finished with an average speed of 22.36 mph, so you can see that as well as being fast, they are amazingly consistent.
Team Type 1 is comprised of eight men and women with diabetes, who are out to prove that people with diabetes can do the same activities as healthy individuals, and sometimes, they can do it better. In fact, they are also doing some very important clinical testing on blood sugar-monitoring equipment that will benefit all athletes. The team has a beautiful website
http://teamtype1.org/ for those of you that wish to learn more about this dynamic group of athletes.
The press release is:
TEAM TYPE 1- Monitored by Freestyle has won Team RAAM 2007
Arrived Atlantic City - Monday, June 18, 2007 - 9:13 am
Congratulations to Team Type 1 - Monitored by Freestyle, who not only won the 8 Person Team division, they also earned the distinction of the fastest team in RAAM 2007.
The racers are: Phil Southerland, 25, Atlanta, GA USA, Andrew Mead, 29 Philadelphia, PA USA, Matthew Vogel, 31 Davis, CA USA, Nathan Bartels, 25 West Des Moines, IA USA, Robert Schrank, 39 Gurnee, IL USA, Bob Heyer 42 Issaquah, WA USA, Monique Hanley, 29 Yarragon, Victoria AUS and Joe Eldridge, 25 of Memphis, TN USA. Team Type 1- Monitored by Freestyle completed the 2007 RAAM course maintaining an average speed of 22.42 mph in a time of 5 days 15:43. Last year Team Type 1- Monitored by Freestyle finished with an average speed of 22.36 mph, so you can see that as well as being fast, they are amazingly consistent.
Team Type 1 is comprised of eight men and women with diabetes, who are out to prove that people with diabetes can do the same activities as healthy individuals, and sometimes, they can do it better. In fact, they are also doing some very important clinical testing on blood sugar-monitoring equipment that will benefit all athletes. The team has a beautiful website
http://teamtype1.org/ for those of you that wish to learn more about this dynamic group of athletes.