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The Be Battle Ready podcast is where everyday athletes, adventurers, and seekers of strength come to forge resilience - in body, mind, and spirit.
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Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
Tuesday Mar 19, 2019
In the triathlon space that we exist in we are surrounded by some extraordinary people doing amazing things. Today's guest is in a different stratosphere, not just because of his athletic achievements but because of the incurable disease he lives with every day. Eric Tozer has type 1 diabetes, but he does not let that halt or slow his ambition. His resume of athletic achievements includes:
- World Marathon Challenge 2019 (7 Marathons, 7 Continents, 7 Days)
- Run Across America (3,000+ mile run across USA in 15 days with ten T1Ds)
- 140.6 mile Ironman distance triathlons
- 70.3 mile Half-Ironman distance triathlons
- Olympic and Sprint distance triathlons
- 26.2 mile Marathons
- 13.1 mile Half-Marathons
in this conversation hear:
- Eric explain the difference between Type 1 & Type 2 diabetes
- We discuss monitoring blood glucose and the gadget which replaces 288 finger pricks each day
- How a pre race adrenaline surge can really mess up your blood sugar levels
- The challenges of training for and racing Ironman with T1 diabetes
- Running 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 different continents
- Two marathons in 2 days with a 63C temperature difference
- When mental strength replaces physical fitness
To find out more about Eric, please visit his website at erictozer.com
Here are links to some of the topics discussed today:
The Dexcom constant glucose monitoring machine
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