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I don't know if I am not getting enough carbs, or if it is peri-menopause (bite my tongue!) or what, but I find that I am doing some crazy things lately. Most recently, I signed up for two cycling events: The Spin-a-Thon and the Tour de Cure.
The Spin-a-Thon requires that I ride a stationary bike IN the mall for four hours on April 5, 2008. I will be on display in all my glory: sweating, grunting, groaning. (I am doing this to raise awareness of diabetes, not of my butt, but I fear my butt will get its fair share of attention.)
The Tour de Cure is a bike tour sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. I'll be riding 40 miles through Mendon Ponds Parks on June 8, 2008. This is crazy because Mendon Ponds Park is made up of rolling hills, and it's not like spinning class where you can just sneak down and lower your resistance if it gets too hard. And I'm pretty sure walking uphill isn't an option.
I'm actually not all that crazy, to tell you the truth. I still remember my diabetic grandmother sprinkling holy water on her blackened feet, praying for healing. Her circulation continued to worsen, until she had to have both of her legs amputated. She died the next day, on her birthday. It may have been from shock or from the horror of seeing her body hacked up like that, but one thing is sure: her death was definitely caused by diabetes. I don't want to die that way. No one should have to.
Join with me in being a part of the cure for diabetes by sponsoring me at the official Tour de Cure site.
Or, if you think you'd like to ride in the tour, look for one in your city here.
Stay tuned for updates on my training, my fundraising goal, my butt, and my mental health :)
In strength,
Julie
Julie Scipioni McKown is a certified personal trainer, and a physique transformation champion. Her book, Body Wizardry: The Art of Physique Transformation from the Inside, Out
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