Care Innovations| February 16 2022 Race Across America: First Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes to Finish Solo With Diabetes Technology Support Raimund Weitgasser 0000-0003-2013-7998 ; Raimund Weitgasser 1Department of Internal Medicine/Diabetology and Metabolism, Wehrle-Diakonissen Hospital, Salzburg, Austria2Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria Corresponding author: Raimund Weitgasser, raimund.weitgasser@pkwd.at Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Helmuth Ocenasek; Helmuth Ocenasek 3Institute for Sport and Health Medicine, Linz, Austria4CARDIOMED Centre for Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation, Linz, Austria Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Susanne Fallwickl Susanne Fallwickl 5Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center Hochegg, Grimmenstein, Austria Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Corresponding author: Raimund Weitgasser, raimund.weitgasser@pkwd.at Diabetes Spectr 2022;35(2):227–231 https://doi.org/10.2337/ds21-0033 PubMed: 35668881 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Citation Raimund Weitgasser, Helmuth Ocenasek, Susanne Fallwickl; Race Across America: First Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes to Finish Solo With Diabetes Technology Support. Diabetes Spectr 15 May 2022; 35 (2): 227–231. https://doi.org/10.2337/ds21-0033 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsDiabetes Spectrum Search Advanced Search Challenges for athletes with type 1 diabetes are numerous. To find the individual balance between energy intake and consumption and adequate insulin treatment without risking severe hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia is a demanding task. Nevertheless, people with type 1 diabetes are active in various sports, both individually and as members of teams (1,2). We report on the first athlete with type 1 diabetes ever to finish solo what is probably the hardest bicycle race worldwide—the Race Across America (RAAM). The U.S. race stretches from Oceanside, CA, to Annapolis, MD, over ∼3,000 miles and 170,000 vertical feet and has to be finished within 12 days. T.H., a 53-year-old Austrian amateur cyclist working as a nurse in a retirement home, qualified for the 2018 RAAM after regular endurance bike training and competitions, as well as previous participation in marathon runs and triathlons. Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2003,... You do not currently have access to this content.