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Gretchen Metsa Challenges Diabetic Stereotypes, Runs 135 Mile Race | Dispatches

Gretchen Metsa is a northern Minnesotan woman who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes when she was 19. After almost giving up running when she found managing her blood sugar while training for a marathon too tricky, she recalls a life-changing moment when she looked at her daughter, Also diagnosed with Type 1, coloring at the table and realized her example spoke volumes about what they’re capable of despite their disease. She turned, laced up her shoes, and went out the door for a run. From there, she mastered increasingly longer distances ranging from 50 kilometers to 100 miles and in the summer of 2019 turned her attention to a new ultimate challenge, The Arrowhead 135. It’s a 135-mile winter ultramarathon on the border of Minnesota and Canada that can be completed on foot, bike, or ski. It’s one of the 50 hardest endurance races in the world, and race directors pick the statistically coldest week of the year to host the event. Gretchen toed the start line on January 27th and barreled through the first 70 miles of the race. As evening set in, her blood sugar dropped, and she spent the next twelve hours attempting to bring it back up. What followed was a demonstration of human grit and the determination to prove that her disease is not a limitation. Subscribe    / outsidetelevi.  . Head to http://watch.outsidetv.com/ to download the FREE Outside TV App and find other ways to stream Outside TV Website: http://www.outsidetv.com/ Facebook:   / outsidetv   Twitter:   / outside_tv   Instagram:   / outsidetv   Have your own adventure video you want to share with the world? Submit it to Campfire for a chance to win awesome prizes every month! http://outsidetv.com/campfire