{"id":8951,"date":"2022-09-02T19:57:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/georgia\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2025-10-02T01:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T01:04:21","slug":"the-mountain-as-a-metaphor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/georgia\/2022\/09\/02\/the-mountain-as-a-metaphor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mountain as a Metaphor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a hot and humid morning on Kennesaw Mountain; they were on their 5th of 8 climbs for the day accompanied now and then by the familiar sounds of a Dexcom and the rhythmic pound of trail shoes.\u00a0\u00a0 Surprised hikers going down call out to them on their way up, \u201cWHY are you doing it again?\u201d they asked. They were 15 weeks into a 20 week training schedule preparing them for the <strong>29029 Everesting<\/strong> endurance event in Whistler, British Columbia.\u00a0 Their \u201cWhy\u201d is T1D and that mountain is a metaphor.<\/p>\n<p>GA\/SC Chapter Board member John Hanson and Breakthrough T1D supporters Robby &amp; Kim Kukler first met during Breakthrough T1D Ride training in 2018. John, diagnosed at 11 rode at the front of the pack combining Ride training with triathlon training and accomplishing both with ease. Robby and Kim, who\u2019s son Sam was diagnosed in 2015 were looking for a challenge and a community of positive T1D thinkers and found both in the Ride program.\u00a0 Like Ride, 29029 is more than an event, it\u2019s an experience, a community \u2013 a group of like-minded people \u2018forging themselves through adversity\u2019. \u00a0\u201cAscending 29029 vertical feet over 32 miles and 36 hours feels\u00a0 just as daunting as when we contemplated our first 100-mile Breakthrough T1D Ride in Amelia island\u201d said Kim, \u201c but the training, camaraderie and a shared mission made it feel possible \u2013 we are channeling that Ride mindset for 29029.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why take on this Everest-sized challenge?\u00a0 \u201cFor our 5<sup>th<\/sup> Ride we wanted to elevate our fundraising message to honor our son and our T1D friends\u201d said Robby; \u201cwe wanted our donors to understand that T1D is hard and you have no choice but to wake up every day ready to climb that mountain \u2013 we needed to \u201cdo hard things\u201d and walk the talk \u2013 adding 29029 Everesting to our century ride gave us the perfect message.\u201d \u00a0John, who had previously trained with 29029 Everesting coach Brent Pease as a triathlete knows what climbing that proverbial mountain feels like and was ready to take it on, saying \u201cI want to show other T1D\u2019s that there is nothing holding you back from accomplishing big goals. It also helps keep the blood sugar in line\u201d and so team training began!<\/p>\n<p>Daily workouts plus hydration and fueling protocols are designed by 29029 coaches to prepare participants for the grueling event. It starts out relatively easy, daily 30-60 minute easy runs or hikes accompanied by hip mobility exercise and alternate day strength training.\u00a0 Halfway into the 20 week training program, however the time and energy required for each daily workout rises considerably. 250-500+ box steps followed by incline treadmill work, stair climbs, outside run segments, 8-hour hikes and 90-120 minute cross training sessions now fill the week with 1 rest day thrown in for recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The trio is taking training (and fundraising!) seriously and by putting in the work expects to be ready to take on Whistler\u2019s Blackcomb Mountain on September 16<sup>th<\/sup>. They hope to raise a combined $30K for Breakthrough T1D and will be dedicating each ascent to friends, family and Breakthrough T1D supporters and posting their progress on FB.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: GA\/SC Chapter Board member Lisa Klumok was originally signed-up to participate with Robby, Kim and John but suffered an injury during training and has had to reschedule her participation to 2023 \u2013 we wish her a speedy recovery!)<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/georgiasouthcarolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/09\/Kennesaw-Training.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6978 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.breakthrought1d.org\/georgiasouthcarolina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/09\/Kennesaw-Training-800x817.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a hot and humid morning on Kennesaw Mountain; they were on their 5th of 8 climbs for the day accompanied now and then by the familiar sounds of a Dexcom and the rhythmic pound of trail shoes.\u00a0\u00a0 Surprised&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"publish_on_app_meta":"True","iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":"","bt1d_storytelling_post":false,"bt1d_storytelling_more_posts":[]},"topics":[19],"class_list":["post-8951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","jdrf_topic-fundraising"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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