Can an Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes Make the Olympic Track Team?

Kate Hall, a jumper and sprinter, wants to be the first American to do so. She’ll get there her way. [ view in [browser](. add runnersworld@newsletter.runnersworld.com to your address book ] [RunnersWorld.com]( FOLLOW US [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [You Tube]( [Can an Athlete With Type 1 Diabetes Make the Olympic Track Team?]( You'll want to be ready if you find yourself on the receiving end of a Kate Hall medicine ball toss. I was't. During a midday early May workout, Hall recruited me to catch her throws and roll the ball back to her. I moved to the middle of the infield at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland, Maine. From just inside the track, Hall sprang forward and heaved the 8-pound ball. Next thing I knew, the ball landed just in front of me, bounced, and crashed into my chest. It left a red mark on my sternum that lingered for a week. I should have known better. Hall, age 22, is the national high school record-holder in the long jump, a two-time NCAA champion in the event, and this year’s national indoor titlist. Her long jump PR of 6.83 meters is best appreciated by unspooling a tape measure 22 feet, 5 inches and imagining how much of that distance you could cover after a 40-meter run-up. Hall is also an accomplished sprinter, with a 100-meter best of 11.30 and a runner-up finish at 60 meters in February’s indoor nationals. Hall is exceptional even among her peers. After the 2018 outdoor season, she decided not to return to the University of Georgia for what would have been her senior year. She moved back to her native Maine to resume working with Chris Pribish, an athletic trainer who guided her high school career but who has otherwise never coached a world-class track athlete, and who spends much of his day working with orthopedic rehab clients. Hall and Pribish hope that their highly individualized approach can put someone training solo, unsponsored, in Maine's less-than-ideal climate, on this year's world championships team. And they hope next year to show that Hall, who has type 1 diabetes, can be the first person with the disease known to become a U.S. track and field Olympian. [READ ON]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Lululemon Announces Its First 10K Race in America—Here’s What You Need to Know to Get In]( There are only 5,000 spots available, but runners will receive an eight-week training plan that focuses on mindfulness. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Highlights From the 2019 USATF Outdoor National Championships]( The best runners in the country are gathering in Iowa to compete for national titles and a chance to rep USA at the World Championships. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [14 Healthy(ish) Late Night Snacks to Fuel Your Summer Runs]( These end-of-day snacks are guaranteed to satisfy hunger (and your need for nutrition, too!). [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Here’s How Much Longer to Sleep If You Want to Get Faster]( Logging extra shuteye not only improves your performance, but boosts your mood, too. [Read On]( [RunnersWorld.com]( [Runner Tackles Alleged Flasher on Massachusetts Running Path]( The man escaped, and police are asking anyone with information about the incident or the suspect to come forward. [Read On]( [runnersworld.com]( ©2019 Hearst Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Email Privacy, 300 W 57th St., Fl. 19 (sta 1-1), New York, NY 10019 [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Notice](