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Catherine Murphy
April 11, 2010


My name is Catherine Murphy and I am 42 years old.I live in Chicago,but am originally from Ireland. I have had type 1 diabetes for 3 years. My introduction to triathlon happened a few years ago when I went to a triathlon to support some friends.

I knew nothing about triathlon, but was instantly hooked. The atmosphere as everyone was getting into their waves to get ready to start was electric. As I watched every one jump into the lake I thought to my self "I am going to do this next year". But there was one small problem, I did not know how to swim and I had never been to a gym. I had not run since I was maybe 12 years old. Gym culture in Ireland was not very strong back then. I joined a swim class and the gym at work. Then after countless trips to the pool/gym and the following year I completed 2 sprint distances triathlons.

The next year I was diagnosed, I had no idea until that point what diabetes was and what a life with diabetes entailed, it has been an education. I will say that I now exercise more and have a much healthier diet than ever before.

I heard about Team Wild at my local DESA meeting last year and decided to join. Already the support is impressive. Here is a community of people that you can email a question to and receive advice, encouragement and support all in one email. My personal goal is to become a more confident swimmer, and that's the area I will probably work on more. When I get more confident with that I will be happy to tackle longer distances.

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