"Diabetes has to live with me, not me live with it."- Sir Steve Redgrove, 5 time gold medalist in rowing.
I love this quote and I feel the same way about my CMT. I may have CMT, but it doesn't have me.
I continued this again this year to raise awareness by running races both locally in Milwaukee and around the country. Here is a summary of some of this year's highlights.
2/9 Cullen 8 K run 4th Female 60-64
3/17 Winter Triathlon 3rd Female 60-64, qualified for Team USA and World Championship
4/6 Half Marathon 5th Female 60-64
4/29 Deer Run 5 K 3rd Female, 60-64, 31:07
5/5 Powerman Du Frankenmuth, MI 1st Female 60-64
6/2 Leon's Tri Hammond Indiana, Regional Para-Championship, F 60-64, 3rd
6/19 Super Run 5K 4th Female 60-64
6/22 Hart Half 7th Female 60-64
7/4 Firecracker 4 mile 11th Female 60-64
7/30 Aquathlon 3rd Female 60-64
8/10 WSO 5K 1st Female 60-64
8/11 Iron Girl Du 1st Female 60-64
9/1 ET Triathlon 3rd Female 60-64 ( Qualified for Age Group National Championship)
10/6 Lakefront Marathon Boston Marathon qualifying time
10/26 Discovery 15 K 4th Female 60-64
11/03 Turkey Trot 15K 4th Female 60- 64 ( I won a turkey for predicting my finish time)
11/10 Aquathlon Nationals Miami, 15th and qualified for Team USA and World Championship
11/11 Long Distance Du Miami, 3rd Female 60-64, qualified for two World championship races
I had a number of things I managed to accomplish this year.
- Selected as the National Ski Patrol and Subaru ambassador. I get to raise awareness with a whole new audience as I drive the Subaru awarded to me for the next year.
- I continue to serve as a USAT ambassador and a Wisconsin Senior Olympics ambassador
- I finished my running club Super Strider series. I had to complete eight long distance races.
- I finished my 10th marathon with a Boston qualifying time. Another run in Boston may be in my future in 2021.
- I qualified for 4 World Championships this year in Italy, Denmark, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
- I finished ranked 10th in the country for Aquathlon.
- I finished 2nd in my age group for my running club short race series.
- I attended the Hartford Ski Spectacular Race camp in December where I got to try biathlon and worked on my Nordic Skate skills
The best thing that has happened this year has been the continued growth of Team CMT. We have grown to 230 athletes in 41 states and 10 countries. We have many athletes with CMT in our group. That is amazing since when I was first diagnosed, I was told by medical professionals that people with CMT can't run. Not only do we run, but we cycle, walk, kayak, do martial arts, swim, ski and do a variety of activities. CMT patients used to be told not to be active. Our members have proved that is not true by leading active and full lives. I continue to be inspired by our athletes.
Looking forward to another great year in 2020.
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished
2nd at Boston
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented TeamUSA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel
in 2016 and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5th in the 60 to 64
age group.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas ,
Texas USA
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy
Eating”.
You may
visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a
cure for CMTWe currently have 230 athletes in 41 states. We also have
members in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Vietnam, Iran, Scotland,
France, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Mexico, Wales, Ireland and Sweden!. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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