Breaking New Ground at the Winter Spine ❄️ Ian Evans on Being the First Type 1 Diabetic to Finish

In this episode, we sit down with Ian Evans to talk about completing the Winter Spine Race — 268 miles across the Pennine Way — while managing Type 1 diabetes.Ian shares the long road to the finish line, his history of attempts at different Spine events, before finally completing the Winter Full this year. We talk about the mental lows, sleep deprivation, and the simple but powerful mindset of staying in the game long enough for things to turn around.We dive into the practical side; how Ian manages blood sugar in harsh conditions, the kit that made the difference, and the importance of contingency plans when things go wrong. Throughout our chat, Ian reflects on the power of buddying up, the unique Spine community, and how this race reshaped his view of what’s possible with diabetes.We came away from this chat super inspired — we hope you do too.Send us Fan MailThis episode is sponsored by Empowered2. Most businesses significantly underinvest in leadership development.Leadership development should be bespoke and appropriate for the needs of your business, adding value by improving the performance of everyone involved with immediately deployable tools and techniques.Jon helps organisations serious about creating high performing leaders and organisations to create meaningful, memorable and lasting leadership legacy. Support the show