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This is actually a pretty massive milestone for me!100% time in range. Two days in a row.I was diagnosed with Type 1 dia...
22/09/2026

This is actually a pretty massive milestone for me!

100% time in range. Two days in a row.

I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in October 2019 and, as far as I know, I’ve never managed that before.

Recently I’ve been watching my time in range gradually get higher and higher, so finally seeing 100% feels unreal!

Especially because of where I’m at with everything at the minute. It seemed like such a far away goal, but now it’s coming to life!

I’ve recently about wanting to get healthier, recover better and give my body the best possible chance of actually doing all the things I want it to do.

And the reality is, improving my diabetes management is probably the biggest thing I can do.

I can train well, eat well, sleep well, recover and focus on all the other stuff, but if I’m not managing my blood sugars properly, I’m making everything else harder. And I want to do a lot with my life.

I want to train, race again, build successful businesses, travel, take on challenges and hopefully still be doing all this s**t for a very long time.

So this isn’t really about getting a perfect number on an app.

It’s about becoming healthier and giving myself the best possible chance of doing everything I want to do.

I know I’m not suddenly going to get 100% every day. That’s definitely not how Type 1 works 😂

But after nearly 7 years of managing it every single day, two days at 100% feels like a pretty fu***ng big win!

Shoutout to my new training buddy Alex Renaud for a mint erg session as well, hopefully more time in range will lead to better and better and training sessions!

Onwards and upwards ❤️.

I think one of the harder things to accept sometimes is that just because you love something, it doesn’t necessarily mea...
14/09/2026

I think one of the harder things to accept sometimes is that just because you love something, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s right for you right now.

Just before I tore my pec, I’d already kind of made the decision that I needed a proper break from racing and really hard training for a while.

Not because I don’t love it. I absolutely do.

If my body let me, I’d probably race all the time 😂

I love competing, having something to train towards, prepping with people, travelling to events and all the stories that come from it. I genuinely love all that. Especially because I want to inspire other Type 1s and show them they can do this stuff, and that their disease doesn’t define them!

But for a while now, I’ve felt like my body has been telling me something needed to change.

Over the last few years I’ve already reduced the intensity, rested more, focused more on recovery, fuelled better and generally tried to be smarter with how I train.

But I still haven’t felt like my body has been recovering or handling everything in the way I want it to. Managing Type 1 diabetes alongside years of hard training obviously adds another layer to figuring all of this out as well.

Then my pec went.

And to be honest, it just solidified what I was already thinking.

So I’ve basically given myself the best part of a year away from competing.

I’d love to come back in April. I still want to race, be fast and do well.

But if April comes around and my body isn’t ready, I’m not racing.

My health comes first.

One thing that’s always served me well is my ability to find a way. If something goes wrong, I adapt and move forwards.

But I think what I’m learning now is that adapting doesn’t always mean finding another way to keep pushing.

Sometimes it means being willing to stop, let go for a bit and accept that what you want to do might not be what you need to do right now.

Hopefully I figure out a way to train hard, race, manage my diabetes well and keep my body healthy enough to be doing all of this for decades.

That’s the goal.

But if the route has to change, I’ll adapt to that too.

Sometimes stepping away is part of moving forwards.

6 weeks ago I tore my pec.At the time I was gutted.All I could think was “seriously. another injury.”But looking back no...
25/07/2026

6 weeks ago I tore my pec.

At the time I was gutted.

All I could think was “seriously. another injury.”

But looking back now… I actually think it’s one of the better things that’s happened to me this year (some of you will probably think I’m weird for saying that 😅).

Rupturing my pec and being sat in A&E for hours with Jem on a Friday night was obviously s**t. Obviously I was feeling down (I’m positive, but not that positive). But after just allowing myself to feel s**t for a few hours. I turned to Jem and said, “I’ll be alright now.”

Just because I knew I’d find a way forwards.

When I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nearly 7 years ago, I made a decision that no matter what happens, I’ll find a way.

That mindset has stayed with me ever since.

I’ve had all sorts of set backs over the years, some more s**t than others, but none of them have stopped me from moving forwards and on to a better life.

The injuries I’ve been experiencing over the past 18 months though (there’s been a few) have clearly been a sign for me to change.

The reality of it all is that I just can’t recover like other people can due to this disease. And as a result of that, my body has been breaking down.

These signs though have lead to a positive change in my life:

Less intensity. More strength work. More recovery. More balance.

And since making the biggest cut back I’ve made in training intensity in recent years, I already feel so much healthier.

Moving forwards doesn’t mean pushing harder.

Most of the time it means having the confidence to change direction and let go of some things that were holding you back.

Anyway, I’m a one arm Ski merchant now, so at the very least I’ll be able to take that away from all this 😂.

Hope you’ve got taken something from reading this. And for some people, this might be your sign to make a change in what you’re doing, especially if you’re not feeling right, or else you’ll end up like me 🩼🤕😅❤️.

23/07/2026

We grafted our arses off climbing Mount Fuji for hours, convinced that once we got above the clouds we were going to get the most unbelievable view.

We did not 😂

We got to the summit and could barely see five metres in front of us.

Pure cloud. Rain. Wind blowing an absolute gale. Both of us knackered, feeling rough from the altitude, and basically just looking at each other like… “Right, now what?”

But the thing is we’d done it.

We were stood at the highest point in Japan, even if we couldn’t actually see any of Japan from up there.

And weirdly, I think that made the whole thing even more memorable.

Something we’ve dreamt of doing for the past 2-3 years!

The perfect view would’ve been nice, obviously. But the story of climbing Mount Fuji, feeling battered, seeing absolutely nothing and then speed-descending to get out of the altitude is probably one we’ll laugh about for years.

Sometimes the experience doesn’t look anything like you imagined, but it can still be completely worth it.

We speak about the full Mount Fuji experience, the trip around Japan, injuries, business, Type 1 diabetes and everything that’s changed over the last year in the latest episode of The Purpose Project.

Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Search The Purpose Project or use the link in my bio.

MISOGI.Louis’ new favourite word, and something I think is worth speaking about.The concept:What is the one big challeng...
21/07/2026

MISOGI.

Louis’ new favourite word, and something I think is worth speaking about.

The concept:

What is the one big challenge you’re taking on that scares you slightly, tests who you are and creates a lasting memory?

Here we are, almost exactly one year apart, completing another Misogi.

The first image is me and Louis at the top of Mount Fuji after spending the past three weeks travelling around Japan.

The second is me, Louis and Dan at the end of the Gower Peninsula 100km Ultra last year.

Two things that, when I first developed Type 1 Diabetes in October 2019, I never thought I’d be able to do.

But here we are.

Living a life filled with Misogi moments and proving to ourselves, and hopefully others, that you are capable of things far beyond your perceived limitations.

Whether you’re climbing Mount Fuji or running 100km, things simply don’t always go to plan.

Especially as a Type 1 Diabetic.

But it’s not about everything working perfectly. It’s about continuing to move forwards, adapting and finding a way, no matter what problems you face.

As I said on my Instagram story yesterday, you can’t take anything in life with you.

Experience as much of it as you can.

Whether you believe you can do it or not doesn’t really matter. Just doing it does.

Big love to everyone trying to live their life to the fullest.

I know I’ve got plenty more Misogi moments to come.

Have a think about yours!

P.s. special shoutout to all the amazing people around me like Louis & Dan who push their limits and encourage others to do the same ❤️.

17/07/2026

Getting injured is s**t!

So is hitting a wall with business, getting fired, going through a breakup, or any of the other stuff life throws at you when you really didn’t ask for it.

When you’re actually in it, the last thing you want to hear is someone saying, “Everything happens for a reason” (🖕😂)

But once the dust settles, there’s usually something in there.

A lesson, change of direction, bit of clarity. Sometimes even an opportunity you’d never have found if everything had carried on going smoothly.

That doesn’t mean the bad thing was secretly great.

It just means you can either let it flatten you, or eventually sit down and ask “what can I get from this?”

Me and spoke about this in the latest episode of The Purpose Project, mainly through our own injuries, but it applies to loads of things in life.

Sometimes the thing that feels like it’s completely knocked you off track ends up sending you in a much better direction.

Full episode on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Search The Purpose Project or use the link in my bio.

(Thank you so much to everyone who’s listened to far! 29 views on YouTube and 18 streams on Spotify so far ❤️).

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