“The message I’m trying to give is that type 1 diabetes doesn’t have to stop you from doing anything you want to do. It doesn’t have to control you. You can control it.” katehall2043
In 2012, as a high school freshman, Hall set the goal of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic trials, even though her best long jump at the time was more than three feet shy of the eventual standard of 21 feet, 11 inches. In the final jump of her prep career, at the 2015 New Balance Nationals, Hall soared as she never had before. Her mark of 22 feet, 5 inches broke a 39-year-old national high school record, held by Kate McMillan, who in open competition went on to win silver at the 1976 Olympics.
Between technological advances and greater knowledge about managing her nutrition, Hall is now rarely out of commission because of diabetes. Track meets remain challenging, because the excitement of competition can spike her blood sugar levels. Hall tries to stay calm more than get psyched up for meets.
Hall’s development stalled after high school. As a freshman at Iowa State University, her best outdoor long jump was almost a foot short of her PR. “I had more freedom in high school to pursue my goals,” Hall says.Pribish says that promises made about him staying involved in Hall’s training weren’t honored. “The training was completely different,” Hall says. Near-daily heavy weight lifting made Hall gain 10 pounds in her upper body.
Despite winning the 2018 indoor NCAA long jump title, Hall didn’t make the final at outdoor NCAAs. For the third of three years in college, she’d seen herself mostly get worse, not better as the schedule moved toward championship season. She often felt exhausted from inadequate recovery and out of touch with her body. “No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t jump like I used to,” Hall says. “I would visualize it, but when I was on the runway I physically couldn’t do it.
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