003 | Sprint Track Cycling, Living with Diabetes, and Traveling the World with Mandy Marquardt
Description
Mandy Marquardt is a 22-time national champion sprint track cyclist for Team Novo-Nordisk and Team USA. Mandy has been living with diabetes since she was 16 years old and has learned to overcome that challenge while competing at the highest level of her sport. She spent part of her childhood in the Lehigh Valley where she currently lives and attended Penn State Lehigh Valley where she graduated with a Business Management and Marketing degree.
Subjects discussed include growing up in Germany, moving to the Lehigh Valley, What is Sprint Track Cycling anyway?, Mandy's intense training schedule, Living with diabetes as an elite athlete, how COVID-19 impacted athletes competing for the Olympics in 2021, Team Novo-Nordisk, Mandy's relationship with St. Luke's, Traveling the world, Mandy's life outside of her sport, and more.
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United States
