LONNY KNABE

• Portland, OR
• Age: 36
• Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age 9

Lonny Knabe, a native Oregonian, was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 9. When he was 33-years-old and a program manager for a national sportswear company, Lonny met Team Type 1 athlete, Jeff Bannink, on a lunchtime ride. The two athletes became friends and eventually teammates on the winning 8-person, record-setting RAAM team in 2009!

Knabe graduated from Willamette University in 1998 (BS) and again in 2008 (MBA). Knabe’s wife, Wende, is a cyclist as well. In fact, in the summer of 2008, the couple cycled from Paris to Trier (Germany’s oldest city), where cycling is a beloved pastime. His athletic background includes running the 400 intermediate hurdles in college. In high school, he participated twice in the High School Oregon State Track & Field Championships and played in the 1994 Shrine Bowl All-star football game.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Member, Winning RAAM 8-Person Corporate Team, 2009 (in world record time)
• Member, Winning RAAM 8-Person Corporate Team, 2010
• First Place, Mount Tabor Series Champion, Category 3, 2004
• First place, University of Oregon Criterium, Category 3, 2004
• NAIA All-conference 400 intermediate hurdles 1995, 1997
• All-Conference running back and outside linebacker, 1994
• High School Oregon State Track and Field Championships, 1994
• Fifth place, 4x100 relay
• Fourth place, 110 high hurdles
• Third place, 300 intermediate hurdles