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Continue reading →: This is a Post About RunningThis is not a post about Charlie Kirk It’s no secret that Trans people and indeed all of the LGBTQ+ community have been under attack by conservative groups and politicians, and often ignored or cast aside by supposedly progressive officials. Nor is the poisonous and dangerous rhetoric anything new. However,…
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Continue reading →: The Pemi Loop – A Cautionary TaleThe Pemi Loop is a classic endeavor in the White Mountains. Traditionally, it begins at the Lincoln Woods trail head and travels about 30 miles and traverses 9,500 feet. The current FKT belongs to Jordan Fields which he accomplished 5 years ago in under 5 and half hours. A few…
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Continue reading →: Edge Hill 50k Race Report
After taking on some pretty intense challenges and faring pretty poorly at them, it was time to get back to the basics and do something more in my wheelhouse. I earned my ultra bones in the flat lands of Michigan where vert isn’t really a consideration. Lately though, my attempts…
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Continue reading →: Sunapee Scramble – 2025 USATF Mountain Running Championship
I finished the mountain running championship in 256th place. We will kindly ignore the fact that anyone can run and there were only 279 finishers. The fact that it was a USATF Mountain Running championship is noteworthy simply as a fan of the sport. The caliber of the runners was…
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Continue reading →: Breakneck Point Trail Runs – 42k – DNFAs training blocks go, this first one has been pretty rough. I will not make excuses for not being able to finish this daunting race but I will try and reflect on the obstacles and issues that lead me to calling it quits halfway through. Let’s start with the positive!…
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Continue reading →: DT&G Part 1 (actually Part 2): Technology Continued
In Part 1 of Drugs, Technology & Goops I wrote a bit about my experience with CGMs to monitor glucose levels continually. It was a limited study in only what I had personal experience with but it teased a few other topics. I’m still building larger data sets to expand…
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Continue reading →: The Origin Story
The name is Kevin Hatton and here is my diabetes story. I’ll tell you my running story, too. We’re going to start in the early aughts, in the latter years of high school. I was a frumpy, slender teenager and began to experience what I now know are symptoms indicating…
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Continue reading →: Living and Running (and Flying) with MODY4
I haven’t written much about MODY or my particular situation yet. This is in part due to the complexity of the situation and the very personal nature of my experiences. Like ultramarathons, it is intimidating to think about. Just like tackling a big race, addressing a rare disease feels daunting.…
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Continue reading →: The Rut Weekend (x2)I visited Big Sky, Montana for The Rut twice! The trips were 7 years apart and with starkly contrasting weather conditions. However, the results were eerily and frustratingly similar. Towards the end of 2016, I decided a needed a different kind of challenge. I didn’t believe I was ready for…
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Continue reading →: My Favorite Event of the YearThe Run Woodstock festival is a 3 day party every September in Gregory, Michigan. It is my favorite time of the year and one of the biggest things about the Mitten that I miss. Put on by my friends at RF Events, Run Woodstock exemplifies all the best parts about…
Hello,
I’m Kevin
We’ve all heard of Type 2 Fun, well this is that but x2!
Welcome to Type 4 Fun!
A blog where I will chronicle my adventures while navigating life with a rare form of diabetes referred to as MODY Type 4.
Type 4 Fun! 