Team Bike Beyond: Emily Flores


 2017-01-23

Meet Emily—Bike Beyond team member and Team Trainer! Give to her fundraising page, follow her on Instagram and Twitter.

Tell us about the first time you rode a bike. 
I was 5, I got a little mermaid bike and I was excited and nervous to get on and ride, but with my dads help I got the hang of it!

Tell us about a crazy moment or embarrassing experience with type 1.
Most people mistake my insulin pump for a WhatABurger ketchup packet (Texas burger place).

What’s your go-to low snack?
Juice pack and granola bar.

Tell us something on your bucket list.
To go skydiving!

If your friends could pick three adjectives to describe you, what would they be?
Adventurous, independent, amiable

What’s the last thing you watched on TV and why?
The Flash! Because who doesn’t love superheroes.

Tell us something about yourself that most people wouldn’t know.
At birth I weighed 1 pound 12 oz.

What’s a super power you wish you had?
Invulnerability

Tell us something you’re good at!
Achievement

If you had a theme song for yourself, what would it be?
Kellie pickler—Tough

WRITTEN BY BT1 Editorial Team, POSTED 01/23/17, UPDATED 08/04/23

This piece was authored collaboratively by the Beyond Type 1 Editorial Team.