[Blindtlk] Running While Blind, How to Link to Guide

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Julie,

So it's kind of like sighted guide except that you hold your 
guide's hand instead of his elbow?

Chris



 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 01 Sep 2012 11:39:08 -0500
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Running While Blind, How to Link to Guide

The blind runner and guide have to run at pretty much the same 
speed.

I've just started running/jogging again after breaking my foot 
last
year.  If I am running on sidewalks or streets, I hook my fingers 
to my
guides fingers, kind of like holding hands, but looser.  I'm not 
sure
how to explain exactly.  If I am running on the track with my 
guide he
just runs alongside me and gives me verbal directions.   It's 
pretty
wide, I'm pretty slow and we go when there are no other runners.

HTH
Julie


On 9/1/2012 10:31 AM, Nikki wrote:
 Question.

 How does this work? I mean, you have two people who run at 
different
 speeds and if you use a jump rope, I'm sorry, but I'm picturing 
in my
 mind two people running where the guide is holding one handle 
and the
 blind runner holding the other, but the blind runner is trying 
to keep
 up with the guide, trailing behind.

 IDK.  I guess I don't understand.


 -----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman
 Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 11:05 PM
 To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Running While Blind, How to Link to 
Guide

 I did it the same way.  In fact, a jump-rope isn't a bad thing 
to use
 since
 it has handles at both ends.

 Mike


 -----Original Message-----
 From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
 Behalf Of David Andrews
 Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:44 PM
 To: Blind Talk Mailing List
 Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Running While Blind, How to Link to 
Guide

 When I have done it we used a short length of rope to which we 
both
 held.  I
 am not an expert runner though, so there may be a better way.

 Dave

 p.s.  I am not even an amateur runner, just a lazy blind guy!
 At 11:59 PM 8/26/2012, you wrote:
 How best can I link to a guide while running.


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