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

Sun Sep 2 14:08:42 UTC 2012

Good morning, Julie,

The hooking fingers together, sounds like it would work better than 
resting a hand on your guides\e's, shoulder.  guide technique.  We 
sort of hook our fingers, not like holding hands because it's only 
the fingers and much looser. It works for the short bits that I run 
at my slow pace.  I also prefer this method over using a rope because 
of my foot injury.  I don't have the same range of motion in my ankle 
that I used to, which seriously affects my balance.  If I feel like 
I'm going to stumble I can grip tighter so he can help me regain my 
balance.  I used to run with my guide dog, but had to give that up 
because of the balance problem.

>Julie
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>On 9/1/2012 3:57 PM, Carly Mihalakis wrote:
>>Good morning, Julie,
>>
>>Try resting your hand on your guides, shoulder so as to detect 
>>subtle movements of her body. This method, I use exclusively, while 
>>being guided and not the traditional, grasping of the elbow. No, it 
>>isn't exactly textbook, but what point is there of a textbook when 
>>people are gonna use what their gonna use, anyway. Why not be 
>>comfortable as theymove? 1/2012, Julie J. wrote:
>>>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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