[Nfbmo] cross country
Dewey Bradley
dewey.bradley at att.net
Fri Aug 20 13:44:20 UTC 2010
Hey Cari
How is Brent doing?
I used to work with him at the lighthouse, I thought he was a good guy.
If you would tell him hello for me.
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cari Kness" <carisuekness at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] cross country
> Hi,
> I have not run cross country myself, though I've run a few of those 5K
> races. I have some good friends who are totally blind and competed in
> cross country events in Track during high school. They had a partner that
> they worked with throughout the time. Since they worked together they were
> able to figure out the method that felt comfortable for the both of them.
> That included speed, gate and the rest. If I remember right, they had a
> ribbon around their wrist. The partner ran slightly ahead. My friends say
> that it's really important to practice and have a good working
> relationship with the running partner to make it all work well. They
> really enjoyed their running days.
> Peace,
> Cari
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>>Okay Roman wants to run cross country in middle school this year. From
>>what I remember when my brother ran cross country (30 years ago) they ran
>>alot at golf courses and the way was chalked. I just got off the phone
>>with the coach and have some questions for you all.
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>>Sometimes when they practice they are on uneven ground. Okay, I don't
>>think it will be a problem as we are in the country and Roman runs around
>>here all the time. Yes, sometimes he falls but he usually just somersalts
>>and then comes right back up running. I know he dosen't have the best
>>vision, but he really likes to run. But sometimes they run on the road
>>and downtown. While he might fall down in uneven ground, I am much more
>>worried about curbs and such. They run in packs usually and so he would
>>be with someone, but does he take his cane? Wont it get in the way. But
>>can he depend on someone to call out "curb, ditch, or step"? I don't
>>really know how to go about this. Taking his can would definately slow
>>him down and he dosen't want to take it. He is extremely adaptable and
>>runs out here in the country with me without it, but then it is just the
>>two of us and I warn him about tree roots and such.
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>>Does anyone out there run cross country or know of anyone that does that
>>could help us? We really need some pointers.
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>>Thank you in advance;
>>Rosina and Roman
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