<font color="#000099"><font size="4"><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Hm, very interesting article. I agree that it showed some interesting things about the guide. That he (the guide) missed things, felt exhaustion, just like the other athletes. But what kind of concerns me is was the expectation that the athlete wouldn't become an Ironman because he was blind? <br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Kathryn Carroll <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:carroll.kathryn.e@gmail.com" target="_blank">carroll.kathryn.e@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hey guys,<br><br>i was alerted to the article in Huffington that was written by the guide of a blind athlete during the Ironman competition. I though that his comments about his expectations of a blind person were telling of what the average person thinks. Would be interested to hear other responses. <br>
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Date: Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 1:00 PM<br>Subject: Huffington post article: Racing an Ironman Blind<br>To: <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>The Huffington Post just published a piece Achilles guide Charles Scott wrote about serving as a guide to Charlie Plaskon in last month's inaugural NYC Ironman. Charlie is a 69-year-old blind athlete who began running marathons and Ironman triathlons in his 60's. He's an excellent example of the amazing feats we are all capable of:</div>
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