[Sportsandrec] Road Racing

[Carly Mihalakis]

Yeah, I know the feeling, just grab yourself ol' sighty to help 
drive, read or guide. too am against or anti separate category for 
running. Grab a dude or dudett to hold onto and if you run off and 
leave old sighty, get a faster one. They make em in all shapes, 
sizes, and ability levels.
>"He's going the distance" "He's going for speed" "He's all alone in 
>his time of need" Going the Distance Cake
>JS
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
>To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:32 AM
>Subject: [Sportsandrec] Road Racing
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>>While I probably stand in a minority in my thinking, and might 
>>receive some flack for it, I wonder if it is really necessary to 
>>create a separate "blind classification" at running events. Unlike 
>>cycling where tandem teammates both contribute to the speed of the 
>>bike, running with a guide shouldn't help you run beyond your 
>>physical capabilities, and a blind runner should be able to compete 
>>with sighted peers based on their own merits. In a society where we 
>>are trying to compete as equals with sighted counterparts in so 
>>many aspects of sports and life, does it send the wrong message to 
>>seek out the use of a segregated category for blind runners? In a 
>>venue where I could compete equally with sighted runners, I 
>>personally would rather accept a 100th place certificate over a 1st 
>>place "blind" trophy. To me it would be like asking for a separate 
>>blind category in a cycling event simply because the stoker of a 
>>tandem was blind. I guess if I were in your running shoes I would 
>>see this as an opportunity to demonstrate the equality of blind 
>>athletes by competing in the open events (the prohibiting of the 
>>use of a guide not withstanding). Take inspiration from the fact 
>>that there are Olympic-level blind runners competing with sighted 
>>peers. This might be a case where a little extra adaptation on our 
>>parts may go farther towards proving we are capable of more than 
>>many expect of us.
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