[Sportsandrec] Question for triathletes

[Zephyr]

Kelly,
I would contact the Cdifferent Foundationl
www.cdifferent.org

I personally detest the tether during the swim as I am a very technical 
swimmer and the tether interferes with my stroke. I have used a bungy around 
each person's waist. I've also heard of using the training swim belt on each 
swimmer and then attaching a tether to those so they don't slip. I 
personally prefer to just swim very close to my guide making contact every 
other stroke. I have heard for ocean swims sometimes a guide is placed on 
either side.

Also, feel free to join the blind_cycling group on yahoo groups as we have 
several triathletes and we discuss topics like this as well.

Good luck as you embark on your new endeavor!

Lori

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornbury, Kelly" <kthornbury at bresnan.net>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 11:37 AM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Question for triathletes


> To any Triathletes,
>
> I'm considering my first "unsighted" triathlon and I have a question about 
> the swim portion of the event. The way I understand the rules set by USAT, 
> my guide is required to be tethered to me within a distance of 0.5 meters 
> during the swim. How is this best handled? Where is the best place to 
> attach the tether to both of us so it won't interfere with our swim 
> strokes?
>
> Secondly, during the run, the blind participant is required to wear 
> "approved" black out glasses. I have not yet been able to determine 
> exactly what approved eyewear is. Am I supposed to wear sleepshades during 
> a sweaty 10k run? I called USAT, but the person I talked to really 
> couldn't give me a definitive answer.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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