[Sportsandrec] running and jogging

[Joe Shaw]

Hey Rachel,
I run with Achilles International here in Nashville. We may have a chapter 
in Cinci. Check em out at www.achillesinternational.org. I run with guides, 
use a tether, and don't have much functional vision. I have done four 5Ks, a 
15K, 2 Warrior Dashes, and 3 half marathons in the last 19 months after not 
being able to run much at all. I run with a guide once or twice weekly and 
on the treadmill a couple times per week. My fitness has climbed 
exponentially.
Be well,
Joe Shaw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rachel Kuntz via Sportsandrec" <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Karen Palau'" <kapa3960 at verizon.net>; "'Sports and Recreation for the 
Blind Discussion List'" <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] running and jogging


> Thanks for the great suggestions and people to look up. This makes me 
> think I need to set my goals higher.
>
> I trained and participated in a half marathon called the "Flying Pig" in 
> Cincinnati a couple of years ago. It was the starting point to my running 
> history. I completed it but I wouldn't call it a success. My sighted 
> partner became overwhelmed and highly stressed by the size of the crowd. I 
> did my best to reassure her that I was truly having a great time but it 
> was too late for her physically. We ended up speed walking most of it. I 
> would love to try again (with a different partner) maybe even run a 
> marathon once. Don't think I would do the Flying Pig Marathon because it 
> is a brutal hilly course. Interestingly, the year I participated the first 
> woman to cross the finish line in this marathon was visually impaired who 
> ran with no one. The flying pig is so crowded that she was able to follow 
> the backs of a couple of other runners to the finish line.
>
> Rachel Kuntz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Karen Palau via Sportsandrec
> Sent: Friday, May 01, 2015 12:47 PM
> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] running and jogging
>
> Hi Rachel:
>
> I finished my first half marathon last summer.  I ran with my daughter.  I 
> used a dish towel when I ran.  I’ve read about what Randy Pierce used to 
> run the Boston marathon a few weeks ago.  He used a cane which he and his 
> partners used throughout the marathon.  I’ve read about others using a 
> bungee cord.  Most of my running is done on a treadmill.
> Enjoy running!  It’s so good for us!  (smile)
>
> Karen
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