[Sportsandrec] Large runner

[Gaston Bedard]

Hello Joe,

That's fantastic, you ran NYC with Achilles, twice.
Keep it up, running is great for over all fitness.

I do encourage blind and deaf blind folks to take up jogging, running or
speed walking, indoors on a treadmill, and outdoors with sighted guides.
The more I run and work out, the happier I get.

I would like to keep in touch with all of you runners on this list, as
there's a lot we can chat about.
I have a large bunch of running stories, and fitness articles here, that I
can share with the runners interested.

My email: gasbedard at videotron.ca

I started running as a sighted runner some 40 years ago.
I ran 14 full marathons as a sighted runner.
My first marathon was in May 1979, finished in 3 hours, 26 minutes.
My personal best in the marathon is 2 hours, 54 minutes, in May 1981, at age
29.

Gradually over the years, I lost all my vision.

I ran 3 full marathons as a deaf blind runner with sighted guides.
2016 NYC marathon in November.
2015 Boston Marathon in April.
2014 Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon in May.

I am now totally blind and deaf, I will be 65 on May 31st.
I will keep on running for as long as I can, which is likely another 50
years or so.
That's the plan.

I will post the Large Lady Runner story soon.

Feel free to email me, ask questions, discuss your running adventures.
Would love to hear from all of you runners.

Gaston


-----Original Message-----
From: SportsandRec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe
Shaw via SportsandRec
Sent: February-28-17 9:35 AM
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Cc: Joe Shaw
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Large runner

Good morning Gaston.
I have run NYC the last two years at about 220 lbs. and thirty nine and 
fourty years old respectively. I believe a larger bodytype is definitely an 
added challenge. I'm 5-10 and have come to believe this bodytype is ideal 
for CrossFit. I run for cardio and honestly mostly for fun hangin with my 
dudes.
Joe Shaw
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Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 7:29 AM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] Large runner


>
> Hello folks,
>
> I'm reading this super interesting story.
> The lady runner in the story is 39 years old, 250 pounds, 5 foot 7 inches.
> Yeah, she runs almost every day, sometimes twice in one day.
> She runs marathons and ultra marathons.
> Her personal best for the marathon is 6:13.
> I will share more soon.
> Gaston
>
>
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