Comments on: Have you ever run a race blind folded?

By: 56 Blind Runners take part in the Vision 5k « Run to Win »

56 Blind Runners take part in the Vision 5k « Run to Win » — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:24:10 +0000

[...] couple of months ago, I wrote about an opportunity to run a race blindfolded. It was too late for me to join up, but I might look into running it next year. The Vision 5k went [...]

By: Kent Altena

Kent Altena — Sat, 19 May 2007 21:02:32 +0000

I have actually volunteered to help a blind person run races. He runs behind you tied to you via a tether and you talk him through the race. He’s already completed a marathon doing this way.

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:23:35 +0000

I haven’t, but I could definitely see the need for some training to be comfortable. A race like that will put running blind into perspective for a lot of people.