[Colorado-talk] Guided running techniques for blind grade-school kids

Tue Apr 15 00:14:51 UTC 2014

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> On Apr 14, 2014, at 6:11 PM, "Randall Crosby" <randallcrosby1779 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> I thought I was a member on here.  How do I become a member?  Please advise.
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> Randall Crosby
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> From: Colorado-talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Randall Crosby
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:26 PM
> To: 'NFB of Colorado Discussion List'; blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Guided running techniques for blind
> grade-school kids
> 
> I have been running all distances of races from 5K to full marathon (26.2
> miles) as a blind person for the past 7 years or so.  I personally do not
> recommend the method you described with the cane.  I, as most prefer to use
> a cord, rope or tether that is very flexible of a length of about 18 inches.
> The sighted guide runs with me side by side and as we run he/she tells me
> about the course and any obstacles or hazards.  I tell my guides that the
> most important thing is that they say "stop" if they have any doubt about
> our safety.  I tell them its like the brakes on a car, better to know the
> brakes than the accelerator when learning to drive.  Putting safety first
> will make it much more fun & avoid injury.  The young age of this person
> makes me wonder if she may need an older sighted guide for safety but maybe
> not.  I have benefited a lot from running and being a runner, not just for
> the health part but for the social, mental & emotional rewards it brings as
> a by product.  I will be glad to answer any questions for the parents or
> teachers involved.  I don't know about the volleyball but there is a game
> specifically for blind athletes called goal ball and it is played locally at
> a gym in boulder and it is very popular and is played as a team sport on the
> state and national level as well. It is a combination of volleyball & soccer
> in my opinion as a way to describe it best.     
> I will refer you to a local running expert of blind runners & sighted
> guides, Deb Conley, email: deborahconley19 at gmail.com She is sighted and is
> the pres of Lending Sight in Boulder.  She has been committed to assisting
> blind runners of adult & youth age blind runners to pursue their running
> dreams by matching them with sighted guides and by arranging for their
> transportation to races all over Colorado.  She is an
> accomplished runner and sighted guide as well.   
> For more info on goalball & many other sports & activities for blind persons
> contact Jennifer Heilveil at the Boulder Rec Center.  
> heilveilj at bouldercolorado.gov
> 
> Randall Crosby
> Randallcrosby1779 at comcast.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colorado-talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Arielle Silverman
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:20 PM
> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion List; blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Colorado-talk] Guided running techniques for blind grade-school
> kids
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm on a message board where a mom of a blind 6-year-old described how her
> daughter hates PE and running. She wanted to decrease her daughter's gym
> time. I asked her how her daughter runs in PE class, and she said that her
> daughter runs with another child and she folds her cane in half, holds one
> side and has the other child hold the other to guide her. That method
> doesn't sound great to me, but I'm not very athletic and don't know what the
> best alternative is to suggest.
> What do you think would be the best way for a young blind student to
> participate in running along with her peers? The mom also asked whether
> volleyball can be adapted for the blind and I didn't know the answer to that
> either. So any advice from you more athletic folks would be great!
> 
> Arielle
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