Today is day 244 – just over two thirds of the challenge gone.
It was a another hot and sticky one – I swear if I ran here all the time, I would be a stone lighter given the amount I seem to sweat on a run in the heat…
In other news, my application for becoming a guide runner for the Guide Dogs charity has been approved. They should pair me up with a blind person so we become running buddies and race together… The body of their email is below…
Thank you very much for your application to become a guide runner for Guide Dogs.
We have added you to our list of runners who are capable and willing to act as guide runners in future running events throughout the UK.
Using the information provided in your application we will be able to match you with a suitable running partner, if the situation arises. We’ll only pass on your contact details after you have agreed that we can do so. If any of your contact details change, or you no longer wish to remain on our database then please do let us know.
As a guide runner, the most important thing is that you need to train with the person you are guiding to build confidence, trust and also to make the run comfortable, as there will be an element of adjusting paces to suit each others running times and styles.
Runners use all sorts of different techniques for guiding, from batons and wrist bands, to simple things like just having the guide runner run slightly behind and touching the blind runners t-shirt or arm to alert them to possible hazards. The feedback that we get from our runners suggests that running with linking wristbands is not good for large events as other runners try and run between you which can lead to injury.
Guide Dogs believes that every blind or partially-sighted person has the right to a full, free, independent life – and we should remove all obstacles in their way. Our work has been transforming the lives of many thousands of blind and partially-sighted people on a daily basis for almost 80 years. Read more about how we do this…
If you have any questions or comments, please reply to this email, or call us on xxxxxxxx
Many thanks again for choosing to support Guide Dogs.
Click here for a link to Garmin Connect for a route map and full details of the run
Miles today: 3
Target: 732
Miles to date: 968.77
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