Running

I'm an avid runner. I have been running for the Bavarian squad since September 2023. I started running in 2019 after getting legally blind. I was looking for a new sport, because cycling didn't work anymore. Cycling on a tandem is more like a rollercoaster and is no fun for me. My girlfriend found Achilles International Local Club Munich. Running as a sport for blind people has one outstanding aspect for me: I don't need high concentration all the time. My guide and I hold on to a band and the guide can tell me direction and speed adjustments haptically. This works very intuitively. When running a long distance I can really run without thinking about it. It's very relaxing.

After attending the Berlin Marathon Carlos, the head trainer from Bavarian Para Athletics, asked me to join his squad. I run 6 times a week with one day off. I train for competitions and try to improve my time. But I still have relaxing runs each week as part of my training schedule. It's a very challenging schedule and finding 6 guides each week is no easy thing either. But thanks to Achilles I always find someone to run with.

I compete in classification T12 (IBSA B2) and run for PSV München in the BVS Bayern federation.

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