For runners, January marks a new season of training, with spring races looming just months away. For blind runners — and there are many of them — there are challenges, including finding guides for ...

WEST SAND LAKE, N.Y. (AP) — Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running ...

The glasses allowed human coach, ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek, to watch the race through Panek’s sight line, allowing him to provide coaching and guidance from his home in Colorado. Panek, who has ...

As Thomas Panek strode through the third mile of the NYC Half Marathon in March, world champion ultramarathoner Scott Jurek was in the blind runner's ear. "OK, you're on a hill now," Jurek told Panek.

(Reuters) - A blind runner, assisted by a relay team of three guide dogs, made history on Sunday by completing the 2019 United Airlines New York City Half Marathon without any human help. Thomas Panek ...