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Blind Man Runs Half Marathon with Guide Dog
By Alicia Waters | May 7, 2019
An inspirational story we just had to share with our members. Runner, Thomas Panek who lost his sight over 25 years ago, made history in March 2019 while running in the United Airlines New York City Half Marathon. Panek ran with his guide dogs from Guiding Eyes for the Blind, a non-profit organization that provides trained dogs to people who are blind and visually impaired. Thanks to 3 golden retrievers, Waffle, Westley and Gus who took turns running with Panek, he was able to finish the race in just over 2 hours and 20 minutes. Thomas Panek is the President and CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind. You can read the complete story or listen to the audio at https://tinyurl.com/y3paq6hq
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