CONNECTING POINT: Running Blind

Marla Runyan is an American athlete and former Olympian distance runner; her life story is remarkable. She was the first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympics, placing 8th in the 2000 1500m Sydney Games. However, her physical impairment didn’t stop her from reaching goals or pursuing a dream. Her self-described running strategy was to be “Focused on the blob of bodies ahead of her, to try and get in front of the blob.”

Most of us are fortunate to have most of our faculties; in fact, you’re reading this article and are not blind. My eyesight has changed or diminished with age; I’ve g...