guide runner
Blind athlete's partner
A guide runner is a sighted person who runs alongside a blind or visually impaired athlete during races, providing verbal cues about terrain, pace, and direction.
Guide runners typically connect to their partners via a short tether held between them: She and her guide runner crossed the finish line together.
In competitive events, guide runners must not pull or finish ahead of the athlete they assist.
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- assistantOne who aids another
- marathonLong-distance footrace
- tetherFastening cord for animals
- ropeThick twisted fibers
Paralympic · visually impaired · partner · pace · trust · stride · tandem · athlete · race · race day · sighted · elbow · side by side · shoulder to shoulder · verbal · cues · navigate · track
- adaptive sportsadaptive sports, racing wheelchair, adaptive skiing, disability sports, sports wheelchair
- Paralympianspara-athlete, sit-skier, wheelchair racer, handcyclist, monoskier