Justin Bones completes Guide runner training

Justin Bones in training

Justin Bones has recently completed the England Athletics guide runner training, enabling him to guide partially sighted and blind runners when running.

Anyone can be a guide runner and training is provided by England Athletics.

The England Athletics Sight Loss Awareness and Guide Running Workshop has been developed in conjunction with British Blind Sport. The workshop provides runners, leaders, coaches and volunteers with information and experience about supporting blind and partially sighted people to run. The workshop covers a number of areas including; types of visual impairment, top tips and safety for guide running and how to make running sessions inclusive for blind and partially sighted people. The two-hour workshop also includes a practical element where attendees get the chance to experience guiding and being guided by each other.

If you are interested in becoming a guide runner, then you can read more here