A great evening spent at The Olympic Park, Stratford, running with VI (Visually Impaired) Runners from the Achilles Intl community.

Another great session at Paddington Rec Track: loads of VI Runners and guides tonight. was it because there was a picnic after the session or the chocolate cake that birthday boy Breandan brought tonight? We will never know! We formed our usual circle at the track, introduced ourselves and said what each person wanted to do tonight. This is the circlenif trust as both VI Runners and Guides put their trust in each other. Welcome to Ryan for his first guided run and he took the challenge of being shadow to Tom who does nearly 10km with a 400 meter finish sprint!! Well done. Then Lucy didnt just stick to guide running : she joined his small group of 5 for a fitness session with running involved - hats up to her. Veronika, Maria, Harvey and Steph Ducat teamed up with a VI Runner to run around the track. After a great session most of us stayed for a small picnic near the track.

Thursday evening guided run at the Emirates. Guides in huge numbers vs the VI Runners. I set off early with Tom as he wanted to try and do his 10km. I guided Tom and coached Marcus as his first session. them midway I handed the guiding to Marcus for him to start run guiding. we then finished with a 400 meter sprint as Tom s speciality. great session for all who turned up tonight .

An absolute joy to run with the wonderful Achilles International UK team tonight. Our crew of guides and VI athletes produced some excellent training at Paddington Rec Track. Especially impressive to see our Big Half participants running strong, and first time guides (like Rue) getting stuck in.

We return to Emirates Stadium (Arsenal tube station) next Thursday!

The summer might be over, but there was a bumper turn out for the last Hyde Park session of the season. A glorious evening of guide running and walking around one of London’s best parks, watching the sun setting over the Serpentine.

Our regular Thursday Achilles session took place at Paddington Recreation Ground. The cool breeze and the freshness brought by the morning rain made the run much more comfortable after London's recent heatwaves. There was an excellent turnout, with 16 runners and 14 guides attending the session. Three of the guides were volunteers from GoodGym, and we also had additional volunteers helping by looking after participants' bags, which was greatly appreciated. The session offered a variety of options to suit everyone's goals and abilities. Some participants chose to do interval training, others focused on sprint sessions, while some ran at a specific pace. There were also runners who preferred to run without a distance target and simply see how they felt on the day. In addition, some participants opted for a walk rather than a run. It was incredibly rewarding to see how happy the Achilles members were to have someone to talk to and guide them through the busy surroundings of Paddington Recreation Ground. The sense of support, companionship, and inclusion continues to make these sessions such a positive experience for everyone involved.