Come and Guide Run with Achilles International (Paddington Rec Track!)
Be a sighted runner and explore the world of guide running!
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Come and Guide Run with Achilles International (Paddington Rec Track!)
Be a sighted runner and explore the world of guide running!
Getting there
For this session we're going to meet at the task, so you'll need to make your own way there. We encourage you to walk, run, or cycle to do so!
About this session
Achilles International are an amazing organisation who link guide with blind and particially sighted runners, and they are looking for potential guides for future training sessions.
Goodgym (and parkrun) communities have been very supportive of this team over the years, so we are looking to see if we can introduce more runners to the world of guiding.
Paddington Rec Track Running
From this Thursday through to Spring, Achilles International will be hosting their weekly VI running group session at Paddington Rec Track, an open access 400m track, 5 minutes walk from Maida Vale Station.
How do I get involved?
We are looking for volunteers to come and help our runners from Maida Vale station, over to our meeting spot near Paddington Rec Track, and back again afterwards. TFL staff are on hand to assist with the runners journey to and from Maida Vale.
We are looking for guides to navigate the runners during the session (paces and distances will be discussed beforehand), and to look out for obstacles and hazards during the run.
Open to runners of all guiding experience
If you are not confident with guiding a runner at first, you are welcome to run with a guiding couple to watch their techniques and how it is done.
What do I do now
If you are interested, sign up here.
We will contact you on Wednesday, and link you to the Achilles International WhatsApp group to discuss our plans for Thursday evening.
Introduce yourself, and let us know your guiding experience, and we will work together to create an awesome group!
This task supports
What to look out for
Make sure you've read our general guidelines for safety for taking part in a GoodGym session.
This is a GoodGym community mission. When we're doing a community mission we make our own way to the task, so you can choose to walk, run, or cycle. Thinking of cycling - check out our FAQs
Who's going?
Led by Simon Fitzmaurice
- Goodgym Islington AA - Likes long slow runs - Coach in Running Fitness - Avid screen printer
Location
Comments and questions
Wed 14th Dec 2022 at 7:10pm
Good evening everyone. I'm really sorry to announce that we will be cancelling our group run session at Paddington Rec Track tomorrow evening, as the event centre will be closed due to the icy conditions. We also had a check to see if an alternative run at Emirates Stadium would be possible, but the concourse is an icefield at this time. However, we are looking to do another session next Thursday at The Emirates instead. Keep your eyes peeled for the listing!
Comments are a good place to ask any questions you may have about the session.
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If you have a question you would like to ask privately, you can email the GoodGym Islington area activator, Simon Fitzmaurice, .
