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Hey,
you surely know that we blind people don't have many sports we can do alone. So what sports do you do that you can do on your own and, possibly, without spending much money? Other than boring sit-ups? Lol. And another question: If you have a sports partner, a sighted one, how did you find them?
I haven't really done any real sports alone, in that I didn't see them as a sport at the time. But I'm thinking maybe walking or running around a track might be a good one. That was something I used to do in PE in high school (well the walking anyway), and it's something I wouldn't mind doing if I could get to a track. Another good one could maybe be basketball, darts, or swimming. I haven't done those ones, but I'm thinking you could test yourself on beating each last record you got.
somewhat related to darts, is archery. that's possible on your own, but more fun with others. swimming of course. and the way to find sports partners i'd guess is joining clubs that do the sport you are interested in. it's how i got into archery one time. also when i was in hereford the PE teacher there got me into what i can only describe as dry land curling. basically you have round disks, that you slide along the floor. on the floor is a mat, with concentric clock faces on it. so you might score an outer six, or a middle three, or something like that. can't remember now what the points system was exactly, but remember that being fun.
I don't like ball games, and swimming - I'd have to find a public bath first. Lol. But thanks anyways for your replies so far. If anyone else knows something, that's be awesome.
The only sports I play alone are;
Soccer, basketball, I jump rope, jog/run/walk, dancing, or practice some boxing or Kempo moves.
Sailing or other boat related sports. Well, I don't do them alone, but one could. Like the blind guy who are always trying to sail across the Atlantic. I don't knowif any of them made it but they used some kind of detector to ell if they were close to another boat and a radio thing to let the other guys know they are blind and out there.
I've gone dancing alone but don't like to.
There's a place here where people walk or jog around a resevoir. Dogs aren't allowed so using a guide dog I didn't have to worry about other dog distraction and my dog is competitive enoughto go at whatever pace I want. Would be a bit harder in a poulated track without the guide dog. The couple of times I did this, when we were getting near the place we'd started from I'd let my dog cut loose and run. I wrapped the lash around her handle to be connected to her without the same rigidity in the conection. At that time I began to wonder why running with a dog isn't encouraged anywhere but I never really put it out there. It makes it harder for the dog to concentrate on guiding to some degree but on a track or path where the ground is flat, meant for runners, free of obstacles, the only thing you need from the dog is to go around other people and keep you on the path which they are certainly able to do.
I don't assume everyone has or should have a guide dog, just that having one has given me more ability to do more things like this alone. Like, I travel more freely in parks, off the paths, etc.