Guest Daryl Lang is a runner of marathons, a recently-published author, and so much more. Experience the highs and lows of racing with and without guides in this episode, which we promise is about so much more than running. We describe the worst ball pit ever, a low vision moment within a low vision moment, and when it’s appropriate to tell us to go a little deeper into the woods.
Highlights:
- Show Open (00:00)
- Introducing Daryl Lang: Author, Runner, Edmontonian (00:45)
- About the book “Run for Your Life” (02:24)
- “It’s Not Just About Running” (04:58)
- Run Guides & Race Planning (06:45)
- “Losing Your Gaggle” or “The Half-Marathon Incident” (11:15)
- The Epic Road Trip of Awesome (18:49)
- “But I’m Canadian, we don’t litter!” (20:30)
- Awkward Experiences with Running Guides (24:05)
- Porta Potty Training Runs (30:32)
- The Gift of Running (36:31)
- Show Close (42:14)
DESCRIPTIVE TRANSCRIPT
Guest description:
Daryl has long brown hair and wears a bright blue v-neck shirt. She’s sitting in a naturally lit home office space.
EPISODE NOTES
Guest Bio:
Daryl Lang hails from Edmonton, Alberta. She’s a marathon runner, a rescuer of animals, a published author, and a legal professional.
Links:
Daryl contributed to the book Run For Your Life: Lessons Learned From Going the Distance. Find the book on Amazon:
Request the book at no cost in your preferred format from CELA
Guest Daryl Lang’s blog: BlindBeader.ca
Host description:
Jennie is a woman with shoulder-length white-blonde hair, strong glasses with purple rims. She has very pale skin and wears light makeup. Her facial expressions are animated and she often speaks with her hands. She wears a small pink stud nose jewellery. The background includes two large bookcases, full of a variety of books, DVDs, toys, and nicknacks.
About Low Vision Moments:
Part story time, part comedy, part awareness driven, Jennie Bovard presents funny experiences that happen when you are blind or partially sighted.
Jennie Bovard is a running, beer-drinking, thirtysomething with albinism. She loves trying all the things, making people laugh, and volunteering to create accessible sport and recreation opportunities in her community. Jennie, who has lived with partial sight all her life, has a diploma in film and TV production. Jennie lives in Halifax.
About AMI
AMI is a not-for-profit media company that entertains, informs and empowers Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Operating three broadcast services, AMI-tv and AMI-audio in English and AMI-télé in French, AMI’s vision is to establish and support a voice for Canadians with disabilities, representing their interests, concerns and values through inclusion, representation, accessible media, reflection, representation and portrayal.
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