Ep. 609: Running & Blindness - Kyle Robidoux
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2020
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve ever felt limited by your circumstances or physical limitations, today’s episode is a must-listen. Back in 2010, Kyle was sick and tired of feeling terrible about himself and having a hard time playing with his daughter, so he decided to do something about it. Losing a large amount of weight by walking, and eventually running, is no easy task. After taking into account that Kyle is legally blind, the challenge is exponentially greater.
However, that didn’t stop him from pushing forward, crushing limitations, and finding creative ways to exercise and run, without a full view of what was around him. 10 years later Kyle is running ultras on and off-trail, running between 20-25 hours per week, and advocating for folks in his situation through his career.
Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours. - Richard Bach
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Twitter: @kyleRrobidoux
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| 0:11.7 | My first 10 or 12 years professionally, I weren't helping folks who were living without a home, |
| 0:18.2 | whether staying in shelters or on the streets. |
| 0:20.6 | I would never have done that work if I didn't start to realize that there are people out there |
| 0:26.5 | in the world that need some support. |
| 0:31.5 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast, where we hear stories of adventure from every corner of the planet. |
| 0:37.0 | We interview all sorts of |
| 0:38.3 | folks who are using their sport to explore the world around them and give you the inspiration |
| 0:42.8 | you need to get out there and have some fun. So first of all, I got a couple things to tell you. |
| 0:59.4 | One, this episode is from my new show called Without Compromise through Athletic Brewing, |
| 1:06.1 | where we interview folks who are essentially pursuing crazy ideas, |
| 1:10.4 | just like our idea at athletic brewing of brewing |
| 1:13.5 | non-alcoholic craft beer is pretty crazy. We essentially want to talk to folks in our community |
| 1:19.6 | who are chasing equally crazy ideas. In this episode, this interview in particular, is with |
| 1:25.6 | Kyle Robidoo, and he is blind. He is legally blind, |
| 1:29.6 | and he is an ultra runner and runs about 25 hours a week, which is about 80 miles a week. |
| 1:35.9 | And yeah, the guy's, you know, his eyesight gets worse every year. He has something called retinitis |
| 1:40.9 | pigmentosa, where his field of view essentially closes in year after year. |
| 1:46.0 | And back in 2010, he was sick and tired of not being able to play with his daughter. |
| 1:50.6 | And it wasn't because he was blind. |
| 1:52.7 | It was because he was out of shape. |
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