{"id":14543,"date":"2019-10-17T13:24:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anhede.se\/?p=14543"},"modified":"2020-02-11T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T20:21:38","slug":"walt-the-blind-triathlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anhede.se\/sv\/14543","title":{"rendered":"Walt den blinda triatleten"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is Walt. Walter is 54 years old and works as an international tax lawyer from San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Nine years ago Walt went blind because of a rare genetic predisposition called Retinitis Pigmentosa. In 6 months he went from having full sight to 95% blindness.<\/p>\n

After falling flat while crossing the street one day he decided to stop being a poorly functioning sighted person and start being a highly functioning blind person. From that moment on, things got easier for Walt.<\/p>\n

This year he is doing a Swedish Classic which includes swimming 3km in an ice melt river, running 30km around an island, skiing 90km throughout the countryside, and biking 300km around a lake.<\/p>\n

So next time it’s hard to overcome your limitations, think of Walt who’s blind but still see things very clear and just do it.<\/p>\n

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  1. Swimming practice in the apartment complex pool area.<\/li>\n
  2. Portrait from Walt’s balcony.<\/li>\n
  3. Training for cross country skiing (nordic skiing).<\/li>\n
  4. Behind the scenes – 1 second before Walt punches me in my crotch.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    PS. The text is from 2015.<\/p>\n\n\t\t