{"id":7507,"date":"2026-02-22T17:54:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powerofreflection.com\/?p=7507"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:09:07","slug":"als-je-me-dit-een-jaar-geleden-had-verteld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powerofreflection.com\/en\/als-je-me-dit-een-jaar-geleden-had-verteld\/","title":{"rendered":"If you had told me this a year ago\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A visually impaired runner and a wheelchair user being each other\u2019s buddy in a run. If you had told me a year ago that I would be doing this, I would have thought you were crazy. Then, a month ago, https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lauweris\/<\/a> came up with exactly this idea. I\u2019ll be honest: I had a lot of doubts. But when we tried the 3 km today, I realized that truly anything is possible as long as you\u2019re open to it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With a tether from Stichting Running Blind attached to my wheelchair, we headed onto the gravel path. It took a bit of figuring out what felt best and how to keep the cord from getting in the way, but eventually we found the perfect position. Every now and then I said \u201cbehind me\u201d or \u201cloose dog,\u201d but honestly, that wasn\u2019t even really necessary. We started at a steady jogging pace with some walking breaks (and dog-petting breaks) in between. But once we left the gravel and got onto the bike path, we picked up what Lowie called a \u201cproper running pace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not for a single moment did I feel worried \u2014 unlike what I had expected beforehand. Before we started, I was concerned about whether Lowie would actually be able to help me if I got stuck, whether I would have to guide him constantly, or whether I would really feel the tension of the cord. But all those worries disappeared like snow in the sun within the first few meters. And for the first time in two years, I finally enjoyed running again.<\/p>\n

So often in the world, we see a disabled person and a non-disabled person as friends, buddies, you name it. But in the past few months, I\u2019ve been meeting up more with fellow wheelchair users for girls\u2019 nights out. And in this case, I found one of my best buddies in a fellow disabled runner.<\/p>\n

So there will probably be more posts from me and Lowie. And Lowie \u2014 thank you for this crazy, but brilliant idea.<\/p>\n

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Written by Syenne de Groot<\/p>\n

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