A race report to make you smile

[ilanarama]

Some of you know I hang out on the Runner's World Online forums. One of my running friends, Jim, ran the California International Marathon this year (CIM, the race at which I set my own PR two years ago), and had an unexpectedly amazing experience. It turns out that this race is the national championship for the US Association of Blind Athletes. Around mile 15, a blind runner and her guide passed my friend; the guide was apparently having trouble and asked him if he could take over and guide the runner, and my friend immediately agreed, even though he'd never guided before, and sacrificed his race to help this blind runner...win her national championship!

His race report is here.