Lisa Thompson, 55, took second place in a division for women with a visual impairment at the April 17 marathon.
finished the marathon in 3 hours and 42 minutes
“Once you get to be my age, you realize everybody has something,” she said. “This happens to be mine.”, which raises money and awareness for the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired and its network of vision rehabilitation services. Team With A Vision has raised $4.25 million in its 30 years of participating in the Boston Marathon, including $235,000 this year.
“There’s this pressure running with someone who’s run in the Olympics, and there’s always pressure when you’re running with a guide,” she said. “You don’t want to not finish. There’s some extra feeling that you want to do your very best.”2013 bombing that killed two adults and a child She has a very small field of vision and no depth perception, which makes it more difficult for her to run in a crowd. She also keeps a magnifying glass around her neck to help her read, she said.
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