{"id":167095,"date":"2021-02-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=167095"},"modified":"2021-02-23T09:45:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T17:45:17","slug":"connected-by-speed-with-david-brown-and-jerome-avery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/connected-by-speed-with-david-brown-and-jerome-avery","title":{"rendered":"Connected by Speed with David Brown and Jerome Avery"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/d5afe8b5-fe3f-4867-bb43-48ac61f3f647?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/connected-by-speed-with-david-brown-and-jerome-avery\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Brown is one of the world\u2019s fastest blind runners, a two-time record breaker, and the first totally blind athlete to run 100m in under 11 seconds. Jerome Avery is his running guide. The two run tethered together by a short strap. They train together almost daily to maintain their synchronization and speed, and that hard work shows on and off the track. 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