Simon Wheatcroft is blind -- but he's run ultramarathons around the world by himself, with the help of wearable technology:
It was 2017, and Simon Wheatcroft was about to run the New York City Marathon solo. That might not sound like a big deal -- over 50,000 people run it every year on their own. But Wheatcroft is registered blind.
Wheatcroft was the first blind person to attempt to run the race by himself. Usually, blind runners compete tethered to a sighted running guide. But instead, Wheatcroft wore a Wayband on his wrist -- a device that uses super-precise GPS to direct the wearer with small vibrations. Simon Wheatcroft started running near his home in Doncaster, England, in 2010.The marathon started well but around mile 16, the GPS signal was lost, says Wheatcroft.
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