United In Stride | a tool for uniting visually impaired runners and sighted guides.

WELCOME TO UNITED IN STRIDE

United in Stride is a tool for uniting visually impaired runners and sighted guides. Finding the right running partner can be challenging, and incredibly rewarding. Our goal is to make it easier for you.

Updating Your Profile

Step 1: Click the Members tab

Step 2: Click Login

Step 3: Enter your username and password (note: you may have to complete steps 1-3 twice)

Step 4: Once logged in, click the Members tab

Step 5: Click Profile

Step 6: Click Edit, and make sure your name, address, and personal information are up to date

Step 7: Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page

Step 8: From the profile page, click Settings to update your email address (note: to change your email or password, enter your current password in the field above)

Step 9: Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page

FIND A PARTNER

We’re uniting visually impaired runners and sighted guides from around the country. Whether you’re a VI runner or would like to be a sighted guide, Sign Up for a free account and connect with other athletes in your area.

Already registered? Log In to connect with other members, post training and race results and share your experiences with our growing community.

REGISTERED MEMBERS

TESTIMONIALS

“Guides have given me the opportunity to fulfill my passion of running, for without their kindness there would be no running. They have also provided me with encouragement, motivation, and inspiration to push myself beyond what I thought I could do, and without those guides, I would never have had the opportunity to run a great marathon like Boston!”

Richard Marsolais
Visually Impaired Runner
Ottawa, Canada

Since going blind, I've looked for a way to push myself physically while staying safe. About a half-mile into my first run with a guide I knew I'd found it! I've gained speed an endurance like anyone who has trained, but more importantly, I've found a greater confidence in and respect for myself.

Kate Katulak
Visually Impaired Runner

"Running for a cause has put new meaning into running. If you're a runner, you know what it means to feel the wind in your face, and hear your shoes hit the ground. Guiding a visually impaired runner shares the freedom running brings. Your eyes are all a visually impaired runner needs. Sharing the Boston Marathon with a visually impaired runner is one of the highlights of my running career. It wasn't about what I could do for her, but what she did for me. I'll never forget it.”

Tracy Wasden
Sighted Guide
Meridian, ID

“Every day of my running life, I thank my many running guides. Without them, my running would be a solitary slog on a treadmill. With them, running is a chance to make new friends, to race, to be a part of a great community, and to laugh, cry, and learn about people I would never have met without sport. In short, because of my guides, running brings joy and freedom.”

Tina Ament
Visually Impaired Runner
Alexandria, VA

Guiding has brought me such pleasure in a sport I have come to love over the past four years. I am a 27 year old athlete who wants to help anyone I can to accomplish their goals from sprints to half's and any training in between. Let's have some fun!

Ed Cullen
Sighted Guide
East Providence, RI