Running Blind by Rob Matthews

Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. His spirited fight back from the depression that resulted to find love once more saw him regain his interest in life and in life after running. Rob has now established a new career as an inspirational speaker. This 2009 HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand Paperback is in good condition.

ISBN: 9781869508012 SKU: 1342747 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

Location: Biography