The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 63 – Michael Stone, a Visually Impaired Endurance Athlete, Skier, & Biathlon Competitor (Part 2)

In Episode 63 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Michael Stone, a highly accomplished visually impaired endurance athlete who has competed in over 200 races in his life. He has also gotten into skiing and the biathlon in recent years. This is Part 2 of our conversation. During this segment, Stone spoke about:

• His perspectives on using different types of tethers and other methods of running and swimming with guides
• What inspired him to get into adaptive winter sports like skiing and the biathlon
• How the biathlon works for blind and visually impaired skiers
• His other recreational interests and how he does them as someone with a visual impairment
• His recent goals to help expand the availability of accessible mindfulness and meditation platforms to the blind community
• The relationship with his guide dog from Guiding Eyes for the Blind and how he can both run and ski with his dog