The FDA grants new Fast Track designations to elamipretide

Posted on April 17, 2018 by in LHON Canada News
The FDA grants new Fast Track designations to elamipretide La FDA octroie de nouvelles désignations Fast Track à l’elamipretide

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2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament returns to Toronto…

Posted on April 11, 2018 by in Press Releases
2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament returns to Toronto… …bigger and better than ever; Year of firsts with over 100 participants, new Children and Youth Division, and selection of Team Canada TORONTO, ON – The 2018 Canadian National Blind Hockey Tournament returns to the Mattamy Athletic Centre for the sixth year running this weekend, March…

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Resources for the Visually Impaired

Posted on March 09, 2018 by in LHON Canada News
Entertainment Access2 – http://access2card.ca Travel Air Canada – https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/plan/medical-mobility/visually-or-hearing-impaired.html Porter Air – https://www.flyporter.com/en/travel-information/disability-assistance/visual-or-hearing-impairment Via Rail – http://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/special-needs/accessibility Sports Blind Hockey – http://blindicehockey.com/about-the-canadian-blind-hockey-association/ Blind Running – https://achillescanada.ca/ Blind Golf – http://blindgolf.ca/ Blind Baseball – http://beepbaseballcanada.ca/

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Achilles Athlete Lisa D – Achilles St. Patrick’s Day Race

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
This was my third year running the Achilles St. Patrick’s Day Race. Having become an Achilles regular, March has come to mean a new green t-shirt, a bowl of chili and a fun and supportive 5km race! This year was no exception. I wasn’t really training in any specific way for the 5km distance. After…

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Thank you note from Achilles athlete Chris – Ottawa Marathon Race

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
Hi Mike, I hope June is going well for you so far. My sore legs from the Ottawa Marathon are long gone now. That run with you is now one of those experiences that I like to think about and talk about. It was definitely the most meaningful running race I’ve done. Those last 10k…

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Achilles Athlete Jeff – Queen City Marathon in Regina

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
I am a visually impaired runner from Ontario who is running a marathon in all the provinces, to date I have managed to not get lost, fall in a pot hole or trip over a curb by running alone. (The only time I have gotten lost was in a 5k run and the funny thing…

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Achilles Athlete Jeff – Harvest Valley 50k Ultra

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
I just got back from Wolfville NS, where I ran the Harvest Valley 50k Ultra with Sean Dixon, a guide with White Rabbit Pacing in Nova Scotia! Sean and Mike Kennedy ran the Ultra with me and we crossed the finish line 2 minutes shy of my goal of 5 hrs! 4:57:36!! Once again thanks…

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Achilles Athlete Grant – Scotia Bank Half Marathon

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
I wanted to give a race report for the Scotia Bank Half Marathon. Firstly, I didn’t know prior to running how much I had from an endurance perspective how much I had to give that was needed to run a race. This is important, as this is the first time in my own life that…

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Achilles Athlete Lisa – Scotia Bank Half Marathon

Posted on February 20, 2017 by in Athlete Stories
As I sit here with my not quite Frankenstein legs the day after my first half marathon, I think back to all the varying moments from yesterday. The story of a race can get a little blurry, you start, you run, (if you’re me you walk) you finish. Yet there are all the little moments…

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