Declan is an athlete who runs with Leber Congenital Amaurosis. He is a member ofthe NY and NJ Achilles International chapters, and you'll be amazed to learn notonly how he started running, but in fact WHY he runs. He recently ran his dreamrace and will no doubt continue to run many more dream races in the years tocome.Growing up as a teenager in the NYC school system he faced several challenges asa person with a vision impairment. Because of the bureaucracy Declan was forcedto sue then Mayor Mike Bloomberg and the school's chancellor just to get accessto one of their facilities.This podcast was recorded in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. We learnhow has the lock down affected his ability to train for upcoming races, and howit has affected runners in NY.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/irunbecause/support