{"podcast":{"title":"RNIB Connect","slug":"rnib-connect-175556","podcast_index_feed_id":175556,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4839823","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41245861/s=1400x1400/el=1/rt=fill.jpg","author":"Clive Gardiner","episode_count":500,"summary":"RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing radio@rnib.org.uk . Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport - See sport differently. The Happy Hour - Mental health, mindfulness, and overall wellbeing. Tracks of My Life - Take a journey through our guest's life. Support - Other podcasts from RNIB. TV Guide - Daily audio TV listings","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T16:19:59.037490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556"},"episode":{"title":"S2 Ep1753: Bill Blundell on Running the London Marathon for Team RNIB…","slug":"s2-ep1753-bill-blundell-on-running-the-london-marathon-for-team-rnib","published_at":"2026-05-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1753-bill-blundell-on-running-the-london-marathon-for-team-rnib","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8904809","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8904809.mp3?modified=1779102980&sid=4839823&source=rss","summary":"Bill Blundell one of the 2026 London Marathon Team RNIB runners who helped to raise £200,000 for the RNIB chats with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about what it was like running in the London Marathon as a visually impaired runner, why he wanted to run for Team RNIB and as a Trainer for his local running club Bill shares some top tips on both training and running in the London Marathon. If like Bill you were thinking of putting your trainers on and running for Team RNIB in the 2027 TCS London marathon or running for the RNIB in either the London Big Half in September or the 2026 Royal Parks Half Marathon in October do visit the following pages of the RMIB website to find out more and how to sign up too - https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/challenge-events/?event_type=1&event_location=16 (Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font)","meta_description":"Bill Blundell one of the 2026 London Marathon Team RNIB runners who helped to raise £200,000 for the RNIB chats with RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rnib-connect-175556/episodes/s2-ep1753-bill-blundell-on-running-the-london-marathon-for-team-rnib/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rnib-connect-175556/s2-ep1753-bill-blundell-on-running-the-london-marathon-for-team-rnib.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}