Steve Gokey, a blind runner, is among 17,000 in field of Houston Marathon
By Michael Graczyk, Associated Press Writer
HOUSTON — Steve Gokey is unique among the 17,000 runners signed up for the Chevron Houston Marathon on Sunday.
He's the only blind person in the 26.2-mile event.
"I love running, I love sports," said Gokey, 55, who works as a switchboard operator for the police department in Modesto, Calif. "It's recreation but very competitive for me."
He's run nearly two dozen marathons, including four times in Boston and just last month in Sacramento since his first marathon almost 11 years ago in Napa, Calif. Sunday will mark his first appearance in the Houston event.
"I will sit home Sunday night and I'll think about it," Gokey said. "It never gets old. Finishing and the idea of finishing and getting my medal and wearing my medal for a week, it never gets old."
