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Blind South Salem Resident Runs Marathon To Benefit Guide Dogs

SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- South Salem resident Tom Panek recently spent time with ultramarathoner Scott Jurek running on the Appalachian Trail on Bear Mountain, according to to USA Today. 

Guiding Eyes for the Blind CEO Tom Panek recently ran along the Appalachian Trail.

Guiding Eyes for the Blind CEO Tom Panek recently ran along the Appalachian Trail.

Photo Credit: Mark Liflander/Liflander Photography

While plenty of people run and hike the area every year, what makes Panek's run so special, is that the CEO and president of Guiding Eyes for the Blind is, himself, blind, USA Today reported. 

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