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Nearly 30,000 runners took to the streets of Taipei this weekend for the annual Taipei Marathon. Among them were dozens of visually impaired runners like Li Wen-hung.

TaiwanPlus followed Li and his two guides, Wayne Cheng and Hsieh Tzu-yin, from their last practice to the adrenaline-filled race day.

Watch the full journey on TaiwanPlus News’ YouTube channel.

Reporter: Tiffany Wong
Videographer: Klein Wang
Video Editor: Alison Nguyen

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00:00Every Monday and Thursday night for the past few months,
00:19Li Wenhong has been training for the Taipei Marathon,
00:22a major test for any runner in Taiwan.
00:25And it's an even bigger test for Li, who is severely visually impaired.
00:29He has RP retinopathy, which has caused his vision to get worse over the years.
00:35Given his limited vision, it would be dangerous for Li to run in a crowded race like the Taipei Marathon.
00:40But he's not running alone.
00:59And it's that sense of improvement and challenge that keeps Li and his guides going.
01:07The chance to test themselves at the next race,
01:10becoming better runners, guides and friends every step along the way.
01:16I always say, come on ready, come on ready.
01:18Come on ready, come on ready.
01:19We've got to win again, we've got to win the winning game.
01:23Let's work together.
01:25Because we've promised to have a chance to have a win-win and go to the next race.
01:31Now we've got to win all the games.
01:35We've got to win the games.
01:39We've got to win.
01:41Let's run.
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