{"id":2140,"date":"2026-07-03T04:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2026-07-03T04:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:35:50","slug":"visually-impaired-runner-brings-motivational-message-to-kona-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2140","title":{"rendered":"Visually impaired runner brings motivational message to Kona Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Marri Murdoch\u2019s running journey has taken her across the islands, including multiple Honolulu Marathons and the Maui Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2138\">Veteran principal fights removal after audit of $2.5M school recording studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murdoch is now heading to Hawaii Island for the Kona Marathon, but the run is just one part of her new mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuper excited to get out there,\u201d Murdoch told Hawaii News Now. \u201cI am presenting to the National Federation of the Blind Kona chapter and meeting with some of the K\u201312 teachers of the visually impaired as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murdoch has been building up her nonprofit, Travel Visions Aloha for the Blind, over the last few years, helping fellow visually impaired people through running and other activities.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Starting on Oahu, Murdoch is excited to be branching out across the state, \u201cbuilding that connection within the islands and the camaraderie and really the confidence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Murdoch lost her vision as an adult after suffering what is a known as a silent stroke. Despite thoughts of slowing down, she did the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2136\">Waikiki fireworks show planned for America\u2019s 250th Independence Day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would have thought that losing my vision would make me a more determined runner,\u201d Murdoch said. \u201cI was always a two- to three-mile-a-day kind of girl. Now I\u2019m like, I get excited about 13, 14, 15, 20 miles. 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