Skip to content
Pay Bill
Careers
News
Make a Referral
Giving
Phone Numbers
    Request an Appointment

    Warren native overcomes blindness to run 14 marathons, excel at adaptive sports

    < 1
    min. read

    Rhode Island Gazette
    By Ethan Hartley

    Some people search a lifetime for a purpose that gives their lives meaning. For Warren native Robert Sanchas, it took losing his vision — and struggling through a period of literal and psychological darkness — in order for him to be able to truly see.

    Despite being legally blind, Sanchas has now run 14 marathons, including the most recent Boston Marathon, and has competed and won gold medals in some of the top adaptive sports competitions in the country.