Abstract
At present, studies on guides to blind runners（ BR） have reported that their motives for participation are extrinsic, such as recommendations and requests from others. In terms of activities, there are many clubs to which BR and companions belong, and practice sessions are held regularly. We have examined issues in matching with the guides and the BR from the BR side（ Hirai, et.al, 2020）. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to clarify the same problem from the guide side. The research method was to conduct a semi-structured interview with five guides belonging to the A guide runners club, and analyze the obtained audio data by a modified grounded theory approach. As a result, the following four points were clarified.
（1） The problem with communication between the guide and the BR was to increase the guide’s efforts and the quantitative aspect. In the previous studies analyzed from the BR side, the qualitative aspect of communication was regarded as a larger problem, and there was a difference from this study.
（2） Both sides were required to develop the ability to find a suitable partner, and for that purpose, it was necessary to expand their personal connections.
（3） Depend on the matching methods, the challenge was to find a partner with the same running purpose. However, both sides say that it is possible to run together even if the purpose is slightly different.
（4） It was important for both sides to stay in touch actively and on a daily basis regarding matching in daily practice. This was a common perception between the guide and the BR.
