Posted on 11/02/2018 3:38:41 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
...19-year-old runner Rei Iida fell, fracturing her leg towards the end of her 2.2 mile stretch of a 26-mile relay marathon has gone viral. Instead of admitting defeat, and with a die-hard attitude runners everywhere will be in awe of, Iida crawled the final 700 feet of her section of the race.
The head judge has been quoted as saying “I struggled to decide whether I should stop her, but I felt she could do it as she was almost at her goal”. Idia apparently refused to stop as the judge approached, asking “how many meter are left until my goal?”
(Excerpt) Read more at runnersworld.co.uk ...
Inspiring!
Just wow.....
“some pampered NFL star”
And worse, the press will call them heroes for running with the ball when it was not expected.
“Undaunted courage”! (and, yes I have read it)
Truly.
I suspect she is crawling on the line because it is less abrasive to her knees.
“Inspiring!”
The best description for this event.
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