Determination: Girl Breaks Leg in Race, Crawls Across Finish Line
Uncategorized November 10th. 2007, 10:44amThis is rather tremendous, and the unidentified girl may have a chance to enjoy 15 minutes of fame once her name becomes public: at about the 1:39 mark of this clip, you’ll notice a blonde Berkshire (Ohio) high school runner approaching the finish line at the State cross country meet recently. She takes a bad step and, according to the person who sent us this clip, broke her tibia and fibula. She crumbles to a heap on the ground, crawls for a bit and then pops back up in an attempt to reach the finish line. Only she collapses again (that fall is particularly cringe-worthy). At this point, she decides to crawl on her hands and knees for about the final eight yards to the finish line. Spectacular work, unidentified female. And kudos to our tipster for video.
Update: Through the power of the internet … we have more information. Fanhouse dug around and found out the girl’s name is Claire Markwardt (she’ll be getting a call from Matt Lauer any minute now), and she was supposed to be the maid of honor at her sister’s wedding that night.
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November 10th, 2007 at 11:37 am
1. I’ll take your word for it, as 50 seconds is an eternity in blog time.
2. E:60 is on this story in 5…4…3…2…
November 10th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I think that’s probably Jack Youngbloods granddaughter.
November 10th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Dude, it’s fascinating … click on the start of the video, then go grab some wheat thins and cheese and come on back. It’ll be ready. The second fall is particularly gruesome.
November 10th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
I came to make a comment at how pathetic I thought it was that so many girls were melodramatically collapsing after the finish line. I’ve been around and entered many cross country competitions and while I realize people push themselves beyond their capabilities, it always struck me as a “look-at-me” move when people would collapse.
That said, that girl gave me goosebumps when I watched her crawl across. She wasn’t even crying. That was really amazing and inspiring. Her dad must be really proud of her.
November 10th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
That’s how we roll here in Ohio. She gets a Buckeye sticker for that one!
November 10th, 2007 at 2:39 pm
it would’ve been funnier if she came in 69th instead of 68th. and let’s hear it for the medical people who waited a full minute to come to her aid when her leg snapped! kudos, good people!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
the sickest part was when the guy was holding her up, and she put weight on the leg and it bent…i just about threw up. Legs aren’t supposed to bend.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Agreed with tallguy — the part where the guy stands her up is the most disturbing of all.
How about the play-by-play guy not selling it at all though? He counted her crossing the line like just another number.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
“The heart of Barbaro…” Classic.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:50 pm
was she euthanized after the race?
November 10th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
she was, but not before he parents extracted as many eggs as possible, allowing them to breed more champions.
November 11th, 2007 at 12:52 am
She will make some expensive superglue.
November 11th, 2007 at 12:56 am
“was she euthanized after the race?” lol Kudos to that girl for finishing, but I can’t stop laughin at that comment by mistercellaneous.