Kenyan Marathon Runner's Body Quits But She Doesn't

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"Kenyan marathon runner Hyvon Ngetich, 29, was on her way to winning the Austin Marathon on Sunday when her body began to break down. With two-tenths of a mile ago, she collapsed. Unable to walk, much less run, Ngetich was offered a wheelchair by the surrounding medical staff. But Ngetich declined and began to crawl on all fours, finishing third in the race. Austin Marathon race director John Conley, who increased Ngetich’s prize money to that of a second-place finisher, called Ngetich “the toughest person on the planet.” "You ran the bravest race and crawled the bravest crawl I have ever seen in my life,” he told her. “You have earned much honor.” In the medical tent, Ngetich was found to have dangerously low levels of blood sugarin her body, according to Conley. She later told BBC World Service Radio that she has no memory of the finish." *Read more here: http://ift.tt/1CE8I9Z Cenk Uygur (http://ift.tt/WkU04A) and Ana Kasparian (http://ift.tt/1i1o1l2), hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Buy MAD AS HELL on iTunes: http://ift.tt/1z65gEX Also on other digital platforms, DVD, & Blu-ray at:http://ift.tt/1mPpvlG Support TYT for FREE by doing your Amazon shopping through this link (bookmark it!) http://ift.tt/uPA4Q3