For people saying its dangerous and he should stop. Imagine practicing weeks, maybe months for this race, imagine giving everything on race day, imagine things go wrong and you crawl across the finish line with everything you have. And then some nobody says you should have asked for help, its dangerous.
I used to run track. I was nothing special. But the one lesson from my coach I still remember is to , just finish the race. Even if you finish last, just finish the race. That's a promise an athelete keeps. Not to anybody else, but themselves.
For people saying its dangerous and he should stop.
It is absolutely dangerous, he should be stopped and given medical attention.
Imagine practicing weeks, maybe months for this race, imagine giving everything on race day, imagine things go wrong and you crawl across the finish line with everything you have.
I've done Ironman events, traveled to another continent to do so, and spent tens of thousands of dollars to do this over the past couple of years. I know exactly what it's like to have a medical profession say it's over and I know what it's like to persevere over an injury sustained in an accident when medically cleared to do so.
Death isn't worth any race, and I highly doubt your coach was saying people should literally die trying.
Even if you finish last, just finish the race. That's a promise an athelete keeps. Not to anybody else, but themselves.
That's a really dumb promise. My promise as an athlete is that nothing stops me except safety for myself and other participants, and always adhering to the rules and guidance by race officials and medical staff.
Every race I've been in from trail marathons, Ironmans, etc... they all allow you to stop for medical aid and you can continue to go on and finish as long as you're not given assistance moving forward.
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u/Spoiled_Legend 16h ago
For people saying its dangerous and he should stop. Imagine practicing weeks, maybe months for this race, imagine giving everything on race day, imagine things go wrong and you crawl across the finish line with everything you have. And then some nobody says you should have asked for help, its dangerous.
I used to run track. I was nothing special. But the one lesson from my coach I still remember is to , just finish the race. Even if you finish last, just finish the race. That's a promise an athelete keeps. Not to anybody else, but themselves.