Čeprav je bila zadnja, o njej vsi govorijo

Mary Shertenlieb, a leukemia survivor raising money for a cancer hospital, was at mile 15 of the Boston Marathon when conditions got so bad she had to stop.

But she was determined to complete the race. She and her husband crossed the finish line together at 12:18 a.m. pic.twitter.com/f0Y3PJHn7b

— ESPN (@espn) April 17, 2018

Po poročanju tiskovne agencije AP se je Mary Shertenlieb zaradi prezeblosti na 24. kilometru trase ustavila v medicinskem šotoru. Ni vedela, kaj naj stori, zdravniki so ji zaradi šibkega imunskega sistema svetovali, naj odstopi. Poklicala je moža Richa, mu razložila, kaj se dogaja, on pa je predlagal, naj pride domov, se preobleče, skoči pod toplo prho, nato pa se bosta vrnila na točko, kjer se je zaradi podhlajenosti in nenadzorovane tresavice ustavila, in skupaj nadaljevala tek do cilja.

To sta tudi storila. Čeprav sta v cilj z roko v roki pritekla zadnja, šele nekaj minut čez polnoč, torej 13 ur po štartu (najhitrejši so se do takrat že najedli in odpočili), ju je tam pričakala množica ljudi z aplavzom, vzkliki spodbude in baloni za dobrodošlico.

 

For 15.5 miles, my wife Mary ran in the heavy wind and torrential rain in a quest to complete her first marathon. At that point, her body began to shiver uncontrollably, her lips turned purple, and because of her compromised immune system, her doctors instructed her to stop running in the rain should this happen. The rain has now stopped, and with dry clothes, we are now at the Dunkin Donuts in Wellesley where she stopped running at 4PM. We will now finish Mary’s journey to the finish line together. Let’s go.

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Maryjin tekaški križev pot je imel tudi dobrodelno noto. Z opravljenim maratonom je za raziskave bolezni z rakom zbrala več kot 30 tisoč ameriških dolarjev oz. 27 tisoč evrov.

At 12:18am Tuesday Mary Shertenlieb completed the 122nd @bostonmarathon with husband Rich by her side! Mary raised nearly 35-thousand dollars for @DanaFarber - @Toucherandrich

Thx @bostonpolice + Marathon workers for waiting for her! #BostonStrong #WBZ pic.twitter.com/H3tdyH8MlK

— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) April 17, 2018

Here’s Mary Shertenlieb receiving her ceremonial medal from her friend(who had run it earlier) after Mary’s @bostonmarathon journey ended at the finish line shortly after midnight. Mary raised nearly 35-thousand dollars for @DanaFarber #RunMaryRun #BostonStrong @Toucherandrich pic.twitter.com/zeDdDvbGmQ

— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) April 17, 2018

Letošnji maraton ob močnem nalivu in nizkih temperaturah (zjutraj naj bi se temperature gibale okoli ničle) je potekal ob peti obletnici tragičnega bombnega napada, v katerem so v dveh eksplozijah blizu ciljne črte umrle tri osebe, ranjenih pa jih je bilo več kot 260.

 

So damn proud of her. 26.2.

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122. izvedba slovitega maratona je dobila posebnega zmagovalca v obeh kategorijah. V moški konkurenci je slavil Juki Kavauči (2;15:58), prvi Japonec v 31 letih, ki je zmagal na tem maratonu, v ženski konkurenci pa je bila najhitrejša Američanka Desi Linden (2;39:54), prva domača zmagovalka po letu 1985.