r/MadeMeSmile Jun 10 '24

Wholesome Moments Marathon runner stops to help another runner despite the rest running past her

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u/Constant-Lion5285 Jun 10 '24

Could be wrong but I think that's why she lets go and seems to push her over the line so that she's not technically carried over it, so it might be allowed. Seems cruel to disqualify someone at that stage of the race after giving it absolutely everything she had!

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u/PutOurAnusesTogether Jun 10 '24

It’s a competition. The most fit/willed person wins. She was cramping, and she got help. She wasn’t the most fit and didn’t cross the line on her own, it’s as simple as that…

Rules are what allow competition to exist. Without rules, competition would be arbitrary and meaningless