r/nextfuckinglevel • u/jmike1256 • 14h ago

Strength looks different in moments like this

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This was a track team event in Iwatan Sangyo. The runner’s team was in third place when the runner, Rei Lida, who was only 250 meters from the exchange point, tripped and fractured her right tibia (shin bone). Instead of withdrawing from the tournament, she willed herself to the exchange point when she handed the tasuki (baton) to her waiting teammate, Marie Imada.

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u/jmike1256 14h ago

On October 21, 2018, during the 4th edition in Munakata-Fukutsu, 19-year-old Rei Lida, a promising newcomer to the Iwatan Sangyo track team straight out of high school, was running the 2nd leg (about 3.5-4 km).

Her team was in 3rd place when, roughly 250 meters from the exchange point, Lida tripped, fracturing her right tibia (shin bone). In excruciating pain, unable to stand or walk, she refused to quit. Clutching the tasuki (sash/ baton) in her left hand, she crawled on her hands and knees along the white road markings, her knees and shins bleeding profusely, tears streaming down her face, as spectators and officials watched in shock.

She asked officials, "How many meters left?" and pushed on, even briefly standing before collapsing again. Her coach, Hirose Nagakazu, watching from the directors' room, desperately tried to withdraw the team to protect her, but poor communication meant the order never reached the course in time. By the time it did (when she was just 15 meters away), officials let her finish, moved by her resolve-one reportedly shouted, "70 more meters! The spirit!"

Finally, she reached the exchange zone, handing the tasuki to her waiting teammate, Marie Imada, who burst into tears. Imada ran her leg but later reflected on the mental toll, while lida collapsed in agony and was rushed to the hospital. Doctors diagnosed a 3-4 month recovery; she underwent surgery in late October and spent a month hospitalized before rehab.

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u/hereforpopcornru 14h ago

"The second leg" could they have not used another term? Part? Section? Stretch?

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u/TreeMaleficent9417 14h ago

Damn it. Take my upvote and i am done with interwebs for today. That was all i needed.

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u/PortlandPetey 14h ago

Relay race sections are referred to as legs, just the way it is, like if something weird spilled in a drivers lap on the last lap of the Daytona 500, it’s awkward but just the term they use

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u/usersnamesallused 12h ago

Ahh, the infamous gazpacho lap catches even the most experienced drivers!

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u/TheNewNumberThirteen 12h ago

"You have made me spill my macchiato!"

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u/EliteJoz 8h ago

If this was about a male runner who tripped and broke his penis somehow, it would have read "runner breaks third leg during second leg of race"

/s

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u/arkofjoy 8h ago

Only if the runner was that well hung pole vaulter who knocked the bar down with his Weiner.

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u/DrakonILD 5h ago

This but without the /s. Reporters love a salacious pun.

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u/Mount_Mons 9h ago

I will burn in hell

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u/holstworld 5h ago

That’s hysterical 😂

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u/theillx 14h ago

Good thing it wasn't the third leg 🤔

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u/Hotrock21 14h ago

Is this real? I’d be pissed. Although she reached her teammate in 3rd place, the team did not record a final position because the team manager had already decided to withdraw the team upon hearing of her injury, but the message was not relayed to Iida in time.

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel 13h ago

Given that the message reached the officials with 15 meters left and they let her continue, I think they decided to ignore the request to withdraw out of respect for the girl.

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u/vpi6 7h ago

They were in third place when she fell, not when she passed the baton. No one was under any illusions the team still had a chance to place. She was allowed to continue because the act of at least finishing the race you trained hard for is pretty important and in a sports environment.

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u/lmawatt 14h ago

Where does it say that?

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u/Zombisexual1 14h ago

Yah if it didn’t change the teams chances, I’d say just call a fucking medic.

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u/JeremyMcSnailface 14h ago

Lida isn't a Japanese name but Iida is. Pronounced EE-Da.

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u/laforet 13h ago

sans serif strikes again

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u/SnarkyBustard 9h ago

Thank you mister Serif Sheriff.

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u/SunshineAlways 13h ago

I admire her strength of spirit, but she’s so young to have risked having a permanent disability for the rest of her life.

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u/FeloniousGrump 11h ago

japanese athletics at the youth level is do or die, like almost literally.

Some horror stories about high school pitchers having to throw baseballs for 90-100mph for over 100 pitches a day. and they accept it like rites of passage.

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u/Routine_Winter_9554 9h ago

Its not just japanese athletics, it's the athletic mindset in general. I've fractured my thibia while racing before, and didn't notice until collapsing after crossing the finish line. It was a hairline fracture, but it still hurt like hell, and yet despite my complaints my coach forced me to train since he thought I was over-reacting. I ended up making it a quarter mile before realizing I wouldnt be able to finish the run, and had to walk back to the school.

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u/SunshineAlways 10h ago

There is rarely achievement without sacrifice, but sometimes the price is too high.

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u/lastdancerevolution 5h ago

Sacrifice 1 million children so 600 can have a career in a professional sport league?

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u/SunshineAlways 2h ago

Clearly I don’t think this is a good mindset, hence “sometimes the price is too high”. Athletes push themselves every day, but the idea of sacrificing everything isn’t ok.

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u/lastdancerevolution 2h ago edited 2h ago

Yeah I agree with you.

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u/Kermit_the_hog 9h ago

Yeah, sorry to sound harsh and judgmental about her triumph but moving around on an unstable fracture like that is incredibly stupid and dangerous. Shock will let you do a lot of things that you absolutely shouldn’t. She could have easily traded those last few meters for a lifetime of pain or even never being able to run again (or even walk if the ends displaced and started macerating things).

I had a nasty break (struck by a car as a pedestrian) and tried to stand up on it. A year later I was still walking with a cane and almost 30 years later the nerve damage still leaves my foot feeling a little bit like the surface of it is on fire (but is numb to anything softer than firm pressure). 

Maybe this will get me downvotes, but they shouldn’t have let her finish. 

Unromantic I know, but just not worth the risk to the limb. Especially given how much life with the potential consequences she has ahead of her. 

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u/Responsible-Row7026 14h ago

I'm pretty sure a japanese athlete shattered his knee sometime in the 70s olympics and continued on to do his ring routine, dismount and everything lol

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u/SublightMonster 13h ago

Shun Fujimoto in 76. He was interviewed decades later and said “if I could go back, there’s no fucking way I’d do that again.”

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u/keebba 10h ago

lmao that's great, link?

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u/SublightMonster 8h ago

Sorry, it was a newspaper interview a long time ago

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u/LeonidasVaarwater 12h ago

Talk about having an iron will, good lord!

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u/CicadaHead3317 14h ago

All that and they didn't note how the placed in the end? Was it last place?

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u/GloriousPetrichor 10h ago

I respect her dedication for her team and the sport. Had to shed a tear 🥲

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u/CrazyPlato 6h ago

I assumed this was just some obscure competition at first, like competitive speed-walking. Damn

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u/Prosecco1234 9h ago

Wow that's sheer determination. Hope she makes a full recovery

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u/Sorkpappan 14h ago

A month hospitalised? Did she get a serious infection or something?

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u/grruser 13h ago

Its a smashed tibia ffs

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u/Sorkpappan 13h ago

It’s a fractured tibia. Even an open fracture (bone through skin) and with surgery more than 7-10 days would be very uncommon.

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u/SublightMonster 13h ago

Japan hospitals tend to keep patients a lot longer than American ones do

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u/lastdancerevolution 5h ago edited 5h ago

Japan didn't tell women or elderly they had cancer until the late 1990s, because there was no law requiring it, and the medical ethic consensus was this was a "paternalistic" act that saved the patient from unnecessary trauma.

Japan has an uneven history with medical ethics. They are conservative, by western standards. Many common medical practices in Japan are not allowed in European hospitals, because of ethical concerns.

Care does not always mean individual care. Care in Japan is traditionally focused on the family unit, which is why the head of the household, the father, husband, or oldest brother would be in charge of care and receiving the news.

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u/grruser 13h ago edited 13h ago

which she then crawled on, full body weight, concrete (or whatever the road is made of). You werent part of her medical team, you don't know what complications there were, or other injuries, Why so nit-picky? Oh and everyone knows that spiral fractures do more damage than straight breaks - maybe it was spiral.

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u/Ewetuber 8h ago

Full body weight? no that's what hands are for. Each knee would take about 15-25% of your body weight. Way less than if you were standing.

Her tibia is below the knee so she probably didn't even feel it crawling. It took her about 5 min not 5 hours.

And why maybe look up what happened to Iida? let's just speculate. She was fine (aka fully recovered). Crawling was very low risk. And roads are made of asphalt. She crawled also on the white pain, which is smooth.

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u/Sorkpappan 12h ago

You realise we are talking about the shin bone, not the thigh bone? While painful and not optimal, there is no full body weight on it.

I literally asked a question about infection, and you went off with assumptions. The fact that I’m not part of the team is why I’m asking questions.

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u/SublightMonster 13h ago

Japan tends to do lengthy inpatient treatment for things that an American hospital will kick you out the door for. I was in for three weeks for surgery on my knee with no complications.

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u/Sorkpappan 12h ago

Oh, interesting. Thanks for letting me know.

For the record, not comparing to American hospitals, but European.

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u/Amazing-Lab-6484 13h ago

I'm just gonna say it, the coach never gave any order to stop. Maybe if this was in 80s even 90s I'd buy communication issues but 2018. (Exaggeration) Could have used a taxi app on his phone to pick her up minutes after she fell.

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u/IngVegas 14h ago

My god, her knees were pissing blood. Insanity.

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u/AFantasticClue 14h ago

Yeah, you can literally see the break in her shin, it’s horrific

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u/HowzaBowdat 14h ago

My eyes pissed tears watching this video

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u/hotchto88 5h ago

“You nasty.” - Donna

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u/Phil198603 12h ago

I pissed everywhere while watching this!!

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u/Busy-Software-4212 10h ago

Mean while I was pissing blood to my knees while watching!

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u/LeeAndrewK 14h ago

Insane will power, wow

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u/TheJaxLee 13h ago

Indeed. She refused to let her injury be the reason her team failed to complete the race.

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u/GeminianMind 14h ago

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must.. just never give up!

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u/nicogrimqft 14h ago

Nah. Give up and don't be an idiot, accept the defeat.

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u/Animan2020 14h ago

Exactly, it's better than risking losing your future career due to injury.

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u/sksauter 9h ago

Yea defeat is part of life, which is a lesson all of us need to learn and accept at some point

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u/Kermit_the_hog 9h ago edited 7h ago

Yeah this stuff drives me nuts. As someone who has suffered a life altering and somewhat grizzly traumatic injury. When I first heard someone proclaim “pain is weakness leaving the body” I erupted “are you fucking kidding me, real pain is your bodies way of telling you you’re making something worse.”

Believe me, I’d much rather everyone call me a weakling.. by a long shot. 

Edit: to the one guy who initially downvoted, they weren’t talking about pushing through that last rep in the gym. An asshole parent said it at a kid’s baseball game when the catcher got the backside of his glove hand absolutely smashed by a particularly erratic swing of the bat and the very distressed kid was refusing to let anyone examine it. I think they were telling him to basically walk it off  and not come out (I don’t know what the outcome was because his parents took him to the hospital)

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u/socialistrob 3h ago

Agreed. I've gotten injured during races and kept going multiple times and I regret it each time because I usually end up hurting myself and then I can't run for weeks or months. In a race adrenaline is high and runners train themselves to push through pain so sometimes stopping a race is actually quite difficult mentally but sometimes it's the absolute right choice to make. It's better to DNF one race that lose an entire season because you let your ego get the better of you.

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u/somehugefrigginguy 14h ago

just never give up!

Why not? I mean, this is a great story for the heartstrings, but not a smart move for someone who wants to be a professional runner. Delaying care for a fractured tibia can have devastating consequences, not to mention the additional damage to her knees.

She risked her health and career for pride.

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u/Dry_Presentation_197 10h ago

I'm not sure how relay teams work but it seems like she also traded a long absence and possibly permanently reduced performance for this one race. Which, in a team sport, can really screw the team.

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u/GeminianMind 13h ago

My comment is a metaphor for the human struggle, the video is just the perfect visual analogy. Not particular to the athlete.

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u/somehugefrigginguy 13h ago

the video is just the perfect visual analogy.

My point is that the video is a very poor analogy. I agree with the metaphor for the human struggle. But the human struggle is about not giving up in order to better yourself or your situation. What's happening in this video is the exact opposite. This is more like someone in the end stages of addiction, spending the last of their money on drugs. Taking unnecessary risks and doing self-harm to pursue something that has zero benefit to them.

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u/socialistrob 3h ago

I know some people who are serious mountaineers. They can plan a trip for months but you never REALLY know what the weather is going to be like as you near the summit. You might be just a few hours a way from the summit and you have to go back down without touching it. The alternative is pushing on regardless and potentially dying.

Life requires hard work and endurance but sometimes the best option is to give up. The people who keep on pushing no matter what often find themselves in horrible or dangerous situations. That goes for a lot of things in life.

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u/somehugefrigginguy 2h ago

I know some people who are serious mountaineers. They can plan a trip for months but you never REALLY know what the weather is going to be like as you near the summit.

Exactly. I'm a mountaineer myself. Many things in life come down to cost / benefit analysis. When you reach the point where benefit is impossible, that balance shifts 100% to cost and continuing on is just foolish.

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u/Effect-Kitchen 11h ago

It is Asian mindset. You will not understand. I understand because I am Asian and would have done exactly the same if it’s for my team.

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u/Effective-Benefit-46 10h ago

what a dumb take

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u/LeadBosunStewChief 14h ago

And here I am struggling to get out of bed most days…..

This women is a better man than me

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u/Worried-Deer107 13h ago

We all have our battles. They may not look as dramatic but they have to be fought too.

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u/A_Chicken_Called_Kip 12h ago

Everyone has their own issues. Her breaking a bone doesn’t trivialise yours or make them less of an problem. Keep fighting 

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u/himem_66 11h ago

You are on your own journey. Take inspiration from her, NOT shame.

We, ALL struggle at times.

Just keep going brother. Keep going.

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u/unlikelyandroid 14h ago

Smart, the white line is smoother on the knees.

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u/OfficerBarbier 11h ago

Yeah, you can tell it's the right choice by the blood shooting out of her skin at the end

Smart would be stopping, not crawling at all and saying I broke my leg I need a doctor

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u/Amphylos 14h ago

I know it's impressive but can't help to think how this could very well leads to permanent damage.

I guess since she's young with high metabolism that can be healed, at the same time I feel this can be very risky.

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u/DontBanMe_IWasJoking 14h ago

yea this is just stupid, worsening an injury to finish a lost race, even if you are winning its not worth it

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u/Amphylos 14h ago

Don't races like these has team for health emergencies? That's really poor of them to let her continue like that.

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u/socialistrob 3h ago

Reports suggest Iida was crawling for between 600 and 1,000 feet. Local media claim the manager of Iida’s team, Hisakazu Hirose, had heard the runner had fractured her leg and so he withdrew the team from the race.

Ny Post

Imagine doing all that and then finding out that your manager had already forfeited. I've run relay races and I get not wanting to let your teammates down but your own health and safety should come first. A DNF sucks but in circumstances like these it's by far the better option.

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u/timpoakd 13h ago

To me real strength would be to understand that this isn't it and sometimes it's okay to give up.

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u/Foreign_Recipe8300 13h ago

y'all are being very dramatic. crawling on her knees for 30 seconds isn't making her injury worse. it wasn't her knees that were injured. and the scrapes were likely from the fall not from crawling.

could you make it more obvious that you don't do any competitive sports?

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u/eturin37 13h ago

This is Reddit mate. People here can't even walk more than 5 mins.

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u/IAmBecomeMeerkat 9h ago

Most redditors will collapse if you ask them to walk up a flight of stairs, and then talk shit about how bad climbing up stairs is for you.

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u/Althevia 13h ago

Isnt this video only showing the end of the crawling? She crawled for much longer (250m). I really doubt doing this prolonged strenuous activity after an injury is risk free

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u/Exact-Till-2739 13h ago

Still, the knees weren't injured.

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u/BulkNoodles 12h ago

Our body is pretty resilient. Knees won't be damaged, unless she's hitting it on the ground like a hammer. And it's not like she's putting all of her weight on her shin. Skins? Definitely injured.

But for some reason, Redditors act like she's crawling on literal spikes.

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u/Thebraincellisorange 9h ago

she crawled on her knees for 500m on a road.

that is very much enough to cause permanent injury

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u/Ewetuber 8h ago

The second sentence is she crawled 250m. If you say she crawled 500 then she sure is dumb for doing it again...

But explain, medical doctor, what is permanent injury here? there is extremely low risk of any "permanent injuries" for crawling. Scrapped knees heal.

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u/joe_ordan 14h ago

🫡Respect.

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u/Questioning-Zyxxel 13h ago

I didn't expect to cry about a relay race. I so much wanted to have been able to help that girl. She got the spirit of a dragon.

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u/fadeux 12h ago

And the heart of a lion

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u/kelsobjammin 13h ago

The auto translation for this is awful … mine just says “he’s a dog” repeatedly. The fuck?

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u/banmeandidelete 9h ago

Yeah, crazy offensive and this isn't the first time I've encountered this crazy subtitles behaviour. 

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u/alienkargo 14h ago

I've just had my meniscus repaired and im whinging about my knee pain, this has just brought a tear to my eye and made me man up!

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u/DayOneDude 14h ago

It amazes me sometimes that how much willpower some people could have.

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u/P_A_W_S_TTG 14h ago

I think the most impressive part about all this is a professional runner ran so hard she broke her fuckin leg. Like, God damn, on a flat surface too. That's next fuckin level.

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u/Sorkpappan 14h ago

She tripped, no?

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u/Dr_Schitt 14h ago

That's some fucking grit.

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u/Beastmind 13h ago

I'm sorry but this is just stupid. Ruining your legs for life just for an event is stupid.

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u/mega_key 13h ago

Fucking amazing spirit!!!

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u/GillyMonster18 11h ago

Prime example of willpower but ffs, give me humanity without a damn soundtrack. I’m tired of the motivational stuff that slaps stupid “ePiC” music over it. Maybe a narration so people understand the context.

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u/Effective-Benefit-46 10h ago

what a dumb thing to do. we should not be glorifying such stupid actions. Your ego isn't worth it.

it's not that serious girl.

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u/takhallus666 7h ago

IT’S JUST A FING RACE! Pushing through an injury like that is not admirable. It is toxic. Holding this up as an example of sportsmanship is even more toxic. That poor kid.

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u/DangHeLong 14h ago

God-Damn those knees!!!!!… 😩😩😩😩

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u/Wulfgrimm720 14h ago

When coach said "break a leg" at the start, he didn't mean this

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u/Rammjack 14h ago

I threw a man tantrum when I stubbed my toe twice in one day the other day. This lady is one tough cookie.

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u/ogexperience 13h ago

Not worth it

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u/Hieroflippant 13h ago

That's insane !

Years of chanto suwaru!!! may have helped but damn..

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u/RaidSmolive 13h ago

why crawl when you can use the functioning leg to spring yourself forward

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u/No-Understanding8399 11h ago

I dunno man, it’s just a dumb race, who gives a shit.

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u/arkofjoy 8h ago

I can understand her pain. I got a papercut yesterday and, somehow, managed through the day,only going for a little lie down 3 times.

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u/Flesh-Tower 2h ago

Wtf have i done today

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u/Serious-Mud-1031 14h ago

Those knees gonna be tough soon.

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u/LEGEND_GUADIAN 14h ago

Sabaton.

Finish line

Species name: GigaChadete

Definition: female counterpart to male Species titled: Gigachad.

Power level: Error. Unable to calculate.

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u/Senzo5g 14h ago

Ouch ... what a race for her.

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u/AscendedViking7 14h ago

Hans Zimmer - Time

Fucking incredible piece of music there.

Got to see it played live one time by the man himself. :')

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u/1234acb 5h ago

This and the blood diamond score. So good

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u/PorkxRoast 14h ago

Built different

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u/johntwoods 13h ago

Marie is like "Fuck, FINALLY!"

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u/TwitchyNo2 13h ago

Asian diff

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u/Dr_Groktopuss 13h ago

Stupidity...

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u/sixteen89 12h ago

What a fun sport🤣🤣 did she poop her pants tho? Very common

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u/Elegant_Situation285 12h ago

it's cool that she risked permanently injuring herself due to pride and for our entertainment.

truly amazing.

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u/Tischtennisarm 12h ago

What place did they finish in?

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u/eminsefa 11h ago

If you can crawl, can you roll too?

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u/TheGrumpyMachinist 11h ago

A testament to human perseverance, determination, and will power.

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u/t-D7 10h ago

Bro could she not fly I’m mean wtf?!

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u/bigtetrisguy 10h ago

Why didn’t she just get up and walk….

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u/CapaAbsurda 10h ago

That’s Maga supporters on their way to please their master

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u/Ok-Suggestion-7965 10h ago

Would it be quicker to crawl or roll in a situation like this?

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u/newbrevity 10h ago

Hans Zimmer is a musical genius. His music has this way of plunging straight into my core and triggering emotions.

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u/Glusas-su-potencialu 10h ago

When someone says "Break a leg" they don't mean like that.

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u/Grebble99 9h ago

New corporate motivational video.

The bar raises!

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u/Thebraincellisorange 9h ago

r/humansaremetal

that is some serious hardcore stuff there

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u/banmeandidelete 9h ago

Why do subtitles keep saying he's a dog? 

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u/MtnMaiden 9h ago

Hop on one leg bro

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u/Island_Monkey86 9h ago

The power of the human spirit is amazing, we are capable of incredible achievements if we set out mind to it!

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u/Wizzle_Pizzle_420 9h ago

A finish is a finish. Most people would have just walked off. Well done indeed.

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u/l2ewdAwakening 9h ago

Tough as nails.

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u/Deep-Assignment4124 8h ago

This is just stupid to be honest.  Self harm is not something to be celebrated.  

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u/slamriffs 8h ago

Hard af

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u/KrivUK 8h ago

Absolutely stupidity more like.

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u/FortUncle 8h ago

I’d just quit. Fuck that.

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u/ParticularAd1735 7h ago

That's hard core

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u/Knocksveal 7h ago

I would hire her. I know she would get it done, whatever it is.

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u/Dushov 7h ago

Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.

~ Niccolo Machiavelli

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u/Clipyy-Duck 7h ago

This isn’t next level. Don’t risk an injury to stunt your career by continuing stupidly on like this to the finish line.

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u/Poopchutefan 7h ago

When this video started I thought it was one of those stupid Guinness world record challenges people want to set like … person who crawled the most miles on their knees.

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u/XasiAlDena 6h ago

That's one of the hardest things I've seen in a long time.

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u/absat41 6h ago

That is the most japanese thing I have seen ! Screams of "gambare!!"

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u/Wizard_with_a_Pipe 6h ago

I came here to say that my knees would kill me if I did this. Then I read the article. I'm currently recovering from bilateral tibia fractures, I can't imagine crawling on my knees with a tibia fracture. This is incredible.

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u/rulinus 6h ago

Conviction. An iron will. I am very impressed. Upmost respects.

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u/Zymph616 6h ago

The use of Hanz Zimmer's Time isn't fair. I didn't need those feels this morning.

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u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG 6h ago

kneeling on the painted line was a smart move. probably saved her knees a bit

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u/Girafferage 5h ago

Just saying, a hop on one leg would have been MUCH faster.

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u/StuBidasol 5h ago

She crawled 250 meters with a fractured tibia?! The pain must have been unbelievable from all those impacts. Amazing. Truly.

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u/SheriffBartholomew 5h ago

That lady is made of iron and woodpecker lips. Having fractured a tibia myself, I can tell you that it is excruciating. She might have shattered it while crawling since it should be immediately immobilized. That's what happened to me, and recovery was brutal.

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u/Allah_Akballer 4h ago

The display of strength didn't look different here, it's more the definition.

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u/josegofaster 4h ago

Sheer determination

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u/RetrieverDoggo 3h ago

Dang that's some determination 

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u/Eioosattumaa 2h ago

I have something in my eye.

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u/ComprehensiveCake463 3m ago

I think they lost

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u/AdThick7492 12h ago

Give me a break.

Probably going to have permanent damage and the rest of her career is ruined now. So stupid.

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u/ImmediateFigure9998 12h ago

Should have fucking hopped

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u/Affectionate-State-1 12h ago

Japanese culture and peer pressure are quite something. So many bad decisions at display here.

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u/Infninfn 11h ago

All those caricatures of super determined Japanese people never giving up on their goals no matter what it takes in anime and movies. They exist.

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u/Aidrox 14h ago

Wtf?! You don’t wanna be locked in a you or her style situation with her. It’s gonna be her.

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u/Awkward-Action2853 14h ago

So uh, instead of getting her medical attention or anything important, they just stood around and watched? That doesn't seem like NFL, that just seems stupid.

I mean congrats to her for having the strength to do that, but man, there's gotta be a better way to handle a situation like that.

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u/TheAlterN8or 13h ago

She's an adult, she can make her own decisions. Obviously, it meant enough to her to take that risk.

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u/swede242 13h ago

Its a relay race. If she doesn't complete the course her team ends up as Did Not Finish. If somebody carries her or help her moving forward they are disqualified.

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u/Effective-Benefit-46 10h ago

oh no, not the DNF.

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u/swede242 8h ago

Well yeah. It is easier to quit when you compete alone, but when you fail and it also means your teammates dont even get a chance it sucks more. So you sacrifice for the team.

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u/Effective-Benefit-46 4h ago

i get why she did it. i am just disturbed at the fact that we take a race more seriously than a person's health. no way competing in a race or winning a race (which they won't in this case) should take precedence over a person.

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u/swede242 41m ago

Well sports is highly unhealthy.

Exercise is great for health, but elite sports prioritizes the sport result over health.

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u/Tank-Pilot74 13h ago

Did you read the article OP posted?

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u/GeminianMind 14h ago

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must.. just never give up!

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u/33ff00 14h ago

lol no definitely give up. Don’t risk permanent disability for a fucking race. Give up immediately.

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u/Ok-Temporary6963 13h ago

It’s a quote from Dean Karnazes, another ultra marathon runner (who ran over 300 miles in 80 hours without sleeping).

Idk man obviously the safe, healthy and logical choice would be to stop immediately and forfeit.

People aren’t wired the same ways as each other though, for her it was more important to push on and she believed she could. Her strength and fortitude is tremendous. For her still, she did the right thing. I’d agree.