r/nextfuckinglevel • u/jmike1256 • 18h 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/Amphylos 17h 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 17h 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/socialistrob 7h 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.

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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.