A video of a runner who was the last finisher to cross the line at this year’s Manchester Marathon in the UK has become an internet sensation as thosands of people praised her for her “never-give-up” grit and determination to cross the line.
Lynda Elmore, of Perton near Wolverhampton, who injured herself nine miles into the marathon and eventually completed it with a time of seven hours and 18 minutes, says she’s been “blown over” by the millions of online reactions to the video of her finally crossing the finish line and refusing to DNF. Facebook footage of the moment – which has been shared like wildfire – has now seen by more than four million people.
