US EditionMarathoner says "natural instinct" made him help runner across finish line
Aaron Beggs and Robson Oliveira qualified for next year’s race after helping Ajay Haridasse finish, a video of the act went viral.
- On Monday, Aaron Beggs of Northern Ireland and Robson Oliveira of Brazil carried fellow runner Ajay Haridasse across the Boston Marathon finish line after he collapsed about 1,000 feet from the end of the course.
- Beggs, who had been feeling sick and exhausted himself, explained that his natural instinct was to help when he spotted Haridasse fall, drawing strength from the supportive crowd around him.
- "If I had to go farther, I would have," Beggs said in an interview Thursday, adding that marathons differ from races where runners compete head-to-head; "you're cheering each other on and encouraging everybody."
- Video of the runners' deed went viral, and Haridasse personally thanked both men on Instagram; their collective finishing time qualified them for the 2027 Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Herald.
- Haridasse, a Massachusetts native and student at Northeastern University, has remained in contact with Beggs since the race, while Beggs expressed hope to reconnect with Oliveira soon.
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Aaron Beggs, of Northern Ireland, and Robson De Oliveira, of Brazil, put their personal best on hold to help Ajay Haridasse, a Massachusetts native and student at Northeastern University, after he collapsed on Monday just 305 metres from the end of the Boston Marathon course. Beggs, who was also feeling sick and exhausted, reminded himself of all the people in his running club who might never get to experience the Boston Marathon. “We were shaki…
‘Natural instinct,’ says man who helped fellow runner finish Boston Marathon
One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd. “If I had to go farther, I would have,” Aaron Beggs said in an interview on Thursday. “It’s fight or flight, and I decided to fight and help him get to our destination.” Beggs, of Northern Ireland, and Robson De Olivera, of Brazil, sprang into action on Monday when …
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