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Old 10-23-2008, 07:38 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Sea Chicken View Post
I saw that and I don't know what I would do. If it was further back in the race, I'd like to think that I'd stop and help. But right at the finish line, I might think that there are plenty of professionals there that are much more qualified to help him out. Plus, I'm generally not looking at anything but the finish line and the clock at the end of a marathon. I might not have even seen him. Usually when I look at a finish line photo, I think "who are all those people around me? I don't remember any of them."
I have stopped and I do ask if I see somebody in danger or harm, but I usually run ahead to find a race official or medic who can do a better job than I.
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