Gut-wrenching finish to the 2017 Dallas Marathon

Chandler Self was the first woman to cross the finish line at the 2017 Dallas Marathon, clocking 2:53:55.

As captured on video (see below), Self staggered, and at some points fell, throughout the final 50m of the Texas road race. High school runner Ariana Luterman, who was running in the event’s relay, aided Self over the final stages of the race and ultimately across the line.

Medical personnel quickly attended to Self moments after breaking the winner’s tape. According to the live tracking page, Self slowed considerably over the final 2.4K, dropping to 5:01 per K pace from 4:12 per K speed.

Video

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bch2Os3DNlr/

Interview with Luterman, who helped Self

Greenhill School runner Ariana Luterman explains how she helped Chandler Self reach #BMWDallasMarathon finish line. pic.twitter.com/D0DdhBQlCI

— Tommy Cummings (@tommycummings) December 10, 2017

According to the Dallas Morning News, Luterman ran with Self for the final two miles (3.2K) and the eventual Dallas Marathon winner “started collapsing in the final half-mile (800m).” The second-place woman in the Dallas Marathon, Caitlin Keen, finished in 2:56:36.

Shalane Flanagan, three-time Olympian, watches as Chandler Self, wins the marathon at the finish line as she is helped by relay runner Ariana Luterman, 17, from Greenhills School, during the BMW Dallas Marathon in downtown Dallas. pic.twitter.com/vWfzlUB2uP

— Nathan Hunsinger (@n8hunsinger) December 10, 2017

Shalane Flanagan, the 2017 New York City Marathon women’s champion, was one of the two officials holding the finish line tape at Sunday’s Dallas Marathon.