im in seventh grade and run cross country. I dislocated my knee cap during a race and kept running. my coach told me to watch this video and told me i was like her. i thought i was in pain when i ran but when i saw this i relized i went thrugh nothing compared to her. she really is a true cross country runner. (the girl who runs by at the end is on the high school team for my school!)
I'm curious: are high school and college female athletes required to be informed by their coaches about eating disorders, and exercise disorders, specifically the Female Athletic Triad nowadays?
Does anyone know if this girl was diagnosed later with Female Athletic Triad and/or teenage osteoporosis?
Props to that girl who broke her leg and still finished. She wasnt about to let anything stop her. She literally crawled over the finish line. Respect!
These are good times for girls. Remember guys, the girls that run cross country arent built exactly like us. They don't have the same lung capacity as we do. So in general it is harder for them to run. But for me and my high school cross country team, I'm a freshman and we are currently 3rd in the state (freshman). We freshman run 8-10 miles a day and our average 5K times are around 18:30.
I am in my school's cross country team (7th grade) we have 2 practices a week and we run 4 KM each practice! My ankle was numb and it hurt sooo bad! But my coach said to keep running and now it's still sore it's been 2 days!!!!!
She fell because her leg broke in two places cause she kept running on a stress fracture all season, which was a really bad decision, but that girl is so dedicated. First off, because she kept running even though her bones were slowly breaking, second because after her leg broke the first time, she tried to get up and finish the race, and finally because, when he realized she could no longer stand, she crawled through the finish. Amazing story.
cross country make your bone kinda brittle cuz the runners don't get enough rest and stress fractures form. Her tibia broke, then she fell. when she stood up her fibula broke because it could support her weight.
The girl who crawled is Claire Markwardt. She crawled because she broke her leg! She missed her sister's wedding that night because she was in the hospital. Her mother was my teacher.
my sister is in that race, jessica phillips, she came in at 0:42, from seneca east! I also know that girl that came in third, from 0:27-0:30, she fell! That is Britney Stockmaster. Cross Country takes 100% heart. You have to be positive about yourself and keep going no matter what. Well, besides if it is life threatening or something is broken. From someone that has experience (me!) I should know. Well, I hope you see me next year on a video like this! Bye!
i am in cross country and mi friend passed out in the middle of the race we couldnt touch him and I had to pass him so our team wouldnt be disqualified
this video actually makes me freaking mad. If I was one of those runners I would've stopped to help that poor girl up and we'd cross the finsih line together. And she was crawling because she snapped her leg in two places after running with a cracked ankle.
true but you can't give up a race unless it's life threatening. Thats what my cross country coach said though and I agree. Besides there were other people getting her anyway. But her courageness is great and she is brave, I admire that.
I mean that your almost finished with your 3 miles you stop to get her and give it up. I just saying that there were coaches unless it was life threating again. I would have stopped if I was one of those runners but my coach always told me not to stop unless someone is about to die or something. Otherwise, the other coaches would get her.
Are you kidding, you don't give up you race like that. You need to finish and she needs to finish. Unless it's life threatening then they will be okay. If somebody gave up their race because they felt sorry for me I would be so angry.
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i dont completely get it, did she break her leg?
if she did, it doesn't make her a hero, for winning a race, hero's are people who help our society, not win shit by running on a track, or braking a leg and crawling to the finish line.
Sorry if my comment seemed degrading to her performance. Its just that I 1st watched the Boys finish and saw the same event happen to a boy with a hearth condition as fought to finish while dropping flat on the ground each meter. He even tried to craw at a moment but fell right back down, and I just felt that that was truly heroic. His struggle was 2x as long as hers and it seemed weird that he didn't get the same recognition with an article mentioning him like she did.....unless I'm wrong
This girls tibia broke. She tried to get up and run then it snapped. She crawled twice as fast because she could use her hands and still had a chance because it was one part of the body. The story you talk of sounds great though.
i cant believe it when synical people in this world like you pass over events like this with such a haughty air. why not celebrate and praise this girl who overcame adversity? why must you sit there and take away from someone who might have finnished their last race in this manner? what she did was amazing whether or not it was an "expected normality"!
I completely agree with astralzenith. To a non-runner or an unserious runner, this may seem astounding or courageous, but to a regular runner this sight should seem like an expected normality. I mean what runner who ran through the entire race bearing agonizing pain would just give up a few meters from the finish line, at a race that big, where you're a few seconds from the finish.
that's not remarkable, she broke her leg 10m from the finish line, EVERY cross country runner, at STATE, worth her or his weight, would do whatever they could to cross the line. Plus at the finish you're so jacked on endorphins you can't feel pain. So no most would have not laid there. And no she's not a hero. She's just one of the many injuries that occur during the season.
wow...i ran in the reginol race for my school. some dude fell and broke his ankel and i picked him up and helped him over the line. still shes a hero she really deserves a medal
dude thats so nasty her legs wobbling like jelly...its like in the harry potter movie where all the bones in his arm are gone..if u seen it then u no wat im talkin bout
no s*** sherlock! If it were me, i would have just sat there. Technically she DID get up, to her knees at least. Did i ever say she stood up? no. i didnt.
2:30 in if you don't care for all of the filler...but yeah it is hard to tell that what happened until the coach stood her up and the leg wobbled a bit.
Your name should be EmptyHeadedAntiHero, you foulmouthed smut headed doofus! Why don't you go back to the grunge rap you're feedin' yourself and quit trying to bring down the rest of everybody else to your and Eminem's level of stoooopidity?! Scumbag!
I MAY or MAY NOT be an Internet tough guy.... whether I AM or NOT is not the point (qwhich evidently you don't understand) The point IS... Why don't you see whether you can attempt to UPLIFT this site, people in general and YOURSELF in particular? You might actuallly find it rewarding... and if you cannot see any reason to do so, then kindly keep your assininity to yourself, Bubba!
Wow! Someone lives a very sheltered life. Oh, and where did you come up with the name "EmptyHeadedAntiHero"? It makes no sense whatsoever. I think your name should be LookinToGetOutFromUnderThisRockILiveUnder19502 because if you haven't heard the word FUCK before you sure don't live in what we normal people like to call the R.L. you "stooooopidhead"!!!!!!
I don't blame them. They more than likely thought she was just exhausted from the run. There really is no way anyone could have known she broke her leg in 2 or 3 places. She showed a hell of a lot of determination to even crawl to the finish line.
What a trooper! Such a freak accident to happen and what a will to finish the race. Hope she gets better! Any news on how she is of what condition she's in?
Wow...Balls and Guts! That's all I have to say about that! What a freak accident and what a drive to finish the race! Good for her! Hope she gets better!
[[[to all u haters out there who think cc isnt a real sport and think footballs so tough u all need to die in a hole with a broken fibula and tibula so f u. ]]]
to the genius that said football is harder then cross country here ya go:
you said that cross country isn't hard because it last about 16-25 minutes..when if you look at football theres only about 8 minutes of actual game play in football..so if you going on to say which sport is the hardest based on time..footballs a cakewalk.
That took at lot of courage to finish the race with a broken leg. I do not blame you though, you came so far with all that hard work being a senior. I would finish regardless of what happen too. If only the OHSAA gave courage awards, you would get it for sure. GET WELL SOON
Thats sad that she has to go out on the race she broke her leg in, will she be running in college? i mean if she is a top 50 runner as i suspect then i would think she could get a scholarship somewhere?
Wow, being a runner from Indiana, Peru, I have to say this is one of the most Gutsy things i've ever seen, she has more inner strength then i've seen in a long time. I have a lot of respect for her. Does anyone know what grade she is in?
she is a senior in high school so she is either 17 yrs old or 18. my cousin who is on the same team with her you see her pass her and look at her as she needs to help her out so i heard all about it from my cousin.
And to totalpackage, your a dick. You were probly a football player who was on 3rd string jv all of high school and thought you were tough shit cause you're a big bad football player who later droped out cause you knew you would never amout to anything.
Wow! Im a CC for black river high school, and this is one of the worst thing I have ever seen. Its always scary watching a fellow runner go down, know them or not, you know that could be you one day. I saw the ambulance and didn't even think about an injury, I just thought it was an asthmah attack or something. Clare is a hero to me, and yes im a guy, I would never be able to push myself across the finsh with a broken leg. Clare I give you props.
xc is the hardest sport there is by far for every1 who thinks other sports are harder i would like to see you all go run a 3.1 mile race is see how u like it
hell yeah xc is a tough spor...this is my first year running sophmore i ran trained for 2 weeks before my first race and my time was 23:21 and my best time of the season is 18:12 now im training really hard i really dont like sprints so for indor track i will mostlikely do 1 and 2 mile races but now im running 9 miles every day except sunday i only run 6 miles next year i will hopefully make it to the state championship
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That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard. You are talking about a sport that takes from 16-25 mins the most and all you do is run. I did it for 2 yrs and football was by far the most draining sport ive ever played.
Well TotalPackage8; your a total package of shit yourself. Have you ever run, or done anything productive in your life? How exactly would you know what determination is? I'm sure you have determination to lead an illustrious career in burger flipping--but what does it really mean? Until you find out, keep your clueless mouth shut.
For all of the negative/inappropriate comments out there, I would like to say that Claire has more strength and character than any of you will probably ever manage to have in your wasteful lives. I run Cross Country with Claire, and I beg to differ that it does not contain the same physical pain as any other sport; if anything it, includes more. Claire has something that all of you don't.
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The sustained agony your body experiences pushing yourself to the limit in a distance running event(if you're tough)does not compare to the type of pain through physical contact in sports like football.
I've played footbal in high school and ran track in college. Getting the wind knocked out of me, bruised, cut,or headache was nothing compared running a race in severe oxygen debt, about to collapse,barely able to breathe,heart exploding in your chest. This girl is tough, determined,and highly competitive, and a great teamate to think to crawl to the finish the way she did.She deserves major respect!
i run for berkshire, and hey jhett10 and ooben1, i bet you cant even run 3 miles so shut the hell up. i know claire in person and she probly could still run faster theb both of you with a broken leg, cuz i bet both of you are really fat, so shut the hell up
hey jhett10, i run cross country and i believe its a sport, so if u are ever around where i live, come bye ill show u how to run 3 miles. but oh wait u are probly a fat piece of shit that cant even walk a mile.
Being a teamate of Ganim19 and Claire, I must agree when he says you are probably an unathletic waste of life living in your mother's attic, with no definition of what a real sport really is. In fact, you probably do not play any sport; your comment is just hypocracy. If you have the time to make immature comments about videos you do not even understand, I must tell you "grow up, get a life, and stop being immature for no reason."
I ran XC and am not surprised about Claire finish. Just to qualify for state is an accomplishment in it self. We will do anything to cross the finish line. I will love to have someone like her on my XC team.
wow some of the responses on here realy make the ppl saying thim look like ass holes i run cc and its a bitch of a sport i would like to see any of the ass's do somthing this hard and thin come down on it....
i was there watching...my team ran in division 1. yea i definately believe you can break your leg running expecially that far into the season! yea for all these people making comments about people collapsing and stuff who DONT run, well how bout u go run a 5k in 18 minutes and see how u feel. and this is the state meet so people probably hauled a** at the beginning of the race and then died. cross country is one of the hardest sports!
Hey jackass. Make sure you actually know what you're talking about before you open your mouth. It wasn't just a "sprained knee." It was a broken tibia and fibula. After reading your comments, I would place your age and maturity of that of an eighth grader. Which is kind of sad, especially because you're probably like 35, obese, and out of work. I'm sure you'll come back and say otherwise. I've read forums before. But for the sake of decency, please keep your filth to yourself. Thank you.
oh my. people need to to shut up! if you dont want to watch it THEN DONT! im a runner and i ran division 1 here and its for us to see us finish!! so shut it! we dont care!
I cannot believe some of the sexist comments. This comes from a 73 year old male who spent years of my life in auto racing. Claire,s guts and determination are to be applauded and admired. Go for it Claire I would choose you for my team any time. Those other people know nothing about being competetive.
This video was not uploaded because of the young lady breaking her leg, it was posted for all finishers in the state cross country meet. There are other videos for each division. Don't watch the rest of the video if you don't like it and go back to sitting on your couch and playing on your computer, let the real athletes wathc the videos.
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I don't see as slow as that girl was running that she could've actually broken her leg from that minor fall and furthermore why the hell does the videoidiot think we want to watch a bunch of high school girls cross a finish line. We already saw the "dramatic" finish line crossing. You Tube should put limits on band usage because,the rest of that video is irrelevant!!
Well tubeking2007, after reading your completely ignorant comment I must inquire about several things. Firstly, is your definition of slow 6:25 pace for 3.1 miles in a state competition race, or would it just be your mentality?? I would welcome your answer as to why you think she was running slow, because I am sure that it would be nonsense. Claire was running in a STATE COMPETITION Cross Country race; in one of the most painful and difficult sports out there.
A mix of shock and adrenaline can do strange things.
Silvyre 3 months ago
im in seventh grade and run cross country. I dislocated my knee cap during a race and kept running. my coach told me to watch this video and told me i was like her. i thought i was in pain when i ran but when i saw this i relized i went thrugh nothing compared to her. she really is a true cross country runner. (the girl who runs by at the end is on the high school team for my school!)
picklepandaeater 3 months ago
I'm curious: are high school and college female athletes required to be informed by their coaches about eating disorders, and exercise disorders, specifically the Female Athletic Triad nowadays?
Does anyone know if this girl was diagnosed later with Female Athletic Triad and/or teenage osteoporosis?
yrbabuena 5 months ago
I give her so much respect. Not many people would finish a race. That is determination.
ITSJUSTJEN2010 5 months ago
At those who ask how long of a race this is, this is 3.1miles or 5km.
2252Maverick 5 months ago
ok can someone help me my coach said that running cross country will help me with my 800 does it really help
topchick55 6 months ago
Props to that girl who broke her leg and still finished. She wasnt about to let anything stop her. She literally crawled over the finish line. Respect!
HelloTherePepper 6 months ago
i saw this on tv. how did her leg break?? did she bend it wrong?? it looks like these girls are going through torture!
21centuryg 8 months ago
@21centuryg i think she tried running through a stress fracture
perpbanrequests 6 months ago
I would LOVE to run in this race.. it looks sooo competitive and thats exactly what i need in order to set a new pr!
Lilly00232 9 months ago
How many miles is it
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McAlisterMom 1 year ago
These are good times for girls. Remember guys, the girls that run cross country arent built exactly like us. They don't have the same lung capacity as we do. So in general it is harder for them to run. But for me and my high school cross country team, I'm a freshman and we are currently 3rd in the state (freshman). We freshman run 8-10 miles a day and our average 5K times are around 18:30.
ChronoBeat 1 year ago
How many miles is this?
Mecha123Jay 1 year ago
can't believe she still ended up beating people, when she was crawling, the people who she beat are pussies
toby099 1 year ago
I am in my school's cross country team (7th grade) we have 2 practices a week and we run 4 KM each practice! My ankle was numb and it hurt sooo bad! But my coach said to keep running and now it's still sore it's been 2 days!!!!!
technosmiles 1 year ago
@technosmiles I'm in 7th grade too! Except we have 5 practices a week and we do 3, 4, 5, or 6 every time.
Mecha123Jay 1 year ago
@technosmiles Well you're coach is an idiot.
drone713 1 year ago
@technosmiles Get it checked out. Look up "compartment syndrome."
Wargoat6 10 months ago
How far are they running? Where im from the girls run 2.5 miles and the times are way faster than this. So is this longer?
buckfever32123 1 year ago
@buckfever32123 yes this is slightly longer the races are 3 miles instead of 2.5 miles
Scorpions13256 1 year ago
droppin like flies
bubba77777777 1 year ago
She fell because her leg broke in two places cause she kept running on a stress fracture all season, which was a really bad decision, but that girl is so dedicated. First off, because she kept running even though her bones were slowly breaking, second because after her leg broke the first time, she tried to get up and finish the race, and finally because, when he realized she could no longer stand, she crawled through the finish. Amazing story.
dudeitsmeredith 1 year ago
@dudeitsmeredith Did she get a stress fracture because she overtrained during the season?
sbtbfanatic 1 year ago
@sbtbfanatic She's got the female athlete's triad, which includes osteoporosis. She's malnourished so she can keep her weight down.
Wargoat6 10 months ago
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amazing. this girl reminds me of that olympic gymnast girl who broke her ankle but still kept going. Very strong will, these girls.
okiedokay1 1 year ago
cross country make your bone kinda brittle cuz the runners don't get enough rest and stress fractures form. Her tibia broke, then she fell. when she stood up her fibula broke because it could support her weight.
bouiglob 2 years ago
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
monkeysout 2 years ago
The girl who crawled is Claire Markwardt. She crawled because she broke her leg! She missed her sister's wedding that night because she was in the hospital. Her mother was my teacher.
OoCoconutBayoO 2 years ago
i feel bad for her cause she was doing so well
jemilover555 2 years ago
haha
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titalminarisa 2 years ago
my sister is in that race, jessica phillips, she came in at 0:42, from seneca east! I also know that girl that came in third, from 0:27-0:30, she fell! That is Britney Stockmaster. Cross Country takes 100% heart. You have to be positive about yourself and keep going no matter what. Well, besides if it is life threatening or something is broken. From someone that has experience (me!) I should know. Well, I hope you see me next year on a video like this! Bye!
VampireProductions13 2 years ago
what guts and courage they have
tampabayrays23 2 years ago
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HAHAHAH 1:42- 2:30
4567uio 2 years ago
no...actually that would really suck because she broke her leg ya know
Sandyfanatic 2 years ago 5
that girl who crawled is my hero. truly inspirational
azur10 3 years ago 4
this sport is 100% all heart
j0nb0y5 3 years ago 2
i know that girl who finished crawling. no lie.
binky8698 3 years ago
This movie is really still mostly my favorite since this was created! :) I love it. Plus one girl who crawled made my day! :)
edisoncrosscountry 3 years ago
geez... that was beastly...
xc5k 3 years ago
that is the toughest thing ive ever seen, nothing beats it
goodone99999 3 years ago
i am in cross country and mi friend passed out in the middle of the race we couldnt touch him and I had to pass him so our team wouldnt be disqualified
judahgrayson 3 years ago
you cant help or touch anyone in a race or else ur team and her team gets disqualified
judahgrayson 3 years ago
this video actually makes me freaking mad. If I was one of those runners I would've stopped to help that poor girl up and we'd cross the finsih line together. And she was crawling because she snapped her leg in two places after running with a cracked ankle.
Xinriearath 3 years ago
true but you can't give up a race unless it's life threatening. Thats what my cross country coach said though and I agree. Besides there were other people getting her anyway. But her courageness is great and she is brave, I admire that.
emiilyxk 3 years ago
I mean that your almost finished with your 3 miles you stop to get her and give it up. I just saying that there were coaches unless it was life threating again. I would have stopped if I was one of those runners but my coach always told me not to stop unless someone is about to die or something. Otherwise, the other coaches would get her.
emiilyxk 3 years ago
Are you kidding, you don't give up you race like that. You need to finish and she needs to finish. Unless it's life threatening then they will be okay. If somebody gave up their race because they felt sorry for me I would be so angry.
imjtblanton 3 years ago
I admire that girl that finished crawling. She didnt give up.
salvadorbarrios 3 years ago
y was that girl crawling?
obliterate1986 3 years ago
what's the distance?
tuttifruit08 3 years ago
probably a 5k
metareborn 3 years ago
jesus christ my freshman time woulda gotten me 29th...19:31 lol..ugh
ryan0wnzu 3 years ago
tss you got me beat. i ran a 20:10
ffxgt5 3 years ago
Check out a high schooler running a 4 minute mile. Type in German Fernandez mile on youtube.
cubs4lifedlee 3 years ago
i like how at :29 that girl like dies and then the other girl laughs at her
tigahmilkah 3 years ago 11
claire goes to my school and is doing great now she is off her crutches and walking just fine :)
starshiningtwinkle 3 years ago 3
judging from the times it looks like they were running a 5k no?
WoWlvl60 3 years ago
bwahahhahahahahahaha
garicmidknight 3 years ago
its like everyone is dying at the finish line
Bwaystar24 4 years ago 3
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i dont completely get it, did she break her leg?
if she did, it doesn't make her a hero, for winning a race, hero's are people who help our society, not win shit by running on a track, or braking a leg and crawling to the finish line.
chicken00110011 4 years ago
she shattered her tibia and broke her fibia than ran untill 45 feet of the finish where it cracked again and she crawled to the finish its inspireing
kcrashintome 4 years ago 2
yea it inspired me to do the same thing
shut up
crumbutt 3 years ago
good one:)
donthate93 3 years ago
i go to school in florida, and i heard about this about 4 different times today. god bless her! real dedication is portrayed here.
ohhhmycole 4 years ago
bless her*
cJRuNs3 4 years ago
jesus lives her
cJRuNs3 4 years ago
uhhhhh her leg was like jiggly. im about to throw up.... omg. i feel bad for her but i feel disgusted
mliniman 4 years ago
115 is my friend Alexis
Ray5893 4 years ago
Sorry if my comment seemed degrading to her performance. Its just that I 1st watched the Boys finish and saw the same event happen to a boy with a hearth condition as fought to finish while dropping flat on the ground each meter. He even tried to craw at a moment but fell right back down, and I just felt that that was truly heroic. His struggle was 2x as long as hers and it seemed weird that he didn't get the same recognition with an article mentioning him like she did.....unless I'm wrong
Threshold02 4 years ago
This girls tibia broke. She tried to get up and run then it snapped. She crawled twice as fast because she could use her hands and still had a chance because it was one part of the body. The story you talk of sounds great though.
EGol712 4 years ago
i cant believe it when synical people in this world like you pass over events like this with such a haughty air. why not celebrate and praise this girl who overcame adversity? why must you sit there and take away from someone who might have finnished their last race in this manner? what she did was amazing whether or not it was an "expected normality"!
crearea1 4 years ago
I completely agree with astralzenith. To a non-runner or an unserious runner, this may seem astounding or courageous, but to a regular runner this sight should seem like an expected normality. I mean what runner who ran through the entire race bearing agonizing pain would just give up a few meters from the finish line, at a race that big, where you're a few seconds from the finish.
Threshold02 4 years ago
they had a write up on the young lady from Berkshire HS in our local paper...truly remarkable what she did...most would have just laid there
landgsmith 4 years ago
that's not remarkable, she broke her leg 10m from the finish line, EVERY cross country runner, at STATE, worth her or his weight, would do whatever they could to cross the line. Plus at the finish you're so jacked on endorphins you can't feel pain. So no most would have not laid there. And no she's not a hero. She's just one of the many injuries that occur during the season.
astralzenith 4 years ago
wow...i ran in the reginol race for my school. some dude fell and broke his ankel and i picked him up and helped him over the line. still shes a hero she really deserves a medal
braveheartfreak777 4 years ago
O_O
Wow.
TheeMikester 4 years ago
Now that is awsome. I read the story in SI and i just had to see it because i run xc
MadMaxc1 4 years ago
she was from berkshire and she broke her fibula... if it hadnt broken she might have gotten her PR, they had a story on her in SI
goblue1120 4 years ago
what a bad ass...one of the coolest things i've ever seen
dcyxc2004 4 years ago 3
is it wrong that i think of the grudge and the RING when i see her crawling to the finishing line.... ?
haha anyways, i gave it an instant 5 and she's a hero in my books .. !
chuboo22 4 years ago
one of the gutsiest things I've ever seen in sports...God bless her...she deserves a medal
brit757 4 years ago 3
Now that's a warrior!!! Not Tiger Woods when he plays a round of golf with a head cold for a million dollars. I hope her leg is healing well.
drgonzoatmpls 4 years ago 2
Female - High School - awesome
GoPurples 4 years ago 2
Toughest Competitor Ever!!!
coneaire 4 years ago 3
dude thats so nasty her legs wobbling like jelly...its like in the harry potter movie where all the bones in his arm are gone..if u seen it then u no wat im talkin bout
sjamil316 4 years ago
WOW. what a strong person to be able to get up and finish the race! kudos to her!
DOTlinesioux 4 years ago 14
she didn't get up, she crawled
broomtree 4 years ago
no s*** sherlock! If it were me, i would have just sat there. Technically she DID get up, to her knees at least. Did i ever say she stood up? no. i didnt.
DOTlinesioux 4 years ago
that chicks a trooper for still finishing with a tib/fib brake
CDFdavid 4 years ago
wow those girls are kinda slow compared to some of the girls in our team. they have even surpassed the 18 min. mark!
xkiller2000 4 years ago
I like how when the first girl at the begining of the clip collapses the girl right behind her's like "wtf haha."
kosser321 4 years ago
2:30 in if you don't care for all of the filler...but yeah it is hard to tell that what happened until the coach stood her up and the leg wobbled a bit.
JesuszillaCorp 4 years ago
i thought that if girls ran more than a mile they would become sterile.
kidding, that girl is a baller.
RiffRaffordy 4 years ago
The counter didn't say a number when she crossed the line.
JayZoop 4 years ago
yah he does shes like 68 , you didnt hear it???
raider32795 4 years ago
you are right. I timed his voice wrong. She got 67.
JayZoop 4 years ago
editing mother fucker
do you use it?
7:15 for 30 seconds of content is fucking ridiculous
EmptyHero 4 years ago
Your name should be EmptyHeadedAntiHero, you foulmouthed smut headed doofus! Why don't you go back to the grunge rap you're feedin' yourself and quit trying to bring down the rest of everybody else to your and Eminem's level of stoooopidity?! Scumbag!
lookin19502 4 years ago
oh look, an INTERNET TOUGH GUY
EmptyHero 4 years ago 3
I MAY or MAY NOT be an Internet tough guy.... whether I AM or NOT is not the point (qwhich evidently you don't understand) The point IS... Why don't you see whether you can attempt to UPLIFT this site, people in general and YOURSELF in particular? You might actuallly find it rewarding... and if you cannot see any reason to do so, then kindly keep your assininity to yourself, Bubba!
lookin19502 4 years ago
ಠ_ಠ
EmptyHero 4 years ago
FROSTED BUTTS
koolk47 4 years ago
This reply isn't where it's supposed to be.
wtf
koolk47 4 years ago
Wow! Someone lives a very sheltered life. Oh, and where did you come up with the name "EmptyHeadedAntiHero"? It makes no sense whatsoever. I think your name should be LookinToGetOutFromUnderThisRockILiveUnder19502 because if you haven't heard the word FUCK before you sure don't live in what we normal people like to call the R.L. you "stooooopidhead"!!!!!!
linkinpark7822 4 years ago
EmptyHero has a point. everyone who watched it thought the same thing.
JewFro312 4 years ago
to emptyhero, its not "30 seconds of content", he's probably posting for all the runners in the race.
aha45 4 years ago
I just realzied at 0:45 the girl on the left side collapses too
asianaussie2009 4 years ago
just because shes tired...no broken bones.
JesuszillaCorp 4 years ago
why does the guy stand her up after her leg snaps in half?
mdelrossi1 4 years ago
He probably just thought she was tired.
huntsman0603 4 years ago
Awesome job girl! Notice how none of the other people even pay attention to her or ask what's going on....
asianaussie2009 4 years ago
I don't blame them. They more than likely thought she was just exhausted from the run. There really is no way anyone could have known she broke her leg in 2 or 3 places. She showed a hell of a lot of determination to even crawl to the finish line.
chiabone 4 years ago
Wow. I need to delete my comments. They don't go where I want them to, and it makes me feel stupid.
PharFigNewton 4 years ago
ouch!
garicmidknight 4 years ago
over 140,000 viewers?! geez..all the other videos about this have about 3,000..this is getting more attention then alan webb's videos!
lochbessmonster 4 years ago
it's because the girl freakin breaks her leg!
dagda16 4 years ago
but how does everybody hear about this?
lochbessmonster 4 years ago
She was on ESPN.
If you want to see an ESPN article on it, type "Claire Markwardt" in Google.
PharFigNewton 4 years ago
Bravo. Guts personified.
garicmidknight 4 years ago
that is the heart of a true runner.
ccrunner203 4 years ago
ha. I love how all these people are from berkshire.
Alyssa, Dan, (I know you)
WildDingo07 4 years ago
toughest runner by far!!!!! great job Claire Markwardt. what a gutsy finshish!!
alfarocs 4 years ago
What a trooper! Such a freak accident to happen and what a will to finish the race. Hope she gets better! Any news on how she is of what condition she's in?
icramer 4 years ago
Wow...Balls and Guts! That's all I have to say about that! What a freak accident and what a drive to finish the race! Good for her! Hope she gets better!
icramer 4 years ago
Truly what people will never understand, its all about finishing what you start. Way to go Claire.
runmic58 4 years ago
CLAIRES FREAKING AWESOME
i go to berkshire.
[[[to all u haters out there who think cc isnt a real sport and think footballs so tough u all need to die in a hole with a broken fibula and tibula so f u. ]]]
jamroh05 4 years ago
to the genius that said football is harder then cross country here ya go:
you said that cross country isn't hard because it last about 16-25 minutes..when if you look at football theres only about 8 minutes of actual game play in football..so if you going on to say which sport is the hardest based on time..footballs a cakewalk.
k8linn32 4 years ago 3
how is there only 8 minutes?
richardtheconquerer 4 years ago
That took at lot of courage to finish the race with a broken leg. I do not blame you though, you came so far with all that hard work being a senior. I would finish regardless of what happen too. If only the OHSAA gave courage awards, you would get it for sure. GET WELL SOON
photorunner 4 years ago
Thats sad that she has to go out on the race she broke her leg in, will she be running in college? i mean if she is a top 50 runner as i suspect then i would think she could get a scholarship somewhere?
rollerhockeyfan 4 years ago
yes she is a senior in high school so she is 17/18 yrs old my cousin ran with her and u can see her in front of her
LindzDack 4 years ago
she is a senior!
Ganim19 4 years ago
Wow, being a runner from Indiana, Peru, I have to say this is one of the most Gutsy things i've ever seen, she has more inner strength then i've seen in a long time. I have a lot of respect for her. Does anyone know what grade she is in?
rollerhockeyfan 4 years ago
she is a senior in high school so she is either 17 yrs old or 18. my cousin who is on the same team with her you see her pass her and look at her as she needs to help her out so i heard all about it from my cousin.
LindzDack 4 years ago
maybe if she drank some milk her bones wouldn't break so easily
kareemtehdream 4 years ago
And to totalpackage, your a dick. You were probly a football player who was on 3rd string jv all of high school and thought you were tough shit cause you're a big bad football player who later droped out cause you knew you would never amout to anything.
jewfro510 4 years ago
Wow! Im a CC for black river high school, and this is one of the worst thing I have ever seen. Its always scary watching a fellow runner go down, know them or not, you know that could be you one day. I saw the ambulance and didn't even think about an injury, I just thought it was an asthmah attack or something. Clare is a hero to me, and yes im a guy, I would never be able to push myself across the finsh with a broken leg. Clare I give you props.
jewfro510 4 years ago 2
xc is the hardest sport there is by far for every1 who thinks other sports are harder i would like to see you all go run a 3.1 mile race is see how u like it
westervillains 4 years ago 5
hell yeah xc is a tough spor...this is my first year running sophmore i ran trained for 2 weeks before my first race and my time was 23:21 and my best time of the season is 18:12 now im training really hard i really dont like sprints so for indor track i will mostlikely do 1 and 2 mile races but now im running 9 miles every day except sunday i only run 6 miles next year i will hopefully make it to the state championship
serbpetey 4 years ago
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That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard. You are talking about a sport that takes from 16-25 mins the most and all you do is run. I did it for 2 yrs and football was by far the most draining sport ive ever played.
saint4u21 4 years ago
Sounds like someone didn't put all his effort into his running performance.
PharFigNewton 4 years ago
Sorry 'bout that. That was meant for the football player who didn't find that running was draining.
PharFigNewton 4 years ago
Sounds like youre a gay!
saint4u21 4 years ago
i ran with claire 2, she has more guts then all off you saying she does not have guts. lets see u run until u break your leg
Ganim19 4 years ago 3
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LMAO. They droppin' like fliiesss. :D Funny. :3
alchemykam41 4 years ago
Well TotalPackage8; your a total package of shit yourself. Have you ever run, or done anything productive in your life? How exactly would you know what determination is? I'm sure you have determination to lead an illustrious career in burger flipping--but what does it really mean? Until you find out, keep your clueless mouth shut.
etphn23 4 years ago
For all of the negative/inappropriate comments out there, I would like to say that Claire has more strength and character than any of you will probably ever manage to have in your wasteful lives. I run Cross Country with Claire, and I beg to differ that it does not contain the same physical pain as any other sport; if anything it, includes more. Claire has something that all of you don't.
etphn23 4 years ago 6
i like food...
illgraff392 4 years ago
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The sustained agony your body experiences pushing yourself to the limit in a distance running event(if you're tough)does not compare to the type of pain through physical contact in sports like football.
jbuschini 4 years ago
I've played footbal in high school and ran track in college. Getting the wind knocked out of me, bruised, cut,or headache was nothing compared running a race in severe oxygen debt, about to collapse,barely able to breathe,heart exploding in your chest. This girl is tough, determined,and highly competitive, and a great teamate to think to crawl to the finish the way she did.She deserves major respect!
jbuschini 4 years ago 13
that girl at a min 39 broke both her legs TWICE
OSakApoc 4 years ago
Congrats on the season Lady Tigers!
rogerklotzwoffle 4 years ago
i run for berkshire, and hey jhett10 and ooben1, i bet you cant even run 3 miles so shut the hell up. i know claire in person and she probly could still run faster theb both of you with a broken leg, cuz i bet both of you are really fat, so shut the hell up
Ganim19 4 years ago
hey jhett10, i run cross country and i believe its a sport, so if u are ever around where i live, come bye ill show u how to run 3 miles. but oh wait u are probly a fat piece of shit that cant even walk a mile.
so shut the hell up
Ganim19 4 years ago 4
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Settle down, Cross-Country isn't a sport. Grow up, get a life, and stop running for no reason.
jhett10 4 years ago
its a whole hell of a lot harder than football or baseball
stratd00d 4 years ago 4
Being a teamate of Ganim19 and Claire, I must agree when he says you are probably an unathletic waste of life living in your mother's attic, with no definition of what a real sport really is. In fact, you probably do not play any sport; your comment is just hypocracy. If you have the time to make immature comments about videos you do not even understand, I must tell you "grow up, get a life, and stop being immature for no reason."
etphn23 4 years ago
I ran XC and am not surprised about Claire finish. Just to qualify for state is an accomplishment in it self. We will do anything to cross the finish line. I will love to have someone like her on my XC team.
odurunner84 4 years ago
wow some of the responses on here realy make the ppl saying thim look like ass holes i run cc and its a bitch of a sport i would like to see any of the ass's do somthing this hard and thin come down on it....
lordvirtus 4 years ago 2
Could you run if you broke a bone in your foot?
Runningkid10 4 years ago
i was there watching...my team ran in division 1. yea i definately believe you can break your leg running expecially that far into the season! yea for all these people making comments about people collapsing and stuff who DONT run, well how bout u go run a 5k in 18 minutes and see how u feel. and this is the state meet so people probably hauled a** at the beginning of the race and then died. cross country is one of the hardest sports!
29raider 4 years ago
Hey jackass. Make sure you actually know what you're talking about before you open your mouth. It wasn't just a "sprained knee." It was a broken tibia and fibula. After reading your comments, I would place your age and maturity of that of an eighth grader. Which is kind of sad, especially because you're probably like 35, obese, and out of work. I'm sure you'll come back and say otherwise. I've read forums before. But for the sake of decency, please keep your filth to yourself. Thank you.
atmbankmachine 4 years ago
wow how many miles was that??? i can only run 3 miles lol cross countrry in middle school so yea we train for 3-4 miles.
lingers104 4 years ago
oh my. people need to to shut up! if you dont want to watch it THEN DONT! im a runner and i ran division 1 here and its for us to see us finish!! so shut it! we dont care!
laurenrocks101 4 years ago 2
I cannot believe some of the sexist comments. This comes from a 73 year old male who spent years of my life in auto racing. Claire,s guts and determination are to be applauded and admired. Go for it Claire I would choose you for my team any time. Those other people know nothing about being competetive.
riverching 4 years ago 4
This video was not uploaded because of the young lady breaking her leg, it was posted for all finishers in the state cross country meet. There are other videos for each division. Don't watch the rest of the video if you don't like it and go back to sitting on your couch and playing on your computer, let the real athletes wathc the videos.
mchatfield21 4 years ago
Wow..Come out of your hole :)
omfgrotfllmfao 4 years ago
Yes tubeking2007 maybe they should not have
taped this race at all then you would not have
any grap about how they taped it and comments
from those like from TotalPackage8 would not have been posted. I admire the determination
you have Clair and I wish you a speedy and
complete recovery. Your endurance is
incredible...GOOD LUCK!!
to be
tig2468 4 years ago
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I don't see as slow as that girl was running that she could've actually broken her leg from that minor fall and furthermore why the hell does the videoidiot think we want to watch a bunch of high school girls cross a finish line. We already saw the "dramatic" finish line crossing. You Tube should put limits on band usage because,the rest of that video is irrelevant!!
tubeking2007 4 years ago
Well tubeking2007, after reading your completely ignorant comment I must inquire about several things. Firstly, is your definition of slow 6:25 pace for 3.1 miles in a state competition race, or would it just be your mentality?? I would welcome your answer as to why you think she was running slow, because I am sure that it would be nonsense. Claire was running in a STATE COMPETITION Cross Country race; in one of the most painful and difficult sports out there.
etphn23 4 years ago