London Marathon runner completes race with a BROKEN ankle snapped 18 MILES from finish
A WOMAN ran two thirds of the London Marathon with a broken ankle. Siobhan O’Keeffe, 25, snapped her right fibula after eight miles on Sunday. But she ignored medical advice to pull out, bandaged up the injury and went on to complete the 26 miles in 6hrs 14mins. Siobhan, a recruitment consultant from Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, […]
A WOMAN ran two thirds of the London Marathon with a broken ankle.
Siobhan O’Keeffe, 25, snapped her right fibula after eight miles on Sunday.
But she ignored medical advice to pull out, bandaged up the injury and went on to complete the 26 miles in 6hrs 14mins.
Siobhan, a recruitment consultant from Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, was determined to carry on after raising £6,000 for Children With Cancer.
She said: “The pain was unbearable but I didn’t want to let anyone down.
“I feel like I have unfinished business with the marathon. I did say never again when I finished but I’ll never say never.”
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Siobhan says “running was just agony” and the pain was only temporarily numbed by the roar of the crowds as she ran down The Mall towards the finish line.
She says she didn’t go to A&E until the next morning.
Her ankle is now encased in a cast and will find out on Friday if she needs an operation.
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