One selfless London Marathon runner sacrificed his own race to help a physically exhausted fellow runner across the finishing line. Matthew Rees, who was competing as part of the Swansea Harriers running club, stopped meters short of the finishing line to help David Wyeth of Chorlton Runners finish his race. Wyeth’s legs began to buckle as he approached the finishing line as the grueling 26-mile course began to take its toll.
London Marathon runner gives up his own race to help exhausted athlete in ultimate act of sportsmanship
