Zoe Koplowitz completed her New York City Marathon mission Monday, reaching the finish on crutches more than 27 hours after the first runner crossed the line.
"I'm overwhelmed," Koplowitz said after sinking into a chair in Central Park. "I'd give my kingdom for two Advil."
Koplowitz, who suffers from diabetes and multiple sclerosis, completed the marathon in 29 hours, 45 minutes. This was the 16th NYC Marathon she has finished. The 55-year-old New Yorker has also finished marathons in Boston and London.
Diagnosed 30 years ago with multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, Koplowitz used two purple crutches to help get through the race.
Her time hardly mattered.
"I think that's really the ultimate lesson, you just keep going until you get it done," she said. "You do what it takes."
It just goes to show that the race does not always go to the swift.
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