only 72 athletes took the road for the final night loop.
the sun and the trail will be waiting at the end of this yard…
.
rene cunha, the courageous brazilian could go no further.
his eyes were clear
we did not even realize he was in trouble
but he has been vomiting for the last 4 hours.
.
and when it became impossible to continue
his heart was broken.
this was not just a race.
he had come trained to do 72 hours
he was not running for rene
he was running for his family.
he was running for brazil….
.
he represented them well.
he ran with courage and pride.
but that is not how he feels right now.
.
i could only give him a silver coin.
i cannot mend a broken heart
or restore a lost dream.
.
4 more nights ahead will be hard.
but not as hard as watching 71 more dreams end in tears.