The finish line was 0.2 miles away when Trent Fielder stood up from his wheelchair.
It had been a hard 70.1 miles. He swam and biked with his specialized bicycle over dozens of miles. He tore his rotator cuffs and both biceps 17 miles in. At 57.2 miles, he finally joined the foot race in New Orleans, headed for the end of the half Iron Man marathon in October 2018.
First responders, service men and women and police officers joined him as he fell behind the other runners. His helmet and stickers on his wheelchair proclaimed he was doing this race for them.