Woman who fell off cliff to escape sex attack in Thailand is now running the NYC marathon

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Woman who fell off cliff to escape sex attack is now running the NYC marathon

 

Two years ago while fleeing an assailant in Thailand, Hannah Gavios fell 150 feet off a cliff and fractured her spine. There was a chance she might never walk again. Now the 25-year-old Queens native is prepping to run the New York City Marathon on Nov. 4.

 

“I’m going to be a functioning human — I don’t want to feel like I’m left behind,” she told The Post.

 

Although she is still unable to feel her feet and ankles and relies on crutches, Gavios is training up to six hours and 16 miles a day for her first marathon. She is running to raise money for spinal-cord research through the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.

 

Full story: https://nypost.com/2018/10/21/woman-who-fell-off-cliff-to-escape-sex-attack-is-now-running-the-nyc-marathon/

 

-- NEW YORK POST 2018-10-22

[sensei]

Until when will HANNAH be LABELED as

The woman who fell off cliff to escape sex attack?

Not cool.

 

Hannah, that's her name and she's running the NYC Marathon.

 

[Mitker]

47 minutes ago, sensei said:

Until when will HANNAH be LABELED as

The woman who fell off cliff to escape sex attack?

Not cool.

 

Hannah, that's her name and she's running the NYC Marathon.

 

It makes sense to me that she's been identified that way. It's not often (even exceptional) that we hear updates about events that happened here

 

Not sure I would have clicked a topic titled "Hannah will run the NYC Marathon"

[Wake Up]

Impressive woman.  My hat is off to her and we can all learn from her mental strength and determination.