«Breaking News» Harvard runner wins 3,000-meter race with one shoe and 'raw' toes

A Harvard distance runner proved Saturday he wasn't going to let the small matter of losing one of his shoes stop him from becoming a winner.        

Kieran Tuntivate's left shoe came loose around 300 meters and ultimately fell off during the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but he continued to forge ahead moving up from third place to scoop first place. 

'I kind of jogged around uncomfortably for another 100 or 200 meters to try to pull it on without stopping. At around 400 or 500 meters, I just let it come off, and I tried to calm down, relax and not think about it as long as I could, Tuntivate, who's from Wilmington, Delaware, told The Washington Post. 

Tuntivate leads the pack with one shoe on and one shoe off. He joked on Instagram, 'p.s. if anyone has seen the rest of my toe pls let me know'

He powers into the lead despite losing the shoe at around 400 or 500 meters 

Tuntivate said he felt like he was running on a pebble with the final lap the hardest of the race

Tuntivate, 22, a senior at Harvard, added he started to really notice the discomfort around 2,000 meters in. 

'I felt the skin start to peel away, and then it clumped up underneath my foot, and it felt like running on a pebble,' he said. 'The final lap was probably the hardest. It was a tough sprint to the finish... I really zoned out pretty hard during that middle section between my shoe coming off and when it started to get painful.' 

He did try to stick to his race plan though which saw him and his teammate sit back until about 1,800 meters and then advance. 

Red, raw and peeling, Tuntivate shows the price of winning. He said mental fortitude and 'zoning out' got him through  

When he felt his shoe becoming loose, Tuntivate said he contemplated stopping to tighten it and running to catch up, but thought if he 'stopped the moment might get away from me.'

Tuntivate documented his plight on Instagram, even sharing a photo of his foot peeling, showing the raw flesh underneath with the caption, 'if anyone has seen the rest of my toe pls let me know.'  

To date, his photos have drawn over 2,000 likes and hundreds of comments. 

Four days after the injury, Tuntivate posted another photo showing his foot peeling but scabbing over in other areas. 

On the mend: Just the next day the Harvard senior ran the 5,000-meter race and won again

The senior said he drew on his mental fortitude to be able to finish the race. 

'I was confident if I sprinted that last lap, I knew I could get through the pain,' he added.

To the amazement of the crowd, he powered over the winning line to be greeted with cheers and applause from spectators.

Despite being put on crutches by his coach, the next day Tuntivate ran the 5,000-meter race and won again, this time crossing the finishing line, wearing both shoes.

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Main photo article A Harvard distance runner proved Saturday he wasn’t going to let the small matter of losing one of his shoes stop him from becoming a winner.        
Kieran Tuntivate’s left shoe came loose around 300 meters and ultimately fell off during the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships in Cam...

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