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Ryan Gregg, a 32-year-old father from Michigan was within 200 meters of the finish line when he began to show signs of losing consciousness. Michael  Stefanon of Virginia saw Gregg struggling from a distance.

"The closer I got to him, the worse his condition appeared," Stefanon, 44, told Runner's World. "He began to flail backwards. That’s when I knew he needed my help."

"The last few things I remember were stumbling side to side ... and someone grabbing me from behind and stopping me from falling flat on my back," Gregg explained. "They told me something about how I was going to finish and kept pushing me forward."

Stefanon stabilized Gregg and told him, "We are going to do this together.” With the help of two race staffers, both the runners covered the remaining 15 yards to the finish line.

Gregg quickly received his finisher's medal and some much-needed medical attention, while Stefanon walked away feeling blessed.

Simon Rakoff, a photographer in Washington D.C. captured the moment between two runners at the recent marathon. He told The Huffington Post that for him, the image capture more than just a single moment. "The important point of the story is that we don’t have to do much,” He said. “It doesn’t take much to help someone else. But that help means a lot, and the ability to lend a hand in a split second is a gift for everyone involved,"

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