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PEARL PROFILE'S NEW4@ RUNNER WHOSE STORY YOU
MAY REMEMBER.
MAY REMEMBER. >>Reporter: S4@OMETIMES4@
>>Reporter: S4@OMETIMES4@ FROM --
FROM --
FROM -- >> FROM THE HEEL TO
WALL.
WALL.
WALL. >>
WALL. >> THE LIMITS PUSHES4@ US
TO SMASH THEM.
>> I DON'T WANT TO USE
IT AS AN EXCUSE.
>> CINDY MARTINEZ DOES
CROSS FIT THREE4@ DAYS A
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>
WEEK. >> IT KICKS ME BUTT.
NOT A LITTLE BIT, A LOT.
ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
>> SHE HAS BEEN WITHOUT
THREE LIMBS FOR THREE
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>
YEARS. >> THEY HAD4@ NEVER WORKED
-- WE FIGURED IT OUT
WITH DIFFERENT CHAINS
AND STRAPS.
AND STRAPS. >> FIGURE IT OUT, PUSH
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. EVEN IF THIS
WORKOUT --
WORKOUT -- >> I'M NERVOUS.
>> IT'S A WARMUP.
>> I FEEL THEY'RE SMALL.
>> CINDY TRIES ON NEW
BLADES TO PREPARE --
>> I HAVE NO HE'LL SO
OWEEL -- I
HAVE NO HEELS SO --
>> IT'S GOING TO BE
EMOTIONAL FOR YOU.
>> BECAUSE
>> BECAUSE [INDISCERNIBLE].
[INDISCERNIBLE]. >> SINCE NOT KNOWING IF4@
SHE WOULD WALK AGAIN.
>> I MEAN I WAS PRETTY
MUCH GOING TO DIE.
>> MEMORIAL DAY 2015
INTENSE SHOULDER PAINS
SENT4@4@ CINDY TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. PAIN CAUSED
PAIN CAUSED BY FLESH EATING BACTERIA
THAT LEFT HER ON A
VENTILATOR.
VENTILATOR. >> I ALMOST PASSED AWAY
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE
KNOWN IT.
KNOWN IT.
KNOWN IT. >> WHAT IS THE NEXT
THING YOU REMEMBER?
>> I REMEMBER WAKING4@ UP
AND I HAD A TUBE DOWN MY
THROAT.
THROAT.
THROAT. I
THROAT. I COULDN'T
I COULDN'T TALK.
TALK.
TALK. MY
TALK. MY -- I STILL HAD
ALL MY LIMBS, MY HANDS
AND MY FEET.
BUT
BUT
BUT ESPECIALLY MY RIGHT4@
HAND, IT WAS -- IT HAD
GANGRENE.
GANGRENE.
GANGRENE. IT WAS BLACK.
>> CINDY LOST HER RIGHT ARM AND
IT WAS BLACK. >> CINDY LOST HER RIGHT ARM ANDH
LEGS, THE
LEGS, THE
LEGS, THE SOURCE OF A BACTERIA
REMAINS UNKNOWN.
REMAINS UNKNOWN. >> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I
WAS GOING TO DO.
BUT I
BUT I
BUT I 4@
BUT I KNEW SOMETHING.
KNEW SOMETHING. I HAD
I HAD
I HAD TO
I HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
I
I
I WASN'T
I WASN'T GOING TO STAY
LIKE THAT.
LIKE THAT. AND JUST LAY
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> FOUR MONTHS LATER
CINDY LEFT THE
SHEPHERD'S CENTER, A
YEAR AFTER SHE BIKED 254@
MILES AND RAN THE LAST
ONE AT THE MARINE CORPS
MARATHON.
MARATHON.
MARATHON. >> EVERYTHING I HAVE TO
DO IT AT AN ANOTHER
LEVEL.
LEVEL.
LEVEL. >>
LEVEL. >> HER MOTIVATION IS AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> WE HAVE SWITCH.
>> WITH HUSBAND4@ DAVID.
SON DAVID AND DAUGHTER
BIANCA.
BIANCA.
BIANCA. >> THEY SEE ME COOKING
ASK CLEANING AND TAKE --
AND CLEANING AND TAKE4@
THEM TO SCHOOL.
>> SHE SAID I HAVE A NEW
PERSONAL RECORD AND I
LOOK AT MYSELF AND I SAY
IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK
OR TWO SINCE I WORKED
OUT SO I START GOING IN
THE GARAGE.
THE GARAGE. I STARTED
I STARTED
I STARTED DOING PUSH UPS.
4@4@>> IN SO MANY SPACES,
CINDY IS IN COMMAND.
>> ALL RIGHT.
REST.
REST.
REST. >>
REST. >> HERE, SHE IS NOT. >> HOW
ARE YOU DOING SO
FAR?
FAR?
FAR? >>
FAR? >> I'M FEELING IT.
IT'S
IT'S
IT'S TOUGH ON ME.
IT IS SO
IT IS SO
IT IS SO HOT.
HOT.
HOT. 4@
HOT. >>
HOT. >> HERE'S SOMETHING
ELSE.
ELSE.
ELSE. >>
ELSE. >> OH, MY GOD.
>> THIS WOMAN SPENT
THREE YEARS SMASHING
LIMITS.
LIMITS.
LIMITS. >> LET'S BE DONE
RUNNING.
RUNNING.
RUNNING. >> I'LL RUN A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. >>
MORE. >> ARE YOU SURE?4@
SHE
SHE
SHE GOT
SHE GOT THE CHILLS.
>> THIS WOMAN REFUSES TO
SLOWDOWN.
SLOWDOWN.
SLOWDOWN. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. ARE YOU SURE?
>> YEAH. >> OKAY. >> FIGURE
IT OUT, PUSH
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. >> IT HAS BEEN THE MOTTO
SINCE MEMORIAL DAY THREE
YEARS BACK.
YEARS BACK. THE MOTTO
THE MOTTO
THE MOTTO FOR HER RACE ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY THREE
YEARS LATER.
YEARS LATER. >> I'M NOT ORDINARY
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE.
ANYMORE. I GUESS I'M
TRYING TO BE
EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. >> AT HER WORSE,
MARTINEZ SAYS SHE HAD A
5% SURVIVAL RATE.
THE
THE
THE AMPU4@TATION BARELY
AMPU4@TATION BARELY COVERED HOW HER BODY WAS
EFFECTED.
EFFECTED.
EFFECTED. SHE GOT INTO
DISTANCE SPORTS THANKS
TO A PREVIOUS PEACHTREE
PROFILE, THE -- THEY4@
ASSIST SO MANY ATHLETES
WITH DISABILITIES IN
RACES AND MARATHONS.
MARINE CORPS MARATHON
AND SHE'S ONTO THE
PEACHTREE.
PEACHTREE. >> I SAW THE
[INDISCERNIBLE]
[INDISCERNIBLE] BROTHERS.
BROTHERS.
BROTHERS. SHE IS
SHE IS
SHE IS EXTRAORDINARY.
EXTRAORDINARY. FOR US
FOR US
FOR US WHO WONDER IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT -- I'LL
THINK OF IT.
>> IT'S A LESSON TO GO
BEYOND4@ WHERE YOU WERE.4@4@
THAT'S