Then around mile 21, Dehan's sister, Deming--who admits that she didn't realize her brother was in the race--caught up to him.
Instead of racing past him (which is probably what my younger sister would do), Deming helped her older brother finish the last five miles.
"I am so grateful to my sister," Dehan said of Deming, who lives in Weld. "She forced me to jog and practically carried me."
Dehan admits that he was really "down" during the last six miles of the race. Then his sister came along.
"I told him, `You might as well finish it,'" Deming said.
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They crossed the line together. Somehow, Dehan's injury wasn't so painful anymore.