PHOTOS: The inspiring story of the police officer who helped a struggling runner

A powerful photo of a police officer helping a woman cross the finish line of the Rodes City Run in Louisville, Kentucky has gone viral after being shared on Reddit.

PHOTOS: The inspiring story of the police officer who helped a struggling runner

Asia Ford was participating in her first 10k (six miles) on Saturday. She began to feel sick after the fourth mile - and from his car, Lt. Aubrey Gregory noticed that she was beginning to falter.

"I'm not going to let her quit, so I got out and she immediately grabbed my hand," LMPD Lt. Aubrey Gregory later told Whas11.

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