Running with doctor who saved her 'emotional' for Olivia, left for dead during 2016 training

Olivia Keating said she "always knew" she was capable of completing the Cork City Marathon one day.
Olivia Keating, Kinsale, who was a patient in CUH and missed the marathon in 2016, pictured with Dr Jason van der Velde who treated her in hospital and both of whom took part in the Cork City Marathon and Relay this year.

Olivia Keating, Kinsale, who was a patient in CUH and missed the marathon in 2016, pictured with Dr Jason van der Velde who treated her in hospital and both of whom took part in the Cork City Marathon and Relay this year.

Today is one of the best moments in the life of a woman who was left for dead in a ditch six years ago.

Olivia Keating ran the Cork City Marathon today alongside the emergency doctor who helped save her life in 2016.

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