'She shouldn't be alive': the story of the Cork hit-and-run victim who ran the marathon

Olivia Keating sustained horrific injuries after being hit by a car as she cycled in West Cork in 2016, writes Neil Michael

Olivia Keating completed a five-day ultra-run across the Arctic in February this year. Picture courtesy of Olivia Keating

Olivia Keating shouldn’t be alive.

She was catapulted 10ft into the air, headfirst into a metal road sign after she was hit by a car driven by an elderly hit-and-run driver.