By Marc Raimondi

She might have an injured leg, but no one will ever question her heart.

Idaho State hurdler Shelby Erdahl somehow managed to complete a race over the weekend despite blowing out her Achilles tendon early on. The video of the ridiculously gutty feat has gone viral.



Erdahl was competing in the 400m hurdle finals at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship meet on Saturday. She told CBSSports.com that she blew out her Achilles while attempting to jump over the second hurdle of the race. Erdahl heard a pop and crashed to the ground.

"After I fell, I got up and tried to run again, but my foot wouldn't work, and I knew I had most likely blown out my Achilles," she told the website.

No one would have blamed Erdahl for giving up right there and getting the medical attention she greatly needed. She did not.

Instead, Erdahl picked herself back up and limped the rest of the race -- clearing every hurdle legally to avoid disqualification.

Why? Not for herself, but for her teammates. All Erdahl needed to do was finish the race and she would score a point for Idaho State. And complete it she did at 2:53.

"It was a longtime goal of mine to score for my team in the 400m hurdles," Erdahl said. "And since I had made the finals all I needed to do was finish."

Erdahl learned officially afterward that she has a torn Achilles, even though she already knew what it was mid-race. On Wednesday, the senior had a successful surgery.

Erdahl might not be running for awhile, but she made the final race of her college career a memorable one.

No one is talking about who finished first in the Big Sky 400m hurdle final this week, right?

"I never really thought of stopping," Erdahl said. "To me that would have let myself, my team and my coaches down."