When Stéphane Demers laces up his sneakers and takes his mark at this weekend's Oasis Rock 'n' Roll marathon in Montreal, he's hoping he'll remember crossing the finish line. The 46-year-old Montrealer, who now lives in Moncton, N.B., took part in the charity race last year, but 50 metres from the finish line, he collapsed. - Stéphane Demers, heart attack survivor"I don't remember the last 15 minutes of my race, so I don't remember anything that happened to me just a couple of feet before the [finish] line," Demers told CBC News. A medical team tries to revive Stéphane Demers inside the medical tent, set up just past the finish line, at last year's Oasis Rock 'n' Roll marathon in Montreal. During his recovery, he decided he wanted to watch the news footage of his collapse at the finish line.
Source: CBC News September 23, 2016 09:00 UTC