gracie bucher person knew how to break them. >> last year as a seventh grader gracie finished the two runners back from a trip to the state cross-country meet. >> i was pretty excited. >> she was still excited at the start of this year's section meet. until gracie sensed early in her race something was wrong. >> i thought i had to keep >> fast-forward to the finish line. gracie coming into view is in trouble. >> the wyndham girl is struggling. >> i couldn't feel anything and i did not want to fall. i wanted to 5 -- cross the finish line. >> then this. gracie pulls herself out. >> she is trying to finish and there is a site here. >> >> gracie's mother watched it all. >> you can go out and people were screaming you can't touch her. >> you can touch her. >> a high school cross country role. a rural that meant gracie would continue to struggle alone. >> you want to help them but you know that there are people helping them could be disqualified. as i wanted someone to do >> gracie's somebody is about to arrive.>> the mystery run to gracie is wearing the colors of mountain lake. you are wit