that guy on the right, who helped 75-year-old rickey clayman cross the finish line. >> about 50 feet we saw the man go down in the middle of the street. >> reporter: matt says he was less than a mile from the finish line what he saw clayman fall. to need help so get to the finish. >> reporter: he along with a pennsylvania man by the name of justin ran to help him up. >> these two guys picked me up and walked me to the finish line. >> he said we get there before five hours? >> i said i think we will. >> reporter: they sure did. all crossing the finish line at four hours 50 and 53 seconds opinion all three perfect strangers but all three sharing a common bond. >> there is a little bit of camaraderie as you are running on marathon day especially when you get to 24 and 25 mile point. >> the act of kindness that i've received blows my mind. >> reporter: clayman has been running and coaching runners for more than 50 years. at 75 he completed 38 marathons. he is lest with a bruised hip after his fall yesterday but x rays show nothing is broken. he is back at the track. >> we'll go around re