South African man who survived impaling to run ultramarathon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A South African man who was impaled on a crowbar in a 2015 mining accident has qualified to run in the Comrades ultramarathon on Sunday.
Daniel de Wet lost a kidney and suffered other internal injuries when the 1.8-meter (5.9-foot) metal rod entered his groin area and exited his back just below a shoulder blade.
The 37-year-old says he was "given a second chance" in life and that he looks forward to the 89-kilometer (55-mile) Comrades run between the South African cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban. He ran in the ultramarathon six times before the accident.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cheryl Winn, who chairs the Comrades Marathon Association, says the run is about "the power of the human spirit."