A WREXHAM woman amazingly completed a half-marathon despite breaking her hip just 300 metres from the finish line.

Amy Davies, 22, from Little Acton, was running the Essar Chester Half Marathon on Sunday along with her sister and brother-in-law, Sarah and James Griffiths, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation in memory of her grandmother who died in January.

The finish line was in sight when Amy, who captains Clywedog-based Brickfield Rangers Ladies football team, broke down in agony.

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She was sitting at the side of the road, determined to finish the race and went on to complete the race in a wheelchair, despite being in agonising pain.

It was initially thought Amy had damaged her ligaments, but it was only when she went to the Countess of Chester Hospital after the race, and an X-ray was taken, that she realised she had broken her hip and required immediate surgery to repair the damage.

Amy said: “I was 300 metres from the finish line and something just snapped. It was really weird, like something had popped out of place.”

She added: “I was on course to complete it in two hours and five minutes, and as I was sat on the side of the road, despite the pain, I’m quite tough so I decided I wanted to complete it.

“I was put in a wheelchair at the side of the road and wrapped in some foil, and made it across the line.”

Amy’s parents Phill and Glenys were watching, waiting to take her photo at the finish line when they received the news.

Phill said: “It was a real shock to find out she’d collapsed so close to the end.

“Amy has been so strong and upbeat throughout the whole ordeal and we are all incredibly proud of how she has handled it. We know she’ll be back up on her feet in no time.”

Amy, who has just graduated as a Glyndwr University media student and has her own video production company, Parallel Media, now has the long road to recovery in front of her.

Having played football when she was younger, she only took up the game again earlier this year, getting involved in playing and coaching at Brickfield.

Now she has been told she cannot play again for two years while she recovers.

She added: “It’s unbelievable to be fair, I couldn’t believe it, I was gobsmacked.

“I’m just gutted as I only started playing again in January.

“Everyone at the club has been brilliant though and rallied around to support me and my family have been especially amazing.”

Brickfield Rangers football director Andrew Ruscoe added: “It’s incredible what happened to Amy, but she deserves so much credit for soldiering on and completing the marathon.

“We’ll continue to support her at the club and hope she recovers as soon as possible.”

Her side’s manager Dave Murray said he was ‘truly devastated’ after discovering his captain would be out for two seasons and said the rest of the squad were disappointed as she was a big character in the dressing room.

Anyone who wished to sponsor Amy for her heroic efforts can do so at www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/amyclairedavies and visit www.fb.com/parallelmediainc