This is the touching moment a Kentucky police officer grabbed the hand of a woman who was struggling during a 10k race and helped her cross the finish line . Asia Ford was celebrating her 200lb weight loss by participating in the Rodes City Run in Louisville . But after hitting the fourth mile , she became dizzy and found it hard to breathe . Ford wrote on her Facebook that she had forgotten to eat that morning and was still recovering from a bout of pneumonia . But when paramedics checked on the mother-of-three she said there was no way she was going to quit . Her motivation inspired Lt Aubrey Gregory , who was working the race nearby . Scroll down for video . Asia Ford was struggling after the fourth mile of the Rodes City Run in Louisville , Kentucky but refused to stop . Lt Aubrey Gregory was inspired by her motivation and decided he had to make sure she finished . He said he had to 'meet this inspirational woman ' and got out and grabbed her hand . Gregory shared stories of his late mother to keep Ford 's mind off the pain as they walked the last two miles with her son to the finish line . Gregory , who works with the Louisville Metro Police Department , decided he was going to make sure Ford crossed that finish line . ' I said I 'm not going to let her stop , we 're going to do this together , ' he told WAVE 3 . 'So I got out and I grabbed her hand.I had to meet this inspirational woman . ' Gregory kept Ford 's mind off the pain for the final two miles and shared stories about his late mother , who had diabetes . And although Ford was long behind the rest of the pack and last in the race , Gregory called ahead to make sure there would be a finish line waiting for them , he told Fox News . Soon the pair , who were joined by Ford 's son Terrance , heard the crowd cheer . Gregory said it gave him goosebumps . ' I let her go right there before the end , ' he told WHAS 11 . 'To see her raise her hands , there are n't words to express the way I felt seeing her be successful . ' Ford shared photos of her incredible weight loss journey where , at her heaviest , she weighed 474 pounds . Ford decided to get healthy so that she could be there for her three children . Ford told WAVE 3 Gregory was her 'angel ' , who came at the moment she 'really needed him ' . She added that he was an 'inspiration ' for not letting her give up when she felt she could n't continue . Terrance Ford said that he was glad to see there were police officers like Gregory still around . 'With all the stuff that 's going on with police , it 's just nice to know there are nice people out there , ' he said . But it 's his mother who Terrance said inspires and motivates him to 'push harder ' to do what he wants in life . At her heaviest , Ford weighed 474 pounds . She had struggled with her weight for years but , when her then-husband lost a limb from diabetes , Ford knew she had to make a change for her children . 'That is when I woke up , ' she told WHAS 11 . ' I could n't allow them to be on this earth without my help . ' 'And the only way I would be able to help them is if I helped myself first . ' WAVE 3 . Ford called Gregory her 'angel ' , who came at the moment she 'really needed him ' . She said he was her inspiration for not giving up when she was n't sure she had the strength to continue the race .
Asia Ford was struggling on the fourth day of qualifying in Louisville , however . But Lt car Aubrey Gregory overheard her tell a paramedic she would not race . That 's when he decided he would make sure they finished the race . Although she was last and behind the pack , he called to make sure there would be a finish line waiting for them . Ford called Gregory her ' angel ' and an ' inspiration '