Zhu Keming rescued multiple runners from the storm helping them take shelter in a cave where he had stored supplies. Keming even carried one unconscious runner to the shelter and wrapped him in blankets.
In other action, Laura Muir and Jakob Ingebrigtsen lived up their favorite status and got wins in the 1500s.
It was not a great day for WVN or Lyles, but US hurdle stars Keni Harrison (12.49) and Grant Holloway (13.20) both looked great in winning their races.
Klecker's mom won the 1992 Olympic Marathon Trials and his dad was the 50 mile world record holder.
The former Boston (2:10:30 CR), European and Commonwealth Games marathon champion was the world's second sub-2:10 guy. He also ran every day for 52 years.
High winds and freezing rain lead to many runners getting lost or stranded on the course and dying from hypothermia. More than 1200 rescuers were deployed using thermal-imaging drones to try and save runners.
The throw puts him just 11cm short of Randy Barnes' 31-year-old WR. Besides throws, the women's HJ was a highlight with Vashti Cunningham clearing 1.99m.
*USATF Recap Rudy Winkler won a competitive hammer throw with 81.44m.
MB: Trials of Miles NYC Discussion Thread - Sifan Hassan/Clayton Murphy Racing 800 (free YouTube replay) Hassan beat Nikki Hiltz, 2:01.54 to 2:01.82. Tonatiu Lopez won the men's race in 1:45.24 (Murphy was back in 7th place with 1:47.29). Dani Aragon won the women's 1,500m in 4:07.66.
Jager reveals that some Achilles issues "really, really delayed my training a lot more than I was hoping for" but says he's feeling good now and when pressed admits he considers himself to be the favorite for the US trials. That being said, he says what the Ethiopians did this winter was a "wakeup call."
More Steeple News: 8:05 Steepler Ben Kigen Wins Race in Kenya in 8:31 and Says He Must Get Better The 2018 Prefontaine champ was hoping to run in Gateshead but may go to Doha.
After she lost Big 12s indoors, he told her, “If you give me two weeks of complete commitment to the process, I promise you that none of these people will ever beat you again."
*Davis Rave About Role Floreal Has Had in Her Resurrection “He gets up at 6am, comes to the office, and doesn’t leave until 9pm. He is very determined and committed to his job as a coach and a mentor to us athletes," said Davis who also praises her double-amputee boyfriend Hunter Woodhall.
Evans held the 400 WR for almost 20 years and was atop the 4 x 400 ranks for more than 22.
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He also gives a shout out to his middle school start on Mr. Leone's track team.
Cheptegei could only manage 7:33.24 in the 3,000 as Daniel Komen’s legendary 7:20.67 world record lives on. In the sprints, Fred Kerley ran 9.96 to dominate Justin Gatlin and Andre De Grasse.
*AW: "Stunning Wins for Keely Hodgkinson and Max Burgin in Ostrava" Phil Norman ran an 8:20.12 in the steeple - the fastest British time since 1994.
*Vetter Throws #7 Javelin Throw in History
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In Jonathan Gault's latest profile, get the inside scoop on McGorty's secret unofficial steeple debut on the Nike campus last year. Plus, is Evan Jager scared of McGorty? "Part of me was a little worried about how good Sean was gonna be," says Jager.
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Keira D'Amato, the new American record holder in the marathon, was joined by Deena Kastor, who held the record for 15 years.
Sisson was the guest on the LetsRun.com Track Talk podcast after she became the first American to go sub 67 in the half marathon on a record-eligible course. Podcast highlights above. Full pod here.
Woody Kincaid joined us after he broke the American record indoors at 5000. He talks above why he left the Bowerman Track Club. Podcast highlights and link to full podcast here.
Coogan's New Balance Boston team had 3 Olympians in 2021 and 2022 could be the biggest year yet for the program with 2 new additions and the TRACK at New Balance coming on March 1st.
Danny Mackey has taken the Brooks Beasts from an unproven club to the Olympic podium in its first decade.
Dathan Ritzenhein is the first of the top pro coaches to sit down and talk about his club heading into the 2022 campaign.
