"Sleepless tonight, I hope to hear the news that everyone has come down the mountain safely tomorrow morning." At 1:00 a.m. on May 23, Wan Cong sent a circle of friends.
At dawn, he could not wait for the news that his friend Liang Jing had escaped safely.
At noon on the 22nd, at the 20-31 km stage of the Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon, a number of runners disappeared after a sudden disaster weather, after a sharp drop in wind, rain and temperature. According to the People's Daily, as of 9:30 on the 23rd, the last missing person was found and had no vital signs, and the incident caused a total of 21 people to die.
Wan Cong, an outdoor sports teacher and a trail runner of the China Mountaineering Association, participated in the last Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100-kilometer cross-country race with Liang Jing. Liang Jing ran the full distance in less than 9 hours and won the first place, "He is the top domestic runner, the chinese runner with the highest ranking points in the world, the first in Asia, and the best endurance trail runner in china." ”
The last time the duo met was at the 100-mile cross-country race in Ningbo, Jiangnan in April 2021. Before the game, they also played cards together, "We all like to play cards when we get together." ”
This is the largest trail running event at the beginning of 2021. On the afternoon of April 16, Liang Jing set off, a total of 168 kilometers, after a dark night on the track, at 8:22 on the 17th, Liang Jing's figure appeared at the starting and finishing points, and he created a new 100-mile track record with a time of 18 hours, 24 minutes and 23 seconds.
When he reached the finish line, the first thing he said was, "I spelled." In Wan Cong's memory, Liang Jing always took the first place like this, and nothing seemed to be able to defeat him.
On the day Liang Jing broke the record, Wan Cong sent a circle of friends, saying that he hoped that Liang Jing and the two brothers of the original record holder, Zhao Jiaju, could continue to run like this.
However, for a month, Liang Jing stopped.
In the photos taken at 10:00 on May 22, Liang Jing, Huang Yinbin and Cao Pengfei were from front to back. Courtesy of respondents
At 9 o'clock on May 22, the 2021 (fourth) Yellow River Stone Forest 100 km cross-country race started on time. In the photo taken at 10 o'clock, Liang Jing was wearing a black sweatshirt on the upper body, pulling up the cuffs to expose the forearm, and wearing black shorts on the lower body, and the leg muscle lines were obvious. He maintained his due level and ran in the front, followed by Huang Yinbin and Cao Pengfei.
Liang Jing and Cao Pengfei shared the same room for this competition. In Liang Jing's circle of friends, a video of the two laughing together was left.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, Wan Cong learned that some friends who participated in the competition had withdrawn from the competition, "saying that they had encountered bad weather." On the morning of the 23rd, the bad news came, and 21 players, including Liang Jing, Huang Yinbin and Cao Pengfei, were killed.
"Farewell to Liang Jing, the running god." Wan Cong wrote such a paragraph: "In my heart, you are the best endurance trail runner in China, with 918 ITRA points, the first in Asia and the eighth in the world, and the active ranking of the first and eighth in the world is also the ceiling that domestic players can't touch at present." I thought sooner or later I would see you win the Hong Kong Hundred, but life is not so much if..."
In Wan Cong's impression, Liang Jing participated in both large and small competitions, and the number of participants was much higher than that of other runners, and he was called "cross-country running model". "I know you just want to save some more money for your 2-year-old and try your best to push yourself every time." Wan Cong wrote in the circle of friends who bid farewell to Liang Jing.
After the accident, Wan Cong felt that "I was very close to myself, I also ran a race last year, and this year there are many friends around me to participate in this competition, which I think is a pity." ”
Wan Cong speculated that the loss of temperature caused by bad weather may be the cause of Liang Jing's death, "He (Liang Jing) ran out too far, and another is that he is not equipped enough." ”
As a fellow trail runner, Wan Cong has always emphasized equipment, because of sudden weather changes, especially in high-altitude mountain cross-country races, the probability is not low. When the players participate in such events, they will bring enough equipment to enter the mountain, including warm clothing, surplus water and food, and light sources, "which is something to save your life at a critical moment." ”
Wan Cong remembers that liang Jing won the Panda Super Trail (168 km) race last year, when the weather was also bad, "The weather forecast is not 100% accurate, but your ability needs to be redundant, and your equipment needs to be redundant." ”
"The problem with this race (the Yellow River Stone Forest 100-kilometer cross-country race) is that when I ran last year, it was hot and I might run for heat stroke." Wan Cong still remembers that when he participated in the competition last October, he felt very hot, and the temperature could be about 30 degrees Celsius. "The weather in the mountains is unstable, it is very hot when it is hot, and when it is cold, the temperature will plummet, especially in the afternoon, and the weather in the mountains is the most unstable."
"Look how windy this mountain is." At 8:20 on the 22nd, Liang Jing sent a circle of friends, and the video was full of wind noises. At the time, he was on his way to the starting point, with 40 minutes left before the start of the race.
This is Liang Jing's last circle of friends.
At 9 o'clock on the 22nd, Liang Jing set off. At 10 o'clock, he ran steadily in front. About 3 hours later, a strong wind wrapped in hail struck, and he fell on the cold ridgeline.
Beijing News reporter Peng Chong
Edited by Liu Qian
Proofread by Wu Xingfa
Source: Beijing News
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