Source: Qianjiang Evening News
As of 8:00 a.m. on the 23rd, the Gansu Mountain Marathon accident searched and rescued a total of 151 participants, of which 8 were slightly injured and received treatment in the hospital. The 21 participants had lost their vital signs when they were found.
At present, the rescue team at the three levels of Gansu Province, cities and counties has reached more than 1,200 people, carrying unmanned aerial vehicles, thermal imaging drones, radar detectors, demolition equipment, first aid equipment, power generation lighting, stretchers and other facilities and equipment to carry out rescue.
At the press conference, Zhang Xuchen, deputy secretary of the Baiyin Municipal Party Committee and mayor, introduced that the incident was a public safety incident due to a sudden change in the weather in a local area.
According to reports, the event is sponsored by the Baiyin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, hosted by Jingtai County, and the specific event operation is responsible for Gansu Shengjing Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd., with a total of 172 people participating in the 100-kilometer cross-country race.
At present, the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government have set up an incident investigation team to conduct further in-depth investigation of the cause of the incident.
What the hell happened? Qianjiang Evening News and Hourly News reporters contacted a number of people who witnessed the event, some of whom resolutely withdrew from the race in the middle of the race; some of whom relied on stormtrooper suits and faith to carry through danger and survive the rest of their lives. They are still immersed in the grief and shock of the death of their runners.
1 There was a strong wind at the start of the race, followed by heavy rain
For runners, if the weather is normal, this Gansu Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon is just a relatively easy race. Because the altitude is not high, the length is only 100 kilometers.
Some runners said that the difficulty coefficient of the game is not too high, and there is a high prize money, the champion can get 15,000 yuan, and there is also a finishing prize, that is, you can get 1600 yuan after running the race.
However, no one expected that a bad weather would strike.
Contestant Li Ming (pseudonym) recalled to reporters that at more than nine o'clock in the morning, the game was about to start, but suddenly there was a strong wind, but everyone did not care much at that time.
"The wind blew people's hats off." He said.
In his thirties, he was just an amateur runner who ran cross-country races for four years, and this time he signed up with three runners to participate, and the registration fee for the competition was 1,000 yuan.
For the next two hours, the weather was normal. By about 11:00 a.m., it was raining heavily on the mountain again. "The rain hits you like a bullet," he described.
At that time, the altitude was more than a thousand meters, and people's vision was somewhat blurred. But the organizing committee did not call a halt to the competition.
2 Many people were seen falling to the ground during the evacuation
The runners continue to go up to a mountain at an altitude of 2300 meters. About 2,000 meters, Li Ming encountered many runners who fell to the ground. Most of them fell on the vent, motionless, and they were all wearing only shorts and short sleeves.
At that time, Li Ming felt that he was fine, wearing a storm jacket, and in addition, his physique was relatively resistant to freezing.
He called the rescue call of the organizing committee, but no one answered. He went all the way up, and when he was at the top of the mountain, he met a runner who came with him.
The runner told him that he could not eat it and withdrew. Don't run.
Because they came together, Li Ming was worried that he would have an accident and wanted to take care of him, so he did not continue to go up. The two evacuated down the mountain together, and along the way, they saw more than a dozen people, most of whom fell to the ground despite their temperature.
At this time, the time was about 2:50 p.m., some people were crying, some people were shouting "help", some were lying still, some were surrounded by three or four people, and some ran to the bottom of the valley to avoid the wind.
"I saw that I wanted to rescue, but I was very weak, because I was likely to fall at any time", seeing this serious, Li Ming dialed 120 and 110 for help. "At the beginning of the rescue, only a dozen people went, and then the organizing committee knew that the matter was serious, so it dispatched armed police, fire brigades and troops."
At about 3:30 p.m., Li Ming arrived at the foot of the mountain, and along the way he also encountered many evacuated runners. Fortunately, there is an abandoned house at the foot of the mountain, where many out-of-temperature runners keep warm.
After staying with his runner for more than an hour, Li Ming left this nightmarish place.
3 Survivors: Pick up a life by stormtrooper suit and faith
This morning, Gansu runner Xie Yu (pseudonym) returned to Lanzhou. For the rest of his life, he is currently in a very poor state of mind.
Xie Yu is one of the few people who has carried CP4. As far as he knows, there may be only three or four runners who go back from cp3, and many people retreat from cp2. He said that it was the storm jacket that saved his life, "I was practicing alone in the middle of the night before, I encountered similar weather, I had experience, so I brought a waterproof storm jacket to withstand that section." ”
Xie Yu did not know the situation of other runners, but he ran all the way to the end, running to cp4 and cp5, only to find that the two punch points were withdrawn. At that time, Xie Yu still thought that he had run to the wrong place, until he called the organizing committee and was told that the game was canceled and he quickly returned. At night, when he saw a team of rescue teams running up the hill, he realized that such a big thing had happened.
At about 5 a.m. today, a participant in the Gansu Marathon 100-kilometer cross-country race sent a circle of friends to say, "I was unconscious at the top of the mountain for more than two hours, and the ghost door was closed. The runner said that the reason why he can wake up and go home safely is the role of the insulation blanket on the one hand, and on the other hand, his physical fitness is good," The most important thing is that when he was unconscious, he always thought of his family. ”
4 Many of the people who fell down are masters in the circle
"I think I'm lucky, if I don't send my runners to evacuate, I may still continue to go up the mountain." Li Ming said. In terms of difficulty, such an event is not very difficult, but I did not expect to encounter such bad weather. "Because of the small difficulty, many players are estimated to be psychologically paralyzed."
He said that the organizing committee did not require some mandatory equipment, such as storm jackets, etc., and general events are mandatory.
"The organizing committee did not stop the event in time." Li Ming said so.
According to a friend of the Paralympics champion Huang Guanjun, the organizers said that Huang Guanjun had been killed. The friend cried and said to the reporter: "He is a deaf and mute man, and he can't even call for help!" At the same time, many runners recalled the thrilling journey of the Gansu cross-country race, saying that the insulation blankets of some runners in the course were directly torn apart by the wind, and the raindrops were as dense as bullets.
The players who died were generally masters, because they ran fast and wore less, and in general, such an event, a master like Liang Jing, walked as long as ten hours. I walked too fast, my body was stiff, but my heart was hot, and I fell down on my own as I walked.
"If you were eating together a few days ago, you'll never see each other again." Li Ming told reporters that one of his friends was also killed in the event.
There is also a runner who is also a master in the circle, a professional runner, he runs and runs, he falls, and when he wakes up, he finds that he is already in the hospital, fortunately, he is not in danger of life.
5 The great god Liang Jing in the circle was killed,
The runners were grieving: they didn't want to believe it was true
In the Zhejiang Runners Circle, since last night, everyone has been discussing the Gansu Marathon 100-kilometer cross-country race.
"Everyone is very concerned about the situation of the runners, and it is very sad!" Fan Guozhi, 46, who works in the hairdressing industry in Hangzhou, began to become a marathon cross-country enthusiast 3 years ago, "Since this morning, many friends have sent me private messages, forwarding reports of victims and reminding me to pay attention to safety." ”
Fan Guozhi said that a runner in his WeChat group went to participate in yesterday's Gansu Marathon 100-kilometer cross-country race, "Last night at 9 o'clock, everyone asked her about her in the group." She said that she decisively withdrew from the game when she was about to reach cp3. She said it was too cold, the mountain wind had a lot of sand and dust and a small freezing rain, people couldn't see the road clearly, and the roots of her thighs and ankles were strained. Fortunately, she later withdrew safely and returned to the hotel to rest. ”
Fan Guozhi said that in the WeChat group, everyone is also very concerned about Liang Jing's status, "In the domestic marathon cross-country race, he is the most powerful runner, often on the first platform." To this day, he is still the best result holder in the 24-hour ultramarathon in China. Fan Guozhi said that last night, many friends called and sent private messages to Liang Jing, but they did not get a reply, and everyone was more worried. As of 10 a.m. today, the media reported that the number of victims of the race had increased to 20, including Liang Jing, and most runners still said they did not believe it. "It can't be true." Fan Guozhi told the Qianjiang Evening News hourly news reporter, "He has a very good physical fitness and is so experienced. ”
The reporter noticed that Liang Jing had the habit of sending a circle of friends almost every day. His last WeChat circle of friends was posted at 8:20 on May 22, a short video about the Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon 100-kilometer cross-country race, which was encountered in a sandstorm during the race.
He said in this circle of friends: "This wind is a little strong, the second time in the circle of friends encountered a sandstorm, the first time was in the Gobi tent, some small stones flew up, the sand blew in, and then in the middle of the night the wind blew, workers strengthened the foundation." ”
"Some runners are already saying that they will not participate in cross-country races in the future." Fan Guozhi said that although his family has become more worried, he still has no idea of giving up, "I usually train professionally every day and have control over my physical condition." Only in the future, when registering for the competition, I will pay more attention to it and only choose the competition with good reputation and good service. I'm not going to compete in the Northwest either. Because relatively speaking, the weather conditions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are more stable. ”
Fan Guozhi said that in the past two days, runners have discussed more about how to avoid risks in the future, "The first thing is to prepare sufficient thermal equipment before participating, such as thermal blankets, quick-drying warm clothes, storm jackets and so on." Some event organizers are strict and check before the game, while others may only look at it symbolically or not at all. At the same time, replenish the energy needed by the body in time, and give up in time if there is bad weather or has been injured. ”
In China, marathon cross-country racing is a relatively niche sport, "marathons have been participated by millions of people across the country, while marathon cross-country races may only have tens of thousands of people." Fan Guozhi said that Hangzhou is the origin of domestic marathon cross-country races, as early as 20 years ago, Hangzhou began to hold marathon cross-country races. Therefore, there are many cross-country racing enthusiasts gathered in Zhejiang. "There are a lot of bits and pieces in my running buddy group, and there are four or five in the big group, and many of them are hundreds of people."
"Cross-country racing is all in the mountains, although tired, the risk is relatively high, but I can enjoy the nature in the mountains, I think this is the best way to decompress." Fan Guozhi said that in the past three or four years, marathon cross-country racing has gradually become popular, "I know some people who are very successful in their work, including girls, who have started running cross-country races." ”
Since 2018, Fan Guozhi has participated in an average of three or four cross-country races of more than 100 kilometers per year, "in the running circle, this is a small number, some people will participate in more than a dozen games a year." ”
6 If you can do it all over again,
More hope the game is postponed by one day
"The prize money of this event is relatively high, the first place is 15,000, as long as you finish, you can get 1600 yuan, which is equivalent to getting the return of the name fee." So there are a lot of professional players to compete, and for many professional players, they live by bonuses. So very hard to fight. ”
Before participating in this kind of competition, the players will sign an agreement with the organizing committee, which probably means to participate voluntarily, except for accidents, exemption from liability. Will buy insurance, the organizing committee will buy 1 million, they will also buy 800,000 or 600,000 insurance.
A number of runners told reporters that such an event must be well prepared in terms of equipment, and it must be mandatory to bring, such as long-sleeved long pants, and some runners will only wear short-sleeved shorts in order to go fast.
In addition, we must pay attention to the fact that you can't brace yourself, you are unwell, stop immediately, evacuate, after all, life is the first.
'If everything can be done all over again, how much I wish the game could be postponed by a day.' After returning, Li Ming sent a circle of friends.
7 Zhejiang extreme running god Chen Pengbin has also experienced a distress retirement:
Learning to give up is sometimes harder than winning a championship
"I've been paying attention to this in the morning [Gansu Baiyin Mountain Marathon Accident], from the initial 16 people killed to now announcing that 21 people were killed, which is the most tragic day in the history of the marathon." As the champion of the Antarctic 100 km extreme marathon, the first Chinese to win the international extreme marathon championship, the first extreme runner in the world to complete the "Seven Continents Extreme Marathon Grand Slam", Chen Pengbin, the running god of the Yuhuan in our province, has participated in countless marathons of large and small sizes, he said that as a runner, he must always put the safety of life first, and choose to give up if necessary. In some high-altitude events, ordinary runners should choose carefully.
With more and more domestic marathon events, the level of runners through the usual training is also getting higher and higher, the choice of events in addition to the scenery, there will be difficulty considerations. In fact, racing at high altitudes is not easy to run, it has more uncertainty and risk.
"Anyone who has traveled to the northwestern provinces by car knows that sometimes turning over a mountain is like going through four seasons, and the weather changes very much. The Yellow River Stone Forest 100-kilometer cross-country race in Gansu has an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, and the higher you go, the lower the temperature, not to mention the extreme weather such as hail, freezing rain, and strong winds, and the difficulty of the runners can be imagined. At this time, persistence and abandonment are dilemmas. ”
Chen Pengbin said that this selection criterion is indeed difficult to grasp, only based on experience, but when you feel that the risk is very large, you must learn to give up, and this decision is sometimes more difficult than winning the championship. "Unless you get to the rescue point soon ahead and you continue to move forward; otherwise, try to retreat down the hill as far as you can."
I remember the first time I went abroad to participate in the Tour de Blanc competition, more than 300 people withdrew from the competition of more than 700 people, and there was a change in the weather at that time, and some players thought that they were not able to continue to finish. In a 100-kilometer extreme marathon in the United Kingdom, Chen Pengbin himself also made a decision to withdraw after running 90 kilometers due to injury, "At that time, on the one hand, it was beyond the closing time, but also because of the aggravation of injury." ”
The snowy mountain plains are still one day, and the winter calendar is summer and one night... There are many high-altitude events in foreign marathons, and Chen Pengbin said that to participate in such events, the preparation work is very important and must be paid attention to.
"Oxygen is thin at high altitudes, so it is necessary to adapt to it a few days in advance; the first aid materials necessary for the event should be taken seriously." Off-road races often require the preparation of outdoor first aid blankets, distress signals, mobile phones, compasses and other items, if from the perspective of pursuing results, runners will often buy those disposable, lighter items, and some even feel that they do not need to bring. In fact, sometimes it can really save lives.
Source: Qianjiang Evening News All-Media Editing and Dispatching Center Synthesized from Qianjiang Evening News Hourly News Reporters Shi Chunbo, Yang Jing, Huang Xiaoxing, Zhang Rong, People's Daily, China Ningbo Net, Cover News, Anhui Business Daily, etc