by Alfonz Juck
Kim Conley, Pre Classic, May 2016, photo by PhotoRun.net
PORTLAND (USA, Jun 12): At Track Festival meet Drew Windle in 1:45.65 PB and Clayton Murphy 3:36.23 PB were the 800 m and 1500 m winners. Galen Rupp was back when winning the 5000 m in 13:20.69. On the women side Brenda Martinez got the 800 m in 2:00.21, Kate Grice 1500 m in 4:05.93 and Briton Lennie Waite steeple in 9:35.91 life-time best. Kim Conley was the best in the 5000 m 15:16.75 over Gabe Grunewald 15:19.50.
RunBlogRun opines: Another wonderful effort from Jonathan Marcus and his team. Jonathan is the man behind HOKA ONE ONE Oxy Middle Distance, Adrian Martinez Classic, and Portland Track Festival. Jonathan told me that he is interested in creating small events where the athletes’ interest are truly considered! Well done, Jonathan. You are now on my list for 2017. And Drew Windle, Clayton Murphy, Kim Conley, Brenda Martinez and Gabe Grunewald all show the success of the event!
