.ktkellner, an Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier, was in the middle of an easy 8-miler when she jumped into the water to rescue the dog walker and his pooch.
, was three miles into what was supposed to be an easy 60-minute run, which included a loop around the 1.5-mile reservoir.
She witnessed a dog swimming in the water and a man on the shore calling to the dog. He was a dog walker, who handed off two other dogs to a bystander, then went into the water to pursue the loose dog, which had jumped in to chase a swan.The man grabbed the dog, but once he secured it, he started bobbing up and down. As his head resurfaced, he called for help.Kellner, who has no formal lifeguard training, kicked off her size 9.5 Adidas Supernovas and jumped in.
When she reached the man and the dog, the he immediately grabbed onto her. As did the dog, who put its paws around her neck. “I had this brief moment of panic where I felt like I was drowning,” she said. “I was like, ohmigosh, I can’t hold this much weight.” She made the hard decision to push the dog off her, and once she did, the dog immediately began swimming back toward shore. Kellner dragged the man back to the edge of the reservoir. She was unable to get him back up the embankment, and so she waited with him in the water until EMTs arrived and were able to pull him out. The man and the dog are expected to be fine.
By then, news crews had gathered. She gave a report to the police, spoke to media, recovered her running shoes, and got a ride home from the police, where she spent some time decompressing.Once the news reports surfaced, she started fielding phone calls from friends and teammates, past and present.The next big race for Kellner, who has a
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