World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
The glow of the arena signage gave way to Josh Hoey radiating pure force as he clocked a 1:42.50 in the men's 800m, smashing the 28-year-old world record in the event.

World Record Aura Before A Snowy Takeover

Track and Field
January 26, 2026
The luster of a busy 2025 season faded a bit more at the 2026 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix last Sunday in Boston as the tone for the year was set in the form of a pair of world records by Josh Hoey and Hobbs Kessler along with several world leads.

The following day, just hours after the meet, Boston and the New England region, huge parts of the the East coast, midwest — and even southern states — were hit with a major storm that dumped enough snow to ground flights and clear supermarket shelves.

From numerous vantage points, photographer Donald Reynolds caught the calm before the start pistol, eruption from the stands, jubilation as records fell and the work in progress of competitors inching through the mechanics of a fresh season.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
A quick rundown of the day’s program gave way to the excitement on the track with a pair of world records easily serving as the highlights.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Just 24 hours before the competition, the venue was calm outside of the buzz of final preparations by arena staff as the athletes on the track below learned each curve, straightaway and timed the right moment to make their push to the finish line.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
The bank of the track felt like a launching pad, but at eye level running reality seemed distorted. In a sport measured by seconds and milliseconds, distances are initially measured by speculation before an official result is revealed.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Cameron Myers stunned in the men’s 3,000m in 7:27.57 to take the world lead in a commanding win over Andrew Coscoran (7:30.97) and Graham Blanks (7:31.97).
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Villanova senion Marco Langon got a taste of the elite field in the men’s 3,000m, finishing fifth in 7:34.56 — a personal best — and afterward gave a blunt assessment of his race and how he fared against the professionals.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
The women’s 1,500m came down to an all out kick in the end as Dorcus Ewoi took the win in 4:01.22 — the world lead — with Sinclaire Johnson in second in a 4:01.30 personal best and Klaudia Kazimierska taking third in a 4:01.78 Polish national record.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Teen phenom Quincy Wilson’s final year in high school included a stop in Boston as he battled back to come in second at 45.96 in the men’s 400m.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Hobbs Kessler roared into a world record in a 4:48.79 win in the men’s 2,000m that shattered Kenenisa Bekele’s 4:49.99 mark in the distance from 2007.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Fresh off of anchoring Australia to gold in the mixed relay at world cross count championships, Jessica Hull ripped her way to a Jessica Hull 8:36.03 third place finish in the women’s 3,000.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Graham Blanks held steady to the pacing of James Dunne and cruised to a 7:31.97 third place finish in the men’s 3,000m.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Before his early season tuneup, Donavan Brazier locked in before pushing to a 1:17.20 second place finish in the men’s 600m.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Noah Lyles lit up the crowd in the final event of the day, the men’s 300m, with a flashy entrance that was equal parts professional wrestling theater and pure anticipation. Jereem Richards barely slipped past Lyles for the win inn 32.14. Lyles was second in 32.15.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
At the athlete press conference prior to the meet, Grand Fisher touched on his race schedule for the year, which includes his half marathon debut in March at the NYC Half.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
At the practice session, the mood was light even as a buzz about the impending snowstorm was a common theme all day.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Sorting out the personality of the track, turns and the banking was common sight during practice a day earlier.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
Signs of Olympic experience were evident during the practice session, but in a non-Olympic or world championship year, many athletes pulled up to Boston to find their early season form.
World Record Aura Before The Snowfall
With its first major event in the books, the New Balance facility in Boston shifts back to a packed schedule of prep and collegiate meets.

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