Ben Blankenship Anchors US Men to a WR in the DMR

 Timed in a 1600m split of 3:51.24 Ben Blankenship helped the US team to a win and new World Record in the Distance Medley Relay at the IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas Sunday night.

The face of someone who just found out his team broke the World Record. #TheReplacements @usatf @NikeRunning pic.twitter.com/B86nxMGn0N

— Benjamin Blankenship (@benfblankenship) May 4, 2015

Best to be polite... https://t.co/1C9VUmnl6V

— Benjamin Blankenship (@benfblankenship) May 4, 2015

By all means, please take the inside lane, @benfblankenship quite the gentleman. #teamusa #WorldRelays #IAAF #USATF pic.twitter.com/c6rQU3GF2p

— Tim Weaver (@thweav) May 4, 2015

US mDisMed WR splits: (Merber 2:53.56, Spratling 45.95, Johnson 1:44.75, Blankenship 3:51.24) #WorldRelays

— Track and Field News (@tandfn) May 4, 2015

A lot of this over the weekend. Well done, @TheRealMerb @BrycenKnowsAll @GoBrandonJ & @BenBlankenship #WorldRelays pic.twitter.com/SDkueNvq8m

— Chris Chavez (@Chris_J_Chavez) May 4, 2015

When your team mate crosses the line in a World Record time #WorldRelays @usatf pic.twitter.com/oW8lpF2pCQ

— IAAF (@iaaforg) May 4, 2015

Team USA Minnesota's Gabe Grunewald was the alternate on the US women's DMR and 4 by 800 relays. Both teams won their races iwth the women's DMR also setting a World Record.

So proud of #teamUSA! Esp. my 4x800m crew and their new AR! @AlysiaMontano @ChanellePrice @elizabecks @maggievessey pic.twitter.com/xGbmvrvZzn

— gabriele grunewald (@gg_runs) May 4, 2015

FloTrack post race interview with Ben Blankenship is HERE.