Coach Bobby Kersee discusses the futures of Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Athing Mu, who might compete in two events each at world track championships.
, the reigning Olympic and world champions in the 800 meters and 400 hurdles, will compete for global medals in a second event.
“We were talking about an 11-, 12-second PR [in the 1,500], but she didn’t flinch at it,” Kersee said. “In Sydney’s case it’s the same thing: She knew that 49 [seconds] was not going to be acceptable with me. She knew she was going to have to run 48 eventually to get my attention and she knew once she ran 48 that I’m looking for more. They both know what more is.
Still, the assurance of owning at least one world-championships berth did not necessarily make their buy-in to Kersee’s plan automatic last winter as he floated the idea of dabbling in new events.What he saw in Eugene this weekend indicated their willingness to “trust in the playbook,” and he lauded their commitment to reach beyond the comfort zone of their signature events.
How much that belief could lower their times in the 1,500 and 400 was something Kersee wasn’t willing to project publicly, but Mu believes breaking 4 minutes is possible. “I feel like it’s not just breaking 4, I think we could go much further than that,” she said. Sha’Carri Richardson wins the women’s 100-meter national title with a time of 10.82 seconds to earn a berth on her first world championships team.
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