Masaa Russell is accelerating at the right time, and 100m obstacle can have its own

Masaa Russell is accelerating at the right time, and 100m obstacle can have its own

The women’s 100 m obstacles have always been more challenged in recent years. The cars are determined by the hundredth of the second, and the clogged barrier can end the dream. Masun Russell found how to stay calm, focused, and, the most fast. In the second place of Grand Slam Track in Miramar, he ran the fastest race of his life, and one of the best in history.

Russell will cut the American record in Miami, passing Kendra Harrison since 2016. Behind Russell was Ta Jones, who also nominated the race of his life in 12.19, becoming the third fastest woman.

For Russell, the post has not appeared anywhere from anywhere, even if it is guarded. His outdoor season had not given any signs of anything so far.

He started the year with a strong inside, not thinking of useless and winning the US title. He bypassed the world from the inside, perhaps maintaining his body later. But after the starting season started his results were modest. The fifth place ends in Kingston and only one victory, in three outdoor phenomena, its best 12.74 in his head, and many questions left. Then came Friday.

“I didn’t expect it,” said Russell after the race, a little laughing, as if he had not yet developed what he just did. “I always say that when it’s time to run quickly, I like to run fast. I just got out there to compete. “

100m obstacle does not allow a lot of errors. Ten obstacles, everyone is equally common, requires a perfect mix of speed, time and a friendly. One mistake, one rushed step, one separate rhythm can blow up the whole thing. That’s why the races like Friday are so rare. Turned everything to Russell, including for the wind.

Runs in the first race in the evening, the perfect +2.0 m / s wind on his back in the 80 degree heat of Florida, Russell first found his rhythm and kept it through the end. He did not open himself very much. Jones was right there, but it was enough. Such competition can be what he pushes him on the edge. Directly 0.02 seconds separated them on the line.

What is most remarkable about Russell’s run is that someone hasn’t come, just starts to find out things. It came from someone who was steadily building steadily at the moment. In 2023, he set 12.36 records at 12.36 while participating in Kentucky University. He then continued to win the Olympic gold in Paris in 2024 in his rookie professional season. Later that year he ran to 12.25 to move from above to the list. Each performance approached him a little closer to this result.

There is a stability of how Russell is doing now. No arrogant, not far away, just locked. He did not blow in the miramar. He was wrinkled and ran as he believed something was possible, even if he did not expect himself completely.

This belief can take a long way, especially in discipline, where doubt can crawl in every obstacle. Russell’s technique is healthy, but it is his thinking that now separates him. He is no longer other American rushes in the crowded field. He is the best. And he can just start.

The women’s 100 m obstacle is probably a deep sprint event in the United States and the field. Tia Jones, who finished Russell, and now continuing the third time, he had to return from the March ACL tear. The World Recorder Kidra Harrison ended in the fourth race in 12.40. It is a loaded event without the place of wrong sites.

But Masai Russell, on the wetland of Florida, managed to find an area where there was none. In a race where a margin is unlikely to be two tenths of the second and third, he found a way before everyone and almost everyone in history.

No loud holidays follow his end. Just a smile and some quiet words. Russell has always said he is the best when he is overthrowing it. It can be his greatest advantage. His ability to run free even in the best areas.

American post is now hers. The Olympic title has already been. And there are still months left in the season.