The summer track season will, for the most part, wrap up this weekend at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki, Greece.
The usual suspects from the Great White North will be spiking up in Gary Reed, Nate Brannen, Dylan Armstrong (shot), Megan Metcalfe and Sultana Frizell (hammer).
The biggest story coming out of Canada’s track season, for me at least, is in the 100m hurdles. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep will be back at the start line tomorrow with the glare of the gladiator. (Now, I realize sprinters are a focused bunch and starting-line focus is a critical part of the puzzle. But, if you’ve never seen Lopes-Schliep slap down and get ready to go to work, it will be worth tuning in — the meet starts at 11:15 a. m. — to see an inspiring display of mental preparation.) Perdita Felicien will be joining her in the red and white in a deep friggin’ field.
Jamaican Brigitte Foster-Hylton will no doubt be in the mix after a neck-and-neck fight to the finish with Lopes-Schliep in Brussels – a race that produced a 12.49 PB for the Priscilla in crummy weather, but alas, a second place result. It will be a battle field again, for sure, in what will likely be the last race of the season.
Jamaican Delloreen Ennis-London will also be looking for a victory.
It will be anyone’s race over the barriers tomorrow. This one will come down to a measure of desire.
NOTE: Here’s one gender bending athlete that certainly won’t be racing this weekend. Ugh.
