Jamaica sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has put together one of the most exceptional seasons in track and field history, after dominating the 100m at the World Championships, and clocking a number of blistering times, she has just one objective left, to keep running fast.
Earlier this week, the sprinter clocked a speedy 10.62 at the Monaco Diamond League meet. The time was the athlete’s best this season and just two hundredths of a second outside her personal best. Even more remarkable was the fact that the performance marked the sprinter’s 6th sub-10.7 time this season, the most by any female athlete in history.
Despite all that she has achieved so far, the sprinter is not quite ready to end the season just yet.
“To be able to run 10.6 consistently means a lot to me. It is remarkable. It is very hard to keep the speed at this high level,” Fraser-Pryce said.
“It is important for me to deliver fast times because I´m looking forward for myself to having a great season,” she added.
“I´m in my late thirties, and I think I feel like I have more to give. I look forward to doing my Personal Best for the rest of the season and running fast.
“As a sprinter, you always want to run on the fast track. The only target I have for the rest of the season is just to run fast. Now, we break, and then we come again. Not sure about Lausanne yet.”
With five events to go Fraser-Pryce is also in contention for the 100m Diamond League title.