Amy Hunt is operating into kind
It was week for Amy Hunt. A stable 200 in Rome, a PR within the 100 in Stockholm, and second place within the 100m in Oslo
In Rome, she was fourth in 200, however that was fourth behind Julien Alfred and Melissa Jefferson Picket! Amy’s time was 22.52 – properly wanting her PR of twenty-two.08, however it’s early season. In Stockholm, she was second within the 100 – once more behind that pesky Jefferson-Picket! Her time in Stockholm was 10.97, a primary official sub-11-second run. I say “official” as Amy identified that she is recurrently sub-11 in apply.
Her elated feedback in Stockholm have been: “Sub-11 has been a piece in progress for a few years, so I’m tremendous excited that it has lastly occurred. Each single day in coaching I run sub-11 however I wanted the circumstances to be proper in a race. I take confidence from my coaching, and at the moment the circumstances have been excellent. I adore it right here in Stockholm as a result of it was my first Diamond League, and so they had religion in me, so I’m happy to return and carry out properly right here. I’ve raced loads this season, however we have been coping with a few points, so it gave me an opportunity to work on them in races, and now this has paid off, and all the pieces got here collectively tonight. I’m an athlete who loves racing. I race loads, then I’m prepared for the champs. Power comes into the 200m, however I benefit from the 100 as I’m nonetheless standing and may speak on the finish! Doing each performs into my fingers, having raced loads. Subsequent is Oslo for an additional 100m, so fast turnaround to go once more”.
There’s nothing like a little bit of native rivalry so as to add additional motivation, and it undoubtedly added to her satisfaction that she completed forward of Dina Asher-Smith in each races. It’s arduous to imagine that two years in the past, she didn’t make the GB crew in both particular person occasion within the Paris Olympics, solely operating the relay.
To complete the week, Amy was second in Oslo behind Julien Alfred in a windy 10.99, commenting: “I want we’d had higher circumstances, however I’m used to the chilly and rain as a Brit! I’m tremendous joyful to have backed up my efficiency in Stockholm right here tonight – I wished to be within the high two. It was a messy race for me, however it was my third race in six days, so I can’t complain. I’m persistently across the sub-11 mark now, which is so nice, and I hope in the summertime I’ll be capable of take a giant chunk off. I’ve by no means raced in Oslo, so it’s so good to be right here – it was an incredible race with these wonderful women. Subsequent would be the British Champs after which I’m planning on doing each the Commonwealth Video games and the European Championships – I’ve excessive hopes for each the 100m and 200m this yr, it’s thrilling.
Amy is an open athlete, at all times prepared to speak. I keep in mind establishing a 1-2-1 along with her, and she or he stated she would give me 20 minutes; 35 minutes later, she was nonetheless speaking to me. An excellent athlete and a fascinating particular person.
Amy Hunt reacts to changing into the fourth British lady to run a sub-11 100m VIDEO INTERVIEW FROM STOCKHOLM
