"I would have been a very big disappointment if i did not continue to run," she says. "You want to be successful so badly that sometimes you're just willing to overlook whatwhatever is making you happy, actually" She adds: "At the end of the day, people do enjoy things that they're good at."
Gabby Thomas became the second-fastest woman ever when she ran the 200m in 21.61 seconds at the 2021 US Olympic Team Trials. She then won two medals at the Tokyo Olympics. But her relationship with running isn't as straightforward as you might think, and competing interests have continually led Gabby to question whether running is the path she should be on.
You can follow Maya @DrMayaShankar on Instagram.
Learn more about your ad-choices at
https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.