I was at our cross roads, at this point where i had to decide what mattered to me an, what was my priority? And o man. Soi decided to just take a trip to senegal for eight weeks and completely reset and not worry about any of it. I didn't do any nerrobiology work for a single second. And i came back and was actually, i had a very clear mind, ind that very clear headsface of what i wanted to do. Everything came together in my junior year, and i was just so much happier.
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.
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