Athletics: Felix nabs US 400m title

EUGENE: Allyson Felix won the women’s 400 metres at the US athletics championships and said she would decide soon if she would attempt a 200-metre and 400-metre double at the World Championships. “Hopefully pretty soon,” Felix said of when a decision would come on the daunting double. Felix powered through the finish to win in 50.40 seconds in windy conditions, she couldn’t match her 2011 world-leading 49.81 seconds, but she had plenty in the tank to beat Francena McCorory  who clocked 50.49 seconds and indoor world champion Debbie Dunn with 50.70 seconds.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 27^th, 2011.