Hurdler Alaysha Johnson earns spot to Paris Games wearing borrowed spikes and uniform she designed

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Hurdler Alaysha Johnson earns spot to Paris Games wearing borrowed spikes and uniform she designed
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Alaysha Johnson ran in shoes borrowed from a fellow hurdler and in a uniform she designed herself. She's both fast and fashion-forward. The 100-meter hurdler earned a spot to the Paris Games with a second-place finish in a competitive field at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.

Alaysha Johnson reacts to a second place during the women’s 100-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. First place winner Masai Russell, center, Alaysha Johnson, at second place, right stand with third place winner Grace Stark after the win the women’s 100-meter hurdles final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Eugene, Ore.

“Anybody that you ever knew that was amazing, on those cereal boxes, we probably trained them,” Johnson said of the staff she works with. Benjamin was part of the fastest 400 hurdles race ever at the Tokyo Games, where he ran 46.17 but finished second to Norway’s Karsten Warholm, who ran the first sub-46 hurdles in history.Grant Fisher won the 5,000 meters in 13 minutes, 8.85 seconds to complete the distance double. He opened the meet with a victory in the 10,000.

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