2018 Shanghai DL Diary: Reece Prescod shocks them all

Reece Prescod, photo by Errol Anderson for Shanghai DL

Watching the race live, it is obvious that Reece Prescod, the young British sprinter, was a mere after thought. And why not? Justin Gatlin, Andre De Grasse, Bingtian Su, among others. And as Su is flying down the the track, Reece Prescod begins to put together a fine race, on the outside of the track. Halfway into the race, Reece is not in the race, and over the last forty meters, Prescod is flying.

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Nice to get the win out here in China ðŸ‡¨ðŸ‡³ first diamond league win ðŸ’Ž @nikelondon @stellarathletics @speedworks.training @britishathletics @diamondleagueathletics
A post shared by Reece (@reeceprescod) on May 12, 2018 at 7:52am PDT

When the race ends, Bingtian Su accepts the accolades of the Chinese crowd. But, in the results, there is no first place! Su thought he had won, but it was not so! Reece Prescod, in his first Diamond League 100 meter final, had won the race, in the rain, and against a fine field.

Work hard play hard ðŸ†ðŸˆµ
A post shared by Reece (@reeceprescod) on May 12, 2018 at 1:15pm PDT

Watch this young man, as the British sprinter has some serious wheels and looked fantastic as he raced for the win! Reece Presod has a smooth style, and he ran a contained race, taking the win, and then, seeming lost in the pack of finishers who had no clue on what went on.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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