Andre De Grasse, Zarnel Hughes, 100m London DL, photo by British Athletics/Getty Images
Andre De Grasse has had a fine summer so far. In his finest season since 2016, Andre De Grasse had run 10.05 prior to the London DL over 100m, and he had 19.91 and 19.92 prior to London, with the 19.92 being a 3rd in Lausanne. The fine Canadian sprinter is now over his injuries of 2017, 2018, and is back in the groove, building to Doha in late September.
This interview was done the Andy Edwards, prior to the London DL, on 19 July. Andy Edwards is with Race News Service, who is a global partner of the Race News Service.
Author
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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