Kellie Wells: The next great 100m hurdler, courtesy of PostGame, note by Larry Eder

Kellie Wells, 2011 Doha DL, photo by PhotoRun.net

Kellie Wells is the 2011 US champion at the 100 meter hurdles. In that event, she faced the 2008 Olympic champion, the 2008 and 2010 World indoor champion, and every US champion for the last half dozen years.
The 100 meter hurdles may be the most difficult event to make a U.S. team in! In fact, LoLo Jones, a two time World Indoor champion, did not make the final!
Kellie Wells, coming back from a horrific injury at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Kellie is back and competing well! Her emotional reaction to her win caught many by surprise, but, there is not much about this amazing women that would not surprise many of her fans.

Kellie Wells, LoLo Jones, in center of track, 2011 Doha DL, photo by PhotoRun.net

In a story about her life as a child, which included a long time abusive relationship, Kellie Wells honestly tells her life story in a piece from the Postgame. A stronger women you will not meet. If the story does not bring tears to your eyes, then, you should check your pulse, as you are probably not human.

Seriously, after what she has endured, Kellie Wells obviously has the focus and drive to go the whole way in her sport.

(Thanks to observant readers Jill Geer and Katie Landry for updating me about this story).

Read this story: http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201107/kellie-wells-americas-next-track-superstar-no-longer-running-her-past

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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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