Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone’s 6-Year-Old Fan Forces Olympic Gold Medalist to Reveal Race-Winning Secret: “Really Hard”
At the Paris Olympics, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone made history by shattering her own world record for the sixth time.
Her astonishing time of 50.37 seconds not only left her Dutch rival Femke Bol far behind but also prompted the World Athletics president to reconsider the heights of the women’s hurdle event. After the race, the track and field athlete shared her thoughts on how she has been repeatedly achieving such feats.
While at that time she gave an insight into her mentality process, a recent interaction with a six-year-old gave us a breakdown of her strategy during the race.
McLaughlin-Levrone once again proved her prowess when she won the special invitational women’s 400m at the Diamond League two weeks ago, so it was interesting to hear her talk about her game plan.
McLaughlin-Levrone made a surprise appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show on September 28, to present a medal to the fastest six-year-old in the USA, Alaya Armbrister.
Armbrister is a two-time AAU gold medalist and was visibly excited when she had the chance to interact with the Paris Olympic gold medalist.
Armbrister then asked McLaughlin-Levrone about her strategy when she runs the 400m.
The world record holder replied, “Well, you want to get out that first 100 really hard and maintain down the backstretch, right? So you get into a good pace and maintain until 200.” Armbrister listened keenly as her question not only helped her understand the thought process of a champion but also gave us an idea of how McLaughlin-Levrone operates.
“When you get right into 250 is when you start to really kick again for that last 100, and then that last 50 when all the lactic acid starts to hit you, you just keep that form, which I saw you kept you form really good during the race.
Keep those arms pumping, right?” the track and field athlete further added, while also showing appreciation for Armbrister’s talents.
Moreover, McLaughlin-Levrone who would have inspired numerous young girls with her feats on the track, talked about how the 6-year-old motivated her.
