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Allyson Felix Won't Run 200m in SacramentoPublished by the Kansas City Star on June 25, 2014 Bob Kersee is having a difficult time trying to get Allyson Felix to slow down. Nearly a year after tearing a hamstring in her right leg at the world championships, the four-time Olympic champion sprinter has been pushing her coach to loosen the restrictions. It hasn't worked yet. "I'm trying to push it so hard and he's just kind of reeling me back in," Felix said Wednesday. "I know I'm getting on his nerves because he has clearly told me that. It's just a very different year so I'm trying my best to be patient and take my time to get back." As part of Kersee's plan to ease her back, the 28-year-old sprinter won't run in her signature event, the 200 meters, this week in the U.S. championships. Instead, she will focus on her footwork and speed in the 100. Felix won the 100 at the 2010 U.S. championships but hasn't run it competitively this year. She'll run it twice more in Europe before narrowing her focus back to the 200. "I have no idea where I am in the 100 meters so it's going to be as much as a shock to me," Felix said. "My speed is struggling and I don't have the turnover that I typically have." Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/other-sports/article620366.html#storylink=cpy
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