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Disappointed Harrigan-Scott looking to pick up the pieces
The 3-time Olympian and Virgin Islands Athlete of the Year 2015 shot out of the blocks in heat 3, lane 3 on Friday August 12, 2016, with probably one of the best starts in the field that included Tori Bowie of the USA and Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria.
However, after enjoying a slim lead at least for the first half of the race, Harrigan-Scott faded to finish sixth in a time of 11.54, which was outside of qualification for the semi-finals.
The territory’s most decorated sprinter had stated that her goal in the first round was to “stay aggressive and execute” and once she did that, she knew her time would “reflect what I am capable of running.”
She was aggressive without a doubt and enjoyed a strong start that even the ESPN commentators noted, but unfortunately fate would not have it in Harrigan-Scott’s favour.
“I felt good going into the race. I had an amazing start but midway in the race my left calf started to feel like it wanted to cramp and it cause my cadence to slow down and everything to get behind me,” Harrigan-Scott told Virgin Islands News Online.
Noting that the only thing positive she could take from her race was her execution at the beginning, Harrigan-Scott said she was extremely disappointed with her performance because of how well her preparation and mind-set was going prior to competition.
“My result was nowhere near what I could fathom. But it is a part of the sport so even though this performance really hit me hard emotionally I know I have to pick up the pieces and not let this race keep me down. On to the next venture.”
Meanwhile, Harrigan-Scott had placed 37th overall and was the 7th fastest runner from the Caribbean, something she and the Virgin Islands can still be proud about.
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16 Responses to “Disappointed Harrigan-Scott looking to pick up the pieces”
Bull sh*t she get her behind cut nothing was wrong with her calf that's just an excuse. Her time has expire train done one younger now. We have Bella coming up train her right she can be the next female bolt runner