アンジェラ・ペティのインスタグラム(angie_run800m) - 8月11日 19時25分

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Very very disappointed right now. Last night I ran in the 800m heats at the World Champs, where I came 4th in my heat, in heat 3 (with 2 Olympic finalists coming in the top 3 and a girl with a 1.57 pb.) First 3 in each heat made it to the semi final and the next 6 best times. My time was still sitting in 3rd place (for the next best time spots) after 5 heats, and there were 6 heats. So with one heat to go it was still likely that I was in, because I could have 6 people go faster in the last race and still be in. But the last race was the fastest of the night and 7 people went faster, meaning I missed the semi final by one spot, and only by 0.03. And my time being faster than some of the auto qualifiers from other heats.
It really hurts to be that close, I really really wanted to be in that semi, especially after the disappointment from Rio last year, and even though the final here would have been a big ask, it was possible if I had a really good race in the semi, like the last Commonwealth Games where I only got through to the semi on time (not an auto placing qualifier) then got 3rd , an auto qualifier in the semi for the final. And I know could have run a lot better time in a fast race tonight.

I know its “only” sport but us athletes put so much into these moments, day after day, year after year, being away from home for months at a time, and have so many others put so much time into us by supporting us all the way along and it comes down to these moments, which sometimes go your way and sometimes don’t. I am super grateful to have got to World Champs again though and really do appreciate having got here as I know so many others who deserved to be here too that just missed out and I know you guys will make it next time.
I am grateful for this amazing opportunity, I just feel I could have run it differently- with our heat having a slowish first lap- maybe I should have led it on the first lap as I only went through in 61 and negative splitted (normally go through about 58) and although I finished fast it meant the overall time wasn’t as fast as I am capable of. I ran a 600 PB 10 days ago...
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