BC sprinters should fight for gold at the Canadian Championships

Jerome Breakwears a sheepskin coat on a deserted road during a photo of him standing on the podium of a medal or sprinting on a track. There is a fashion photo of him posing. Button-up shirt between the dunes. The Canadian sprinter, who is also a model

, is as comfortable to wear a designer suit as a singlet in athletics.

"Fashion is a kind of thing to me. Apart from sports, it's one of the things I really like. That's why I put a lot of effort into it. That's what I do. It's one of the things we're really trying to implement in everything, "Break of 6'3 said.

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His favorite style icons are NBA guard Russell Westbrook and NFL quarterback Russell Wilson. He said Canadian basketball player Kia Nurse and his fellow NBA player Sue Bird are playing a "great shoe game."

"People with really good style always say they're dressed for what you want to play." He added. "So you're dressed up, feel good, feel good, look good, and compete well, so that's how I see it."

A Canadian sprinter for the past few seasons. A 26-year-old from Burnaby, British Columbia, who has raced behind Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown, has done a great job this year.

Blake bowed when he defeated a studded lineup of stars including American star Noah Lyles, cousin, Jamaican star Yohan Blake, and Bermuda's 100-meter brown. ..

He is ahead At the end of the month, he defeated Yohan Blake again and won 200 with the Ostrava Golden Spike.

"This year I was more focused and decided more about what I wanted this year. I felt like last year so I didn't give myself a fair chance. That's why, "Break said. "I was new and thought,'Oh, it's going to be easy,' but I soon realized that it wouldn't be as easy as I thought.

De Grasse was forced to skip the Canadian Championship for COVID-19, but now The 100 and 200 events at the Canadian Championship on the weekend are a fierce battle between Brown and Break.

When Blake grew up in Jamaica's Buff Bay, he initially made a long jump, a high jump, and 400 hurdles. His family moved to Okanagan a few years ago and he acquired Canadian citizenship in 2018.

After the 2020 season, Brown and the United States Moved to Florida to train with his coach Dennis Mitchell.

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"His first year (with Mitchell) was a bit uneven and was on the whole map. Is normal. Athletes are adapting to new training plans and training environments, "said Glenroy Gilbert, head coach of Canada.

"So things are actually starting to settle down a bit. He's actually starting to put together the race. Moreover, he can be confident and run with some big guys.

"And he has a big desire not only here at the Canadian Championships, but also at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

Blake is frustrated and hovering over two milestones. His best 100 hours are 10 seconds flat. His 200 hours is 20.04.

"I'm more dissatisfied with (200) It was. 19 is like a magical number, running 19 is very impressive and many have never run 19. "He said. "It's more exciting to run 19 than to run 9 seconds."

Last year he actually ran 19 seconds 200, but the time wasn't counted due to the track composition.

He won 200 in the Adidas Boost Boston game, but the race had no corners and was straight 200 meters on a bumpy track on the road. His 19.89 time was the fifth fastest time in history on the 200m straight track.

"I think this is one of the longest races I've ever run." Blake laughed. "Straight 200, you look like" OK, where's the finish line ". At some point, you'll be like, "OK, you should stop right now."

Breaks may be visible, but like late bloomers, he has rapidly risen to international rank since he won gold medals in both the 100 and 200 meters at the 2017 Canadian Summer Games. I've been.

"Everything has time and place I think, that's the way I saw it and it was just the right time, "Blake said. "I don't have the traditional way, so I feel like I'm not under pressure, I'm more or less having fun and just learning from the people in front of me."

Brown, Blake, Degras all qualified for the 100m and 200m at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon next month.

And their relay team, who won the silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics — Brendon Rodney is fourth Was a runner — should once again be a favorite of the podium performance there.

"Aaron's expectations. He will probably try to win both events (at the Canadian Championships). Andre isn't here so he's trying to do that. Jerome says something about it. I'm sure there's something I want to do, "Gilbert said.

The 100 finals are scheduled for Saturday at McLeod Athletic Park in Langley, British Columbia, and the 200 finals are scheduled for Sunday.

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