As Jenny Simpson rounded the final curve of a global 1500m final for the fifth time, she knew exactly what to do.
Ahead were three women who gapped her on the bell lap at the world championships in London on Monday night.
They were Brit Laura Muir and the leading duo of Kenyan Faith Kipyegon and Ethiopian-born Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan.
All three runners have faster personal bests than Simpson, who ranks No. 39 on the all-time women’s 1500m list.
As Simpson proved in 2011, 2013 and 2016, the rankings matter little when she is part of Olympic and world championships 1500m finals.