Tori Bowie ran a statement 200m at the Pre Classic, clocking the fastest-ever time before the month of June and upsetting Olympic champion Elaine Thompson of Jamaica.
And she called it a training race.
“My coach made it clear that we were just training for nationals,” Bowie, huffing and puffing after winning in 21.77 seconds, told Lewis Johnson on NBC. “No pressure at all.”
Bowie beat her personal best by .22 of a second.
While Bowie starred, U.S. stalwarts Allyson Felix and Justin Gatlin struggled to fifth-place finishes Saturday.