Beth Potter’s story has it all.
She was left off an Olympic team by unlucky circumstances. She turned around and set a world record in a different sport. Then she lost that record. Oh, there are also accusations about her “supershoes.”
It started when Potter, a 29-year-old Scotswoman, lined up for a five-kilometer road race in Barrowford, England, on Saturday, a week after she won an indoor triathlon. She crossed the finish line in 14 minutes 41 seconds, a stunning, world-record time for a relatively unheralded woman whose personal best had been 15:24.
Her expression at the finish line — with a backdrop void of any fanfare — was of utter disbelief.