Yahoo Sports · May 5, 2025
Jacory Patterson leads world in 400m sprinting while working overnights
Jacory Patterson hopes that being the world’s fastest 400m sprinter so far this year will ultimately allow him to quit his overnight job loading UPS trucks.
Patterson, 25, notched the biggest race win of his life at Grand Slam Track Miami — taking Saturday’s 400m in 43.98 seconds, a personal best and the world’s best time since last August.
He finished second overall in the men’s 200m-400m sprints group in Miami, having also placed sixth in Friday’s 200m. So he earned $50,000 for the meet.
Both races took place in the early evening around times when Patterson, when he’s home, is often sleeping in between training and loading.