Commonwealth Games 400-metre gold medalist, Aliann Pompey, shattered the Valentine’s Fasttrack Invitational 400-metre indoor record by over two seconds, by returning 52.24 seconds at a Boston indoor meet on Sunday.
According to reports from the US, Pompey’s 52.24 seconds winning time is 0.03 (3 hundredths of a second) off her personal best time over the distance.
“I ran the race mostly by myself. Second place was about 55.5 seconds (I think). So I had to keep pushing myself to the finish. I’m in really good shape. I think a performance like that would be followed by an even better one,” Pompey was quoted as saying after the feat.
“My training is going well, my coach is fairly pleased. But I still have a bit of work to do before the World Championships.” Pompey added.
Pompey was not scheduled to compete over the weekend, but felt she had to.
“This was supposed to be my week off from competition, but my performance at Millrose last week was on my mind all week. There were so many things wrong with that performance. Some errors on my part, some things were beyond my control. But I still coundn’t wait for another week to compete. I had to dull the pain of the Millrose Games. It was just nagging me all week.” Pompey stated.
Pompey continues to prepare for the World Championships to be held in Birmingham England next month.
“I feel good, but I need one or two more competitions before World’s to set me up nicely. If I can go with the momentum I’ve developed, it would go well, but for now I can only wait and see.”
Pompey returned to classes on Tuesday at Manhattan College where she is currently completing hers Masters in Business Administration (concentration Finance).