Fatigue of Travel Catches Up to Felix, Montsho Pulls Upset

Allyson Felix was the consensus favorite heading into the women’s 400 meters at the Prefontaine Classic coming off Diamond League wins in Doha and Rome but instead struggled against an elite field on Saturday.  After nearly being disqualified for a false start, the three-time 200 meter World champion did not get out well as Amantle Montsho of Botswana bolted out from the start and established a big lead coming around the final bend.  Felix’s fatigue from trotting the globe over the last few weeks was evident as she had nothing left to respond.

The windy conditions of Hayward Field resulted in a fairly slow winning time of 50.59 seconds for Montsho.  Felix was passed in the final meters by Debbie Dunn for second place.

Full results below:

1	MONTSHO Amantle	BOT	50.59
2	DUNN Debbie	USA	51.37
3	FELIX Allyson	USA	51.41
4	RICHARDS-ROSS Sanya	USA	51.78
5	HASTINGS Natasha	USA	51.85
6	WILLIAMS Shericka	JAM	52.16
7	FIROVA Tatyana	RUS	52.27
8	USTALOVA Kseniya	RUS	54.05

Watch the race below:

Follow @RunLiao