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Julien Alfred has explained why she does not focus on breaking records, revealing that she has been chasing the 60m world record with no success.
Julien Alfred has explained her reasons for not chasing fast times in her career and why world records do not bother her.
After claiming the women’s 100m title at the Olympic Games, Julien Alfred has entered the conversation of hopefully breaking the women’s 100m world record, which currently stands at 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The 200m world record stands at 21.34 seconds and was also set by the late Griffith-Joyner.
However, Julien Alfred wants to be distanced from record-breaking conversations, explaining that no one will remember her for running faster times or breaking records but for the titles she won at the Olympic Games and World Championships.
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19:25 - 12.10.2024
Julien Alfred shares how she triumphed over Sha'Carri Richardson & why she lost 200m Olympics gold
Julien Alfred has revealed what made her triumph over world champion Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100m plus what contributed to her loss to Gabby Thomas in the 200m at Paris Olympics.
“I don’t pay attention to the times, you know I’ve paid attention to the time indoors but something I’ve realised is that you kind of chase times and when you chase times, you tend to tense a lot and you just won’t get it, let it come to you naturally,” Alfred told Sports Max TV.
“I’m not chasing time whatsoever because sometimes you win an Olympic gold medal and no one will remember the time you ran, they’ll remember you as an Olympic gold medallist. I no longer chase times, I no longer think that I want to get a certain record,” she added.
The St. Lucien sprinter added that she tried attacking the world record in the women’s 60m which stands at 6.92 seconds but she missed it on every occasion she competed. Julien Alfred noted that she prefers accolades and if the time comes, then that would be an added advantage.
“I’ve tried so many times, indoors, to get another record but it never came to me but I think like for me, thinking about 10.49 seconds is not going to help me whatsoever. Like I said, I want accolades, not times and if it takes 10.6 seconds to win a World Championship, I’ll run the time to win,” Julien Alfred said.
“I don’t care about times, records and meant to be broken and maybe I’ll have it for one day and then somebody breaks it right after me. Records are not something that I’m looking at.”
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