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Fred Kerley has fired warning shots at Noah Lyles, Letsile Tebogo, Erriyon Knighton and Co as he explained the aspects he is working on in the 200m to ensure he bounces back stronger next season.
Reigning Olympic 100m bronze medallist Fred Kerley has opened up about what he is working on in the 200m to ensure he is lethal come next season.
This season, he has raced the 200m thrice and noted that there were great improvements in all his races. He opened his 200m campaign with a second-place finish at the Jamaica Athletics Invitational Meet before taking a long break.
He then ran the 200m at the Diamond League Meeting in Lausanne where he finished third behind Letsile Tebogo and Erriyon Knighton before his fourth-place finish at the Diamond League Meeting in Zurich where he set a season-best time of 19.81 seconds.
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In order to come out as a threat to Letsile Tebogo, Noah Lyles, Kenny Bednarek and other formidable 200m runners, Kerley will be out to train more and polish the curve, a nightmare in most of his 200m races.
“I’ll not be running the 200m in Brussels and since this is just my second race in the Diamond League, so, it is what it is. I feel like it’s not a struggle cause you’ve got to do more repetition, the more repetition you do, the better you’re off. I’m doing more repetition in the 100m, the better I’m off. Once I get more repetition in the 200m, I’ll be deadly,” Kerley told the Citius Mag in a post-race interview.
Speaking about the race, he claimed that it was more of a walk in the pack since he did not struggle to make an impact. At the moment, Kerley noted that all the pressure is gone and he is just out to enjoy himself.
However, at the Diamond League Meeting in Brussels, the 29-year-old will be looking to shine with a win in the men’s 100m despite facing strong opposition from his competitors.
“It didn’t feel like I ran, but that’s the point…staying grounded and being disciplined so 19.81 in my third 200m of the season, I think I’ll take that. I haven’t peeked yet, so, onto the next season with the 200m and stick to the plan,” Kerley said.
"The stress is gone, once we pass the games (Olympics), it’s all about having fun and enjoying the moment. The stress is over with and we are just having fun. All we are doing now is entertaining the crowds and getting the cheques. I’ll be going for the win, I was planning on getting a huge PB today but I’m not going to play, onto the next one,” he added.
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