Rhasidat Adeleke ran like she absolutely belonged on the big stage last night as she contended for a medal and broke her own national record in the process.
Despite having the toughest draw possible for someone so tall in lane 1, she wound up finishing a creditable 5th and set a new PB of 50.53.
It was a quality performance especially considering she had intended on skipping these European Championships in order to rest after a long, hard season on the NCAA circuit where she is a student-athlete for the University of Texas.
