McLaughlin won the race in 51.46 seconds, shattering her own record.
Impressive as McLaughlin's race was, this record didn't really surprise anyone.
Only a day earlier, Norway's Karsten Warholm crushed his old world record, finishing the men's race in 45.94, and runner-up Rai Benjamin's 46.17 also beat the old mark. Six runners in that race set national, continental or world records. The .12-second margin was close — but not as close as in Doha, when McLaughlin lost by .07 in a race that changed her thinking.
By 2019, though, McLaughlin had graduated from high school and had bigger dreams. The races in Des Moines, then Doha, showed how good McLaughlin really was, but left her with an undisputable reality. Muhammad was better. "Bobby always talks about Muhammad Ali, and always having to be ready for that left hook," McLaughlin said earlier this summer when asked how she deals with the unexpected.
"Early on, you could tell right away she was super special and just continued to get better and better every single year," said Mike McCabe, McLaughlin's high school coach. McCabe watched the race with a crowd of fans and friends at McLaughlin's old high school.
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