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New Jersey's Danielle Tauro, the new USA Junior Champion at 1,500m with a 4:24.53, isn't too concerned about her time. "I'm not about the time," she said after the race. "I'm about winning."
That goes for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing, though Tauro, only a high school junior, isn't setting unreasonable goals for her first big international meet. "Last year, after I finished third at this meet, we made goals for this year, and they included coming back and winning, and making the team for the World Championships. I'd like a fast time in Beijing to be a goal, but I'll see how I feel. A PB is always a goal."
Tauro's win against a crowded and talented field wasn't easy. "It was a little scary in the pack," she said of the early going. "I was trying not to fall." On the backstretch of the third lap, "I pushed my way out," she explained, and led the final lap, holding off a challenge from Baylor's Erin Bedell. "I dug really deep for that."
Now, like Bedell, Tauro must extend her season into August for the Worlds. "I'll train with my [high school] cross country team this summer," she said, "but I'll be doing shorter, faster workouts. The summer won't really be geared towards cross country."
Posted by Parker Morse at 3:50 p.m. | Tags: Race Reports, 2006 USA Outdoor T&F Champs