'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
American track athlete Nikki Hiltz recently shared her reaction as her counterpart, Gabby Thomas, explained her bicarb side effects. This comes just a few days after Thomas and Hiltz competed together at Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track in Kingston.
Hiltz finished second overall in the short distance group after her top-place finish in the 800m and a third-place finish in the 1500m event. In contrast to Hiltz, Thomas won the long sprint event in this first stop of Johnson's Grand Slam Track.
In the following days, Thomas shared a video on her TikTok where the athlete can be seen sarcastically explaining the consequences after taking bicarbs. In the video, the 200m Olympic champ added further that she had to spend the majority of her warmup sessions inside the washroom.
Trending
Hiltz reacted to this video and derived similarities with Thomas' situation in the video and shared a five-word reaction. She wrote:
"She’s just like me fr"
"Didn't think it would be quite fast"- Gabby Thomas on her 400m race at Michael Johnson's GST
In a conversation after her 400m race, where she finished as the runner-up, Gabby Thomas stated that she knew that the 400m race was going to be difficult for her, and also mentioned that she didn't think the race would be so fast in these initial stages of the season.
Additionally, she also opened up about the effort and hard work required to win a 400-meter race. She said (via Citius Mag, 00:27 onwards):
"I mean I knew it was going to be a hard race, that was an incredible lineup but I didn't think it would be quite fast this early but everyone ran amazing and I'm really proud of what I did. It definitely does hurt, it takes a lot of grit, mental effort to win that race and it's a long sprint but I signed up for it."
During the conversation, Gabby Thomas also mentioned that the founder of GST, Michael Johnson, also congratulated her after her performance across the 200m (where she bagged first position) and 400m races in Kingston. She lost the 400m race to Salwa Eid Nasser, Paris Olympics silver medalist in the 400m event, after the latter clocked a world lead run time (48.67 seconds).
