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Allyson Felix

off to have a baby. Some weeks after her dazzling Mexico City run, Felix learned that her 22.11 was a U.S. national record time, but would not be posted as the new world junior record in the 200-meter because she didn't take a drug test within an hour after finishing. She learned this only in July of 2003, when she traveled to Paris for an international meet. "It does bother me a little bit, but not too much," she said in an interview with Daily News journalist Matthew Kredell. "I still ran the same time. It's unfortunate that I've been drug-tested so many times and, for whatever reason, it didn't happen at this meet." After graduating from Los Angeles Baptist High School in 2003, Felix decided to turn professional. She began attending the University of Southern California, but did not run for its team. Instead she signed with Adidas, a deal that made her ineligible to compete in college events. She continued to train and work with coach Pat Connolly, a former Olympic runner who coached Evelyn Ashford to an Olympic gold medal in 1984. In June of 2004, while training for the Olympics, Felix found herself short of breath, and was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma. Even so, at the 2004 Olympic Games Allyson Felix won a silver medal in the 200-meter dash.

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