It was not until she was a freshman at Richford High School that her innate talent revealed itself. It turned out that she was a natural, even if she was not enamored with the general concept of running long distances. It was just something that I was doing.”Richard Flint, one of Purrier St. Pierre’s high school coaches, saw her potential. “When they pulled him over, he told me to keep running,” Purrier St. Pierre said. But even as she asserted her dominance, winning state title after state title, her training never exceeded 30 miles a week, she said — a relatively light total, even for someone her age.

Source: International New York Times June 16, 2021 09:00 UTC