The 800-meter runner wanted to go out on a high note.
. The mark Dibaba set, 3:50.07, still stands, and the race launched Price’s career as a reliable rabbit.
She earned at least $2,000 per pacing job for a Diamond League event, and more if the race ended in a meet record or a world lead. As word about Price’s plans to retire has trickled out in the elite ranks, she’s been receiving messages on social media. “It’s not like, ‘Oh, we’re going to miss you in the 800,’” Price said. “It’s ‘Oh, we’re losing the best pacer.’”
She knows that many find her decision to step away now puzzling. “Everyone is like, ‘You just PRed, keep going, you have more in you,’” she said.In June, after the Trials and before she left for the racing circuit in Europe, she was texting with Rowland. She told him she was contemplating retirement, and he drove to her house to talk it over in person.
Price is satisfied from the year she just had. When she crossed the finish line at the Trials, 0.34 seconds from third place and a spot on the Olympic team, she felt a flicker of disappointment. Then she looked up at the board and saw the letters “PB” appear next to her time.
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