Shot from the track at last week’s Pre Classic international track meet. Bodies honed to perfection, the pinnacle of sport. After so many years pointing a lens at cyclists it was refreshing to observe another form, another brand of effort, another shape of athlete.

Stacked sprinters, lithe high-jumpers, ultra-efficient middle distance runners. The best in the world gathered in Oregon.

I was most struck by the balance of professionalism and emotion; sport as a business retains the purity of its point of origination. Disappointment, elation, triumph. Elite or amateur, the core of sport lives in every athlete. Human potential amplified through motion.

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