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"text": "\"It's definitely a goal of mine because I haven't done a personal record in a long time. I'm definitely looking forward to PBing,\" said the American, who has run 9.75sec this year. \"Hopefully the conditions will be good, my start's better and everything is working well so I can accomplish one of my goals.\"",
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