Perdita Felicien
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"100 m hurdles": 12.46 "Canadian records in track and field/NR", Eugene, Oregon/Eugene, 2004

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"Perdita Felicien" is a retired Canadian hurdling/hurdler. Felicien is a former world champion in the 100 m hurdles and multiple medalist at both the indoor and outdoor world championships. She has won two silver medals at the Pan American Games in the event as well. The Canadian records in track and field/Canadian record in 100 m hurdles was set in 2004 and continues to be held by Felicien today. She was the first Canadian woman to ever win a medal at the World Championships.

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We had a meeting and we were deciding who wants to run and who doesn't. We were split half and half. I didn't want to run, but you do what the boss says if you want to go to the next round.

Look what happened in Athens, the timeline, I didn't have a lot of training this year, ... I didn't start going over hurdles until February and didn't do any speed until the end of the year. So I played catchup.

I am so upset that I let that kind of get to me. I have been there before. I lost my rhythm.

It wasn't the greatest race for me but I was just happy to get through and not hurt anything, ... But it was great to come out and get a feel for the stadium and for the track. I just hope there's not as much rain tomorrow. There was a lot of indecisiveness on whether we would run or not but I just tried to keep warm and stay professional about it.

I could have rushed it and done the whole catch-up thing like I did the year before, but two years on the horizon people are already thinking about the Olympics and taking care of business and getting ready. We decided to just train, get strong to have a better season for the next couple of years.

I don't want to use that. I felt her go down and I just thought 'don't touch me.