A New Pacific Standard: How Zoe Hobbs Captured Commonwealth Gold in the Glasgow Rain

New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs in a black uniform pulling ahead of Canada's Audrey Leduc on a rain-slicked track during the women's 100m final at the Commonwealth Games.

In the unforgiving crucible of the 100-meter dash, there is zero margin for error. A poor reaction time, a slight mechanical flaw, or a single misstep usually dictates the difference between standing on the podium and walking back to the tunnel empty-handed. For New Zealand’s Zoe Hobbs, the margin for error was virtually erased by […]