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EUGENE, Ore. — Alaysha Johnson ran in shoes borrowed from a fellow hurdler and in a uniform she designed herself. She's both fast and fashion-forward. The 100-meter hurdler earned a spot to the Paris Games with a second-place finish in a competitive field at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. Johnson, the hurdler who has hypothyroidism and trains around NFL and NBA players, ran a personal-best time of 12.31 seconds to finish .06 behind winner Masai Russell. To think, Johnson was a long shot to make this team. A long shot, that is, to everyone but herself.
