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"Cory McGee prepares to compete in the first round of the Women's 1500 Meter during day one of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field on June 18, 2021 in Eugene, Oregon."

Sports photography is a lot about predicting what will happen or being in a place where things will happen.

Much like in track and field, the finish line is a popular spot for photographers because everyone knows the race will end there. But it also takes away from looking for something different.

Finding this picture and lining it up in a split second was one of my favorites from the 2020 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field.

It took the perfect place and time for this to line up and I know no one else shot a similar image.

So here is to starting line pictures over finish line pictures - sometimes!