Here's How To Eat And Train Like One Of The Fastest Women In The World

Dinner is literally carbs with a side of carbs.

This is Sanya Richards-Ross.

This is Sanya Richards-Ross.

She's 31 years old, lives in Austin, Texas, and is a world champion sprinter who trains hard to be very fast. Also, she loves rum raisin ice cream, cheese pizza, and Skittles. But more on that later.

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At the moment she's training to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

At the moment she's training to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.

She's already won four Olympic medals: Two golds in the 4×400 relay and one gold and one bronze in the 400-meter sprint. She was previously ranked the best 400-meter sprinter in the world.

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So how does someone run 400 meters (a quarter mile) in 48.7 seconds?

So how does someone run 400 meters (a quarter mile) in 48.7 seconds?

BuzzFeed Health talked to Richards-Ross to learn about how she's preparing for the Olympic trials, which take place in July.

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