Les wrote:
"Ducking" is much too harsh a word. She's not ready to run yet. Was David Rudisha "ducking" the competition when he didn't run the first two Diamond League meets? Pros do not duck the competition. That's how they make their living. But it's foolish to race the best when you're not at your best. She should take as long as she needs to get in pro competition shape. She's not in high school any more. She's a pro now.
Here's the difference, Rudisha did not run an inferior race at the DL meets in which he did not run the 800m.