Sprinter Williams plans full season

NEW YORK (AP) -- If only the 60 meters event was the premier race in track and field -- Lauryn Williams would be thrilled.
Williams, the reigning 100-meter world champion, starts her indoor season in the 60 at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games on Jan. 28, then makes her Millrose Games debut Feb. 3 in the same event. She plans on running a full indoor season for the first time as a pro, and talked Monday about her love for the 60.
"For one, the 60 is a shorter race, so you're not as tired in the end," Williams said with a chuckle. "I just love the atmosphere."
She definitely will get a kick out of Madison Square Garden then, which is usually rocking for the indoor event. The 60 is shaping up to be great fun, with Williams going against top rival Veronica Campbell of Jamaica. Campbell dominated the 100 last year, but Williams beat her to the line to win the world title in a driving rain in Helsinki, Finland.
At the 2004 Olympics, Williams won silver and Campbell took bronze in the 100. Williams said she sometimes gets mistaken for Campbell because they are short and have the same build. Either way, the women seem poised to rival each other in the sprint events for many years to come. "When I'm training, I'm trying to beat Veronica," Williams said. "When I'm going to cheat on a sit up, I think, 'What would Veronica be doing right now?' "
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