They say lightning never strikes twice, but Zharnel Hughes might just be the exception.
The 27-year-old has no plans on slowing down after becoming Britain’s fastest-ever man over 100m and 200m after performances which both came to him in a dream.
Hughes raced into the history books by clocking a blistering 100m time of 9.83s at the New York Grand Prix in June, beating the previous British record – set by Linford Christie when he won the 1993 World Championships – by four-hundredths of a second.
The time would have earned Hughes silver at Tokyo 2020 and is the second-fastest ever recorded by a European, beaten only by reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs.
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Ominously for his rivals, Hughes believes this could be just the start.
"I woke up with a dream [on Saturday] morning... this morning I woke up with 9.83 on my mind," said Hughes.
"When I looked at the clock and saw 9.83 - I don't know if you saw my reaction - but I was like 'What just happened there!' It actually came through. Manifestation is real.
"Anything is possible. The great thing is we haven't started speed work yet. This is just raw speed and endurance."
Just one month later, Hughes predicted the future again with a record breaking 200m at the London Athletics Meet in front of a roaring London Stadium crowd.
A time of 19.73 was what he wrote in down the morning of, and a time of 19.73 was what he ran, wiping clean John Regis's 30-year-old record from 1993.
And both sprinting legends were there to witness the moment.
"I did it again - I predicted it I wrote it down that exact time this morning, at about 9.30am," he said.
"I wanted to get the British record here on homes soil and I did it.
"I don't care about winning, as long as I execute the time that my coach wanted and get the British record.
"I knew it was there and I just had to trust myself and I did it, but I'm just happy that we dipped under 20 seconds."
Zharnel Hughes factfile:
Born in The Valley, Anguilla, on July 13, 1995
Two 4x100m World Championship medals (silver in 2019, bronze in 2022)
Made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020
Four European Championship golds, along with one silver
Coached by Glen Mills, who also coached Usain Bolt
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