Stepping up: Rai Benjamin alters stride pattern in quest to chase down gold at worlds in 400 hurdles

Rai Benjamin is taking even bigger steps this season to try to get what his top rivals in the men's 400-meter hurdles already have — a title from a major meet. The American altered his racing pattern in between the 10 hurdles, mixing in a longer stride cadence for better tempo and more speed leading into his finishing kick. Benjamin's ready to upgrade his trio of silver medals in track’s major races into gold this week at the world championships.