Reece Prescod ran like the wind — but vanished like a whisper. The 2020 Summer Olympics felt his fire, even if the spotlight never lingered long. At 29, the Walthamstow-born sprinter has zipped up his spikes for good. He never chased stardom. Still, his farewell stirred hearts louder than a starter pistol. In a world wired for medals, he signed off with emotion.

Well, Prescod has pulled the ultimate vanishing act. Since the end of 2023, the British sprinter has been missing from major track meets, both international and domestic. No comeback whispers or injury buzz, just radio silence, palpable and weird. The spikes stayed clean, and the lanes untouched. Everything seemed mysterious until he came back on his Instagram on Monday with a message and a carousel of images (read: memories).

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