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Amy Hunt did not realise what she had done the first time she created headline-making history.
But Great Britain's new sprint sensation forewarned everyone exactly what was coming here.
Seven years ago, attending a meet in Germany primarily as part of a national junior relay squad, Hunt also decided to contest the 200m.
While Hunt, then 17, knew it was quick, she was soon informed that she had broken the under-18 women's world record.
In a time of 22.42 seconds, she had run faster than all of her childhood idols at that age.
It also bettered the British under-20 record, three months before its former holder Dina Asher-Smith won the world title.
The following year, Hunt was named as one of the 'faces to define the decade' by Vogue magazine.
Thrust into the spotlight, she was invited to an event alongside film and music stars. Hunt had travelled from her hometown of Newark, while actors such as Jacob Elordi arrived from Rome fashion week.
The world appeared to be at Hunt's feet.
Today, she knows as much as anyone that progress - especially in sport - is rarely linear.
The 24-year-old has overcome her share of setbacks to achieve a historic haul of four European gold medals in a sensational seven days on home soil.
She made no secret of her intention to become "iconic" with that unprecedented achievement, completed in Sunday's mixed 4x100m relay.
Back to full health, and her confidence in her ability fully restored, Hunt is now realising her full potential - and beginning to transcend the sport in the process.
"Are you not entertained?!" Hunt roared at the TV camera after completing her individual sprint double in Birmingham.
She had settled in immediately at Alexander Stadium with 100m gold on the opening night. Round by round and medal by medal, it became her stage - and this her championships.
She is now among the frontrunners to be named BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
But there were periods since 2019 when Hunt doubted if such moments would be possible. It would be six years until she beat her 17-year-old self over 200m.
Hunt has never been afraid to choose the hard path. Undertaking an English Literature degree at Cambridge University, she was determined to prove - as she did in winning silver at last year's World Championships - that you can be "an academic badass and a track goddess".
- Author: Harry Poole, BBC
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