Gillings left the field trailing as she was the only athlete to negotiate the first jump without slowing her speed, this placed her in a commanding position for the rest of the course where she quickly wrapped up the victory.
Beginning in the 2013 season, all 19 MLS clubs will use the data-tracking technology from adidas, providing coaches, trainers and players with real-time performance metrics including heart rate, speed, acceleration, distance, field position and, for the first time, power.