Kelsey-Lee Barber knows all too well the feeling of walking away wondering if there is anything left to give.
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So you can imagine the thrill washing over her after she threw an Olympic Games qualifier and thought "there's more there".
Barber booked her ticket to next year's Tokyo Games with a personal best javelin throw of 65.61 metres at the Oceania championships in Townsville on Wednesday night.
The throw was enough to give Barber the Oceania title by a staggering seven metres - and it will take the weight of qualification off her shoulders as she eyes Olympic redemption.
"When you hit a big throw and know it has gone far, you walk away thinking 'what's left?'," Barber said.
"But to walk away from that throw thinking 'there's more there', it's a very exciting thing to have some comps coming up now. There are still things to tidy up technically with that, which is exciting.
"I'll be looking to take the consistency, the rhythm and the feel I had, and just keep building on that through training and take that confidence into competition.
"It's awesome [to have sewn up an Olympic qualifier]. It's pretty much what you train for.
"I was really confident I would be able to hit that qualifying mark, but to get it so early in the season is just a bonus really. I've ticked that box now and everything I do is in preparation for the Olympics."
The two-time Commonwealth Games medallist has set her sights on avenging Olympic heartbreak after she crashed out of the 2016 Games in 28th place.
But that's not to say the 27-year-old won't take a second to let the magnitude of her latest achievement sink in.
"I'm definitely enjoying the moment, because they don't happen very often so you need to make the most of it," Barber said.
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"It certainly was only after the fact, when the distance was announced, that I got to enjoy the moment a little bit more.
"It certainly wasn't the type of throw that you knew what it was. I had to wait a little bit to enjoy that celebration."
Barber will stay in Townsville for the remainder of the week before flying out to kick start her world championship preparations in Europe.
"We pretty much start our European season now and base ourselves in Italy for the next three months before the world championships. We'll train and compete along the way," Barber said.
"I've had a solid season so far during the Australian domestic season, but to get on a plane having thrown that, it's very exciting.
"Now it's full steam ahead to Doha in September. The main goal for this year is that world championship.
"Taking in some good form now, hopefully I can keep building on that and be in the mix for the medals."
Barber's triumph came as former ACT sprint sensation Eddie Osei-Nketia claimed gold in the men's 100m sprint.
Nketia found himself at the centre of a tug-of-war between Athletics Australia and their New Zealand counterparts when he claimed the Australian 100m title in April in stunning fashion.
But family and national loyalty was enough for the former St Edmund's College student to pledge his allegiance to the Kiwis last month.
The Auckland-born teenager lived in Canberra for eight years before shifting back to Wellington this year.
His father Gus Nketia has held the New Zealand record (10.11s) for 25 years - a fair legacy to live up to.
But the youngster's semi-final winning time of 10.19s during the Australian championships made him the second-quickest runner for his age in the world at present.
But the Australian champion is already the one that got away from the clutches of green and gold-clad athletics supremos.
To walk away from that throw thinking 'there's more there', it's a very exciting thing.
- Kelsey-Lee Barber