(AP):

In her heart, world champion sprinter Carmelita Jeter believes she can run both the 100 and 200 at the US Olympic trials later this month in Eugene.

Only, she will listen to her legs.

Jeter said yesterday that her plan is to compete in the 100 and then see how she feels.

Should Jeter still feel fresh after a nearly five-day break, she can envision a scenario where she attempts to run the 200 as well. But only - Jeter stressed - if her legs are up to it.

No sense risking an injury this close to the London Olympics. "You have to be smart," said Jeter, who has to finish in the top three to guarantee her spot in that event on the US squad. "God forbid you get hurt."

It happened to sprinter Tyson Gay at the 2008 Olympic trials. He qualified in the 100 only to pull up lame in the 200 with a strain in a muscle of his left leg. He just wasn't the same at the Beijing Games later that summer.

"When you're running at such top speeds and it's such a competitive field, you don't want to try to do something else and tax your body," Jeter said. "Then, you aren't going anywhere.

"We have to see how my body feels and then we're going to go from there."