Exercise in repetition and contrast
Cherchez la femme. As ever: the best motivator in the box.
In fashionista lexicon: lean and hungry look with soupçon of athlete.
I believe that in Leica rangefinder mythology, the additional space beyond the covered area would have offered a slight framing advantage though, of course, I understand perfectly well that you'd then have lost the magical "just in the nick of time" aspect of the drama. Had you centred her, then it would have looked contrived. Had you actually been using a hand-held long lens on that mythical Red Dotted rangefinder machine, you might have missed the target completely and ventured into the territory of the Art of the Almost.
Note: this is NOT critique; this is art appreciatiion at a very advanced level.
;-)
Rob