After working 3:58.06 for sixth over 1500m on the Paris Diamond League on Friday, the Olympic bronze medallist acknowledged she is critically contemplating prioritising the 800m in 2025
Georgia Hunter Bell has revealed she is considering placing her focus in direction of the 800m over the 1500m this season.
The Brit secured an Olympic bronze and European silver medal within the 1500m final summer season and in addition set a British file of three:52.61 for the gap, a mark that put Bell eleventh on the worldwide all-time listing.
Two thirds of Bell’s 18 outside competitions final season have been within the 1500m in comparison with 5 within the 800m, with the opposite one being over 5000m.
Bell’s run on the Paris Diamond League (June 20) – she positioned sixth with 3:58.06 – was her second outside 1500m of this marketing campaign, following on from clocking 4:00.85 for fourth on the Grand Slam Monitor assembly in Philadelphia final month.
She went into Paris off the again of a win within the 800m on the Stockholm Diamond League, coming from behind to assert the victory in 1:57.66. The 31-year-old suggests she was within the temper and form to run a lot faster, together with her private finest standing at 1:56.28.
Chatting with AW within the French capital after her sixth place end within the 1500m, Bell talked by her thought course of.
“I truly assume I am preferring the 800m proper now,” she mentioned. “I really feel like I am able to come out a giant day trip. I used to be actually trying ahead to doing that the opposite day in Stockholm however the race ended up being very tactical. So I am actually excited to do a time trial in London.
“The ache can also be over lots faster in comparison with the 1500m as a result of it begins to harm round that 800m mark and then you definitely’ve nonetheless acquired an extended strategy to go. This 1500m felt actually exhausting from the gun and the primary day of Grand Slam Monitor was additionally robust.
“Paris was my second outside 1500m of the season and it is type of making me assume ‘do I wish to have a look at simply specializing in the 800m this season?’ I will go away and chat with Jenny [Meadows] and Trevor [Painter].”
If Hunter Bell did determine to prioritise the 800m then she will not be wanting coaching companions who specialise within the distance, with the standout title being reigning Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson.
Solely Hodgkinson and Jemma Reekie (1:55.61) ran faster than Hunter Bell over two laps final season, with the trio putting 1-2-3 on the London Diamond League.
“I used to be initially an 800m runner and that is what I used to be recognised for,” Hunter Bell added. “Trev and Jen are fairly pure 800m coaches as properly. Trev was completely buzzing in Rome final summer season after I acquired a 1500m silver medal on the European Championships, given it was the primary main 1500m medal we acquired within the group!
“I ran the third quickest world time in 800m final 12 months and I actually do assume the 800m on the Olympics may’ve been a risk. I hadn’t run that 800m qualification time [1:59.30] by trials, so I’ve recognized for some time there was loads of alternative within the distance.
“For the reason that Paris Olympics, loads of the work that I’ve completed has been within the health club and that interprets lots higher to the 800m, which is the place I am seeing myself being a bit stronger. I’ve completed loads of power and conditioning over the winter and was within the health club round six hours per week, focusing lots on particular power work to take a look at my weaknesses. I wasn’t ready to try this final season. The mobility and posture nonetheless goes a bit after I’m drained however it’s improved lots in comparison with final 12 months.
“So we’ll wait and see. It is a lengthy season and there is nonetheless a bunch of races to get by earlier than the World Championships.”
