"This is just the time to be brave and see what happens."
Georgia Hunter Bell just won a silver medal for Team Great Britain in the 800m at World Championships in Tokyo. Last year, she won bronze in the 1500m at the Olympics in Paris. Before that? Georgia was working fulltime in cybersecurity sales, convinced that her running days were behind her. In this conversation, Georgia talks about her time off from racing, her return to the sport, and her road to becoming an Olympic and World Championship medalist. Georgia will wrap up her season next week, competing in the 800m at Athlos in New York City.
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In this episode:
- How Georgia is feeling post-World Championships, pre-Athlos (2:30)
- What's making Georgia happy today, and all about her run today (4:45)
- Georgia reflects on her race at World Championships, where she won a silver medal, and explains why she ran the 800m instead of the 1500m (10:20)
- On being a "guaranteed medalist" (18:20)
- Georgia's key takeaways from World Championships (26:40)
- All about Georgia's relationship with teammate, training partner, and friend Keely Hodgkinson — and what it's like competing against each other (31:55)
- Why Georgia took a break from running after college — and why she eventually returned to the sport (38:30)
- What it took to get a spot on Team GB for the 2024 Olympics in Paris (45:00)
- How it feels not to be an underdog anymore (55:00)
- Georgia's advice to runners in a hard season (58:00)
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