Great Britain & N.I.
Keely Hodgkinson is a middle-distance runner from Great Britain, known for specializing in the 800 meters. She gained international recognition after winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and setting a new British record in the event. Hodgkinson has continued to demonstrate her prowess on the track with subsequent podium finishes at major championships.
800 Metres
London Athletics Meet
1:54.61
7/20/2024
400 Metres
51.61
5/15/2024
600 Metres
Manchester World Indoor Tour
1:23.41
1/28/2023
1500 Metres
4:30.00
9/1/2017
300 Metres
41.1h
6/25/2017
The XXXIII Olympic Games - 800 Metres
1:56.72
The XXXII Olympic Games - 800 Metres
1:55.88
Day four of track and field at the Paris Olympics delivered! From Mondo Duplantis resetting his own world record (yet again) to the chaos of Faith Kipygeon being disqualified and later reinstated as the women’s 5000m silver medallist, today was a memorable one. In tonight’s edition of Torch Talk, we dive into all of the highlights from another action-packed day…
– Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the ninth time in his career en route to winning his second straight Olympic gold in the event. Sam Kendricks took silver after clearing 5.95m, and Emmanouil Karalis finished in bronze with 5.90m.
– Beatrice Chebet took home Olympic gold in a chaotic women’s 5000m race in 14:28.56. After originally being DQed, Chebet’s countrywoman Faith Kipyegon took silver and Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan won bronze in the first of her three finals at these Games.
– Keely Hodgkinson won the women's 800m crown with her time of 1:56.72. She is the 3rd British woman to claim this title. 2023 World Champion Mary Moraa took bronze, and Tsige Duguma won Ethiopia's first ever Olympic 800m medal with her silver.
–Valarie Allman won her second straight Olympic gold in the women's discus with a best mark of 69.50m. Allman is one of only three women in history to successfully defend her Olympic title in this event. Bin Feng of China took silver and Sandra Elkasevic of Croatia took bronze.
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"When I quit after college, I genuinely thought, ‘That's it. I'll never go back to track.’ I just wish I'd heard more stories like mine where you take a huge break, get back into something that you love, and make it to a really high level… It's just nice to know that there's not one route to make it to the Olympics."
Georgia Bell and I connected after she just ran 3:56.54 at the Monaco Diamond League to become the second-fastest British woman of all time over 1500m. She had shared that she’s a fan of the show and I’ve been following her story closely this season and it’s remarkable.
She quit track seven years ago after finishing up her college eligibility at Cal – but after dabbling in the duathlon, she decided to make a comeback this year. It has been nearly perfect as she has won the British 1500m indoor and outdoor national titles, finished 4th in the World Indoor Championship final, earned a European Championship silver medal and is now headed to the Olympic Games for Team GB.
She did much of it in the beginning of the year while balancing a full-time job in cybersecurity. She trains under coach Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows and in the same training group that included Olympic silver medalist Keely Hodgkinson. Georgia explains how her training set-up works since she’s still living in London most of the time and has to do much of her own training solo – while also still incorporating a bunch of biking.
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Time Stamps:
5:11 - What her goals were heading into 2024.
6:08 - Her running background + when her running career began taking off.
8:03 - How her Olympic dream evolved over the past year.
9:51 - Her improvement from the start of 2024 to running a world-lead a few months later.
11:37 - Signs in training that indicated a breakthrough was coming.
13:03 - Why she returned to the 1500m/800m after focusing on endurance cycling.
14:40 - How she returned to racing on the track after five years away from it.
17:33 - Her takeaways from competing in the NCAA system.
19:00 - What she enjoys most about professional running.
20:09 - Details on how she uses cycling to supplement her training.
21:58 - Her training setup + why she mostly trains solo.
24:35 - Details on M11 Track Club.
27:19 - Why still considers herself a “dual athlete.”
30:22 - Breaking down running a sub-four 1500m for the first time at the Paris Diamond League.
34:58 - Going from working full-time to taking a sabbatical to train professionally.
39:57 - Her plans for what’s next between now and the Olympics.
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It was a race for the ages. The Prefontaine Classic Bowerman Mile delivered on the hype with 9 men breaking 3:50 and reigning World champ Josh Kerr taking down reigning Olympic champ Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:45.34 to 3:45.60.
No amount of trash talk can trump results, and Kerr has not lost to Ingebrigtsen since June of last year.
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We also talk about:
– Keely Hodgkinson shows the world why she’s the one to watch in the women’s 800m, clocking a world leading 1:55.78 and defeating reigning World champ Mary Moraa.
– Diribe Welteji clocks her fourth sub-4 of the season with a 3:53.75 victory in the 1500m, leading 6 athletes under 4 and holding off a hard-charging Jessica Hull (3:55.97, Australian record).
– Elle St. Pierre keeps her incredible 2024 season rolling with a big 3:56.00 personal best in the 1500m, good for 3rd place. St. Pierre moves up from #6 to #2 on the U.S. all-time list. More takeaways from the 1500m.
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And that’s a wrap on the 2023 World Championships! Kyle Merber, Jasmine Todd, David Melly and David McCarthy break down the ninth and final day of the meet, where we saw a thrilling 800m final on the women’s side, an electric final lap to cap off a tactical 5000m on the men’s side, a shocking finish in the women’s 4x400m relay and so much more. Day 9 in Budapest did not disappoint!
Here are a few highlights from the last day of the World Championships:
– Women’s 800m: Mary Moraa won the stacked final in a personal best of 1:56.03 + Keely Hodgkinson snuck through on the inside for silver in 1:56.34 + Athing Mu faded to third in 1:56.61.
– Men’s 1500m: Back-to-back 5000m golds for Jakob Ingebrigtsen! Ingebrigtsen and Mo Katir dusted the field in the final 400m to run 13:11.33 and 13:11.40.
– Women’s 4x400m relay: Femke Bol showed that she can deliver on relays, moving from 3rd to 1st in the final 100m to give the Netherlands the victory in 3:20.72.
– Men’s 4x400m relay: Team USA won its 30th medal through the men’s 4x400m! The quartet of Quincy Hall, Vernon Norwood, Justin Robinson and Rai Benjamin put on a dominant performance, winning the race in 2:57.31.
– Men’s marathon: Victor Kiplangat claimed the victory in 2:08:53 + Zach Panning ran 2:11:21 to place 13th as the top American.
– Lots more!
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Our biggest podcast to date with Olympic 800m Silver medalist Keely Hodgkinson. Keely also has a World championships 800m Silver medal, multiple European gold medals, a 600m indoor World record and the British 800m record. Not bad for a 21 year old.
800m specialist Brooke Feldmeier talks the toughness that she's developed as a runner, finding confidence in the 800m, the ultimate ice cream, overcoming injury and finding success last season, the movie Marley and Me, early 2000's MTV, a potential movie career after track and field, training with Keely Hodgkinson, transferring from Ole Miss to Oregon and more.
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On this week's show, we discuss Yared Nuguse and Woody Kincaid electrifying the Boston University track by breaking the American indoor records in the 3000m and 5000m, respectively. Alicia Monson delivered following her viral workout video by winning the Dr. Sander Invitational women's mile in 4:23.55. Katelyn Tuohy broke the NCAA indoor mile record behind her in 4:24.26. Ajee Wilson extended her Armory winning streak with a victory in the women's 1000m. (The North American record fell in Boston at the hands of Canada's Lucia Stafford in 2:33.75) Keely Hodgkinson ran 1:23.41 for the 600m indoor world record.
Plus, we preview all of the action set for this weekend's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.
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Expect the following from Episode #11:
Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins the men’s 5000m final after his 1500m disappointment.
Athing Mu holds off a fast finishing Keely Hodgkinson to take out the women’s 800m final.
Interview with Jess Hull.
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The kids are alright! The evening session of day 5 did not disappoint with a jam-packed schedule that included four finals. This episode, Chris, Kyle and Dana unpack a near world record by Mondo Duplantis who finally wins gold, 19-year-olds racing to 800-meter perfection in Athing Mu and Keely Hodgkinson and the golden 100/200 double by Elaine Thompson-Herah.
The evening session back in the United States featured a long-awaited clash between Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad as a rematch of the U.S. Olympic Trials.
More things discussed include:
- Never dount the championship mindset of Anita Wlodarczyk
- Why Joe Kovacs made Chris sweat a little bit in the first round of the men's shot put
- We need to figure out Ivy league school has the most Olympic track medals?
– How good did all three American men in the 200-meter semifinal look
– Major takeaways from the first round of the men's 5,000 meters
– Why we need to watch Chris Nielsen vs. Sam Kendricks for years to come
– Athing Mu is already talking about world records and doubling at the 2024 Olympics in Paris
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This week on TRACK! we are delighted to be joined by marathon runner Jonny Mellor. Jonny and George discuss the upcoming Olympic Marathon trials at Kew Gardens, the potential Tokyo Olympic Games, Jonny's training group and all things running. In the pre show Robbie, Cat, George and Ben chat about the continued discussion surrounding the consultation process of equalising distances for male and female XC events in the UK, Keely Hodgkinson’s amazing indoor 800m race and the chances of LDN Marathon taking place in October. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy.