The Olympic 1500m bronze medallist will attempt to break Laura Muir’s national indoor mark of 3:59.58 at the Keely Klassic
At last summer’s Paris Olympics, Georgia Bell ran an astonishing 3:52.61 to secure an Olympic 1500m bronze medal in the French capital.
The 30-year-old not only obliterated her personal best again – her quickest mark in 2023 was 4:06.20 – but she also set a British 1500m record, bettering Laura Muir’s 3:53.79 from the Paris Diamond League.
After an incredible four months as a professional runner Bell, who worked 10-hour days in cybersecurity, has now shut down the laptop and turned to athletics on a full-time basis.
Coached by both Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, the Brit recently returned from a training camp in South Africa and is now into the full-swing of the indoor season.
Bell opened her 2025 campaign up last weekend at the New Balance Grand Prix in Boston, clocking a personal best of 8:36.96 for sixth in the 3000m.
Georgia Bell (Getty)
She will also compete in the prestigious Wanamaker Mile at Saturday’s Millrose Games in New York City, aiming to follow in the footsteps of Muir, Hannah England and Wendy Sly.
Bell’s greatest love however is the 1500m and, at the Keely Klassic, the Brit will try to break Muir’s national 1500m indoor record of 3:59.58.
If Bell can better Muir’s mark – set in a race which saw Guduf Tsegay create history in Liévin four years ago – then she will hold both British 1500m records.
Ahead of the Keely Klassic, AW caught up with Bell on everything from her ultimate ambitions this season to the importance of engagement with fans in athletics.
How did training generally go in South Africa?
It was a really hard camp. I don’t know if it’s because it’s the longest camp I’ve ever done and only the second one as a full-time pro. But this one felt like everyone was put through their paces. I feel like it’s stepped up from where I was last year.
The bar now is so high across the whole group and that’s because the expectations are great for us. Everyone survived it which is great! Now we start racing.
We need to improve every year. Trevor [Painter] is the man with the plan and he’s introduced a few new sessions ahead of this season, which has pushed all of us to the limit.
When you reflect on 2024, what have been the biggest changes when you think about this season?
When I look back at trying to do all of that training and then rushing back to take calls,…
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