New Year, Same You (Slightly Better)

Every year, we think, this is the year I’m going to do everything right. But changing everything, all at once, is rarely a recipe for success. 800m Olympian Madeleine Kelly offers her take on how to make the right changes to your running routine in 2024

Madeleine Kelly

In 2021 I competed at my first Olympic Games, in the 800m. For me, it was a breakout season punctuated by achieving a lifelong goal. Following my race, I was having lunch in the athlete’s village, and the question was going around the table: where are you going next year? Olympic cycles are the “new year” of professional sport. Athletes wake up the morning after their competition ends, and the resolutions begin. This time around, we’re going to be better than ever. Sitting there in the dining hall, I started to panic. I didn’t have a new place to go. As an 800m runner who lives and trains around Hamilton, I had no plans to change my coach or my training setup. Should I find a new group? Should I make a…

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Canadian Running (Digital) - 1 Issue, January/February 2024

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