Paris 2024 - Athletics - Source: Getty — Alica Schmidt shows her disbelief at the upcoming race week [Image Source : Getty]

Alica Schmidt expresses disbelief at her upcoming race week

Modified May 28, 2025 01:44 GMT

German middle-distance runner Alica Schmidt expressed her disbelief about participating in her first outdoor race of the season. Schmidt will be competing in the 800m for the first time at the Goldenes Oval Meet in Dresden, Germany, from June 1.

The 26-year-old Olympian recently shared a video montage of her training on her Instagram handle. Schmidt visited France as a part of her training camp for the remainder of her 2025 season.

Schmidt posted the video on her Instagram profile, where the caption read

"Can‘t believe it‘s already race week ❤️‍🔥 #trackandfield #running #raceweek"

Schmidt had also uploaded glimpses of her final training camp in France on her Instagram profile. She wrote in the Instagram post,

"Lactic sessions are my fav; can‘t you tell? 🥰💀 1. Post-workout high 2. ⁠Get ready with us. 3. ⁠excited for a tempo session 4. almost done 5. what did I sign up for 6. ⁠just why 7. ⁠@klara.andrijasevic You got this: 8. 24 lactic kicks 9. smiling,⁠ but legs are crying @majtie_kolberg 10. ⁠Glad I survived 11. Post-workout posing 12. Thanks for saying hi. 13. ⁠My legs have left the chat. 14. @veeeramaaria⁠ questioning life."

Previously, Alica Schmidt was competing in the 400m races, or at best, the 4x400m relay events. Schmidt also competed at the Paris Olympics in the mixed 4x400m relay and the women's 4x400m relay event, though without much success.

Alica Schmidt reflects on competing in her first 800m event at the Nationals

Alica Schmidt recounts her first 800m at the National Games in Germany [Image Source : Getty]

Alica Schmidt made it clear that she would be switching to middle distance running by 2025, particularly the 800m event. The 26-year-old German Olympian recounted her first 800m event at the German National Games.

Schmidt wrote in one of her Instagram posts about the race,

"First 800m at nationals are in the books! It didn’t go as planned, and the final was a very tough race for me. Overall I became 4th and I’m not satisfied with that but it‘s just the beginning. I knew before my indoor season that my first races wouldn’t be easy and there’s a lot to learn especially tactically."

The German runner further added,

"But I‘m happy to take away silver with the girls over the 4x200m relay ❤️‍🔥 always the best to race with your team"

Apart from running, Alica Schmidt is also a model by profession. The German Olympian also runs a YouTube channel of her own, which has a following of over 310,000 subscribers.

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He has extensively covered events from World Championships to the Olympics, providing insights and analyses that resonate with his audience. His belief in mastering the basics and delivering accurate, relevant, and ethical information through thorough research is reflected in his work.

He was notably invited to the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2018 at Rashtrapati Bhavan after winning a MyGov quiz on Indian Sports, where he engaged with celebrated athletes such as Rahi Sarnobat, Hima Das, Jinson Johnson, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, and Subedar Neeraj Chopra, who also happens to be his favorite Olympian.

Despite being a field hockey enthusiast, Animesh's most cherished Olympic moments include Wayde Van Niekerk's unexpected world record in the 400 meters at Rio and Chopra's historic gold medal in Tokyo.

When not immersed in writing or watching the Olympics, Animesh indulges in his love for movies, embracing quality cinema regardless of the language.

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