Does anyone know when Femke will be competing in her first 800m since officially making the switch from the 400m hurdles? Will be exciting to see how she goes this season.
"Twice 400m hurdles world champion Femke Bol may compete in a few indoor races in February or March over 800m but is “unlikely” to compete over her new race distance at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze (Torun) on March 20-22.
The news is according to an interview with Dutch media title De Telegraaf, with Bol’s coach Laurent Meuwly.
In the interview, he reveals that Bol’s endurance is improving significantly and she is adapting well to the training demands of the transition to 800m, launched in earnest at a training camp in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
As world record holder for the 400m indoors (49.17), she will not compete individually at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, but may yet race the 4x400m relay, a title she anchored the Dutch women’s team to at Glasgow 2024, Meuwly suggested.
He also confirmed Bol would race over 800m in the 2026 Diamond League."
"Twice 400m hurdles world champion Femke Bol may compete in a few indoor races in February or March over 800m but is “unlikely” to compete over her new race distance at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze (Torun) on March 20-22.
The news is according to an interview with Dutch media title De Telegraaf, with Bol’s coach Laurent Meuwly.
In the interview, he reveals that Bol’s endurance is improving significantly and she is adapting well to the training demands of the transition to 800m, launched in earnest at a training camp in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
As world record holder for the 400m indoors (49.17), she will not compete individually at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, but may yet race the 4x400m relay, a title she anchored the Dutch women’s team to at Glasgow 2024, Meuwly suggested.
He also confirmed Bol would race over 800m in the 2026 Diamond League."
"Twice 400m hurdles world champion Femke Bol may compete in a few indoor races in February or March over 800m but is “unlikely” to compete over her new race distance at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze (Torun) on March 20-22.
The news is according to an interview with Dutch media title De Telegraaf, with Bol’s coach Laurent Meuwly.
In the interview, he reveals that Bol’s endurance is improving significantly and she is adapting well to the training demands of the transition to 800m, launched in earnest at a training camp in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
As world record holder for the 400m indoors (49.17), she will not compete individually at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, but may yet race the 4x400m relay, a title she anchored the Dutch women’s team to at Glasgow 2024, Meuwly suggested.
He also confirmed Bol would race over 800m in the 2026 Diamond League."
It will be hysterically funny if she ends up bombing in her first 800. The smart thing would have just been to make it seem like an experiment and race one to see how it goes. No pressure or expectations that way. Instead she and her coach decide to publicize that she is in fact all in and even abandoning the 400h. So stupid. Now if she sucks, they are going to look like fools. They even admitted that the farthest she’s ever run all out is 600m and they didn’t even give the time result.
Interesting that they train in Stellenbosch. A beautiful spot, to be sure, but not altitude or any other advantage other than not being in Northern Europe in January.
It will be hysterically funny if she ends up bombing in her first 800. The smart thing would have just been to make it seem like an experiment and race one to see how it goes. No pressure or expectations that way. Instead she and her coach decide to publicize that she is in fact all in and even abandoning the 400h. So stupid. Now if she sucks, they are going to look like fools. They even admitted that the farthest she’s ever run all out is 600m and they didn’t even give the time result.
Its quite possible that she will not do well her first time out. Remember when olympic and world championship 400m gold medalist Jeremy Wariner attempted the 800m? Link below where he opened with a 1:53, which would be equivalent to Bol opening in 2:07. Hopefully she rocks it and does much better than Wariner. I think it is totally awesome that she is trying it. She might do great or the event might not be for her. Its hard to know until you give it a serious go.
Cheers! Well the outdoor season isn’t far away. I’m sure she will have some Diamond Leagues lined up in the 800m.
Well of course she surely needs to have some kind of performance under her belt before a DL meet though? I mean we all assume she will be a 1.5X performer but we don't know until she does one. Even thought it's unlikely, she wouldn't want to go out and run 2.02 or something like that because low and behold, she really isn't as well suited to the 800m as she thought she was.
I would guess we see something indoors from her - I thought maybe Karlsruhe as her coach is heavily involved in the organization, but there is no 800m on for women there.
dude, you can look at like d3 and guys with 53 or 54s 400m times can run a 2-flat. she can run 49. granted, i have seen really fast 400 people blow up and run 210. but she has long legs and good pacing like mu used to, and she regularly walks people down at the end of a 4x4 leg.
both her and sydney would break 2 IMO. they run those fast quarter times relaxed.
Cheers! Well the outdoor season isn’t far away. I’m sure she will have some Diamond Leagues lined up in the 800m.
Well of course she surely needs to have some kind of performance under her belt before a DL meet though? I mean we all assume she will be a 1.5X performer but we don't know until she does one. Even thought it's unlikely, she wouldn't want to go out and run 2.02 or something like that because low and behold, she really isn't as well suited to the 800m as she thought she was.
I would guess we see something indoors from her - I thought maybe Karlsruhe as her coach is heavily involved in the organization, but there is no 800m on for women there.
If she opens with a 2:02 indoors that would be a very good result for someone transitioning to the distance. Many good 800 runners don't break 2 indoors, eventhough they are well below 2 outdoors. Her opening time isn't super important, its more the progression by the end of the year. If she opens 2:04 but ends the season with a 1:58 that would be a great first season at the distance.