Geordie Beamish gained the World Indoor Athletics Champs 1,500 meters in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 3, 2024. This was the primary gold medal in a World Championships for an ON-running athlete (the primary occurred on March 2, 2024, when Yared Nuguse took silver within the Males’s 3000m). Geordie has had a unbelievable transformation, from a promising athlete at NAU, the place he took the NCAA indoor Mile champs in 2019, to a number of New Zealand file holder, from the steeplechase (8:13.26, Monaco 2023), to the 5,000m indoors (13:04.33, Boston, 2024), and 5k on the roads (13:36, 2022, Boston).
His ultimate 100 meters in Glasgow was masterful, 12.78 seconds for the final 100 meters! Geordie Beamish went from ninth to fifth, after which fifth to first! Geordie took the gold from Cole Hocker, profitable in a PB of three:36.54.
In a narrative on the On Working web site, Coach Dathan Ritzenhein stated this of Geordie Beamish and his gold and Yared’s silver medal in Glasgow: “It’s unbelievable how far Geordie has come, from two damaged legs to World Champion. The silver is an incredible first medal for Yared. He’s going to be taught a lot for Paris from that.”
I need to make this level: Within the Glasgow race, Geordie Beamish raced like a miler. His timing was uncanny, and his ultimate dash was good. I watched on the worldwide broadcast, and Beamish’s final 100 meters was unbelievable. It added to an already good 1,500 meters, taking the gold from Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler.
Geordie Beamish was ecstatic together with his end and his gold medal. The media gave him accolades and an ebullient Beamish soaked all of it in. This race would change his life. His gold medal was the primary for his model, On Working. His coach, Dathan Ritzenhein, knew this second was particular and life-changing for the younger Kiwi.
One wonders exactly what occasions Geordie Beamish will race this spring and give attention to for Paris. Steeplechase or 1,500 meters? We should wait and see what Dathan Ritzenhein, Geordie’s coach, and Geordie Beamish resolve!
Cross Champs, photograph by Kevin Morris
The next interview is from October 2020, after Geordie joined Dathan’s OAC throughout its first season. A captivating interview, and it offers you an appreciation of how far the New Zealander has are available in 4 quick years! Beamish has joined the advantageous New Zealanders, from John Walker, Dick Quax, Rod Dixon, Peter Snell, Murray Halberg, and the numerous others which have given New Zealand its prominence in distance working.
RunBlogRun presents
Socialing The Distance
with Larry Eder
That includes Geordie Beamish
Geordie Beamish is a New Zealand athlete who, by way of Northern Arizona College, was coached by Mike Smith and developed right into a promising middle-distance runner.
Geordie Beamish’s largest problem has been injuries. Gentle on mileage, Geordie has gone 13:31.58 at 5000m outdoors (Might 2, 2019) and three:56.90 on the indoor mile (February 8, 2020). In 2019, Geordie stunned everybody by shocking himself and his coach together with his NCAA indoor mile.
I loved talking with Geordie Beamish. He’s a straight shooter and considerate, and he is aware of he has been lucky in his relationships with coaches. Mike Smith at NAU, and now, Dathan Ritzenhein.
Our dialogue was relaxed, and I meant to find out about Geordie Beamish and his transfer to Boulder with the OAC.
My take? This younger man has wheels and can take his place among the many wonderful Kiwis in athletic historical past.
Thanks Geordie Beamish.
Thanks, Mike Deering/The Shoe Addicts, for producing this interview.
Time Stamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:11 – Northern Arizona College Program
3:05 – Stunned by your 3:56 at Millrose?
3:42 – Why did you be part of the OAC?*
6:08 – What’s it like coaching in Boulder?
6:44 – What are your goals to your profession?
7:12 – Why does Payton Jordan deliver the perfect out of athletes?
8:27 – The Finest Breakfast Burrito
9:58 – Dream Distance
10:39 – How do you juggle arduous days and straightforward days?
11:45 – What do you concentrate on the Alter G?
12:32 – Do you see your self competing in 2028?
13:31 – Do you need to characterize New Zealand?/New Zealand Historical past of Working
15:12 – Do you watch plenty of monitor meets?
15:47 – Has Coach requested about doing longer distances?
16:22 – Why do you just like the 5000m?
16:58 – What do you assume you may run within the mile?
17:16 – What’s extra crucial, occasions or being a very good racer?
17:29 – Do you assume you’ve a robust end?
17:40 – What’s your superb race?
17:56 – Are you able to inform once you’re placing it collectively in a race?
18:37 – Do you are feeling intimidated by your competitors in a race?*
19:28 – Did you get to benefit from the crowd at Millrose?
20:20 – Do you perform effectively coaching at altitude?
21:00 – Growing the coaching system with Dathan*
22:14 – Was selecting OAC over one other yr in faculty a troublesome choice?*
23:03 – Is your brother an athlete too?
23:37 – Did you think about Villanova for faculty?
24:08 – Do you get again to New Zealand usually?
24:51 – Was going to NAU a tradition shock?
25:38 – Do you’ve a favourite exercise?
26:38 – Is there a exercise you hate?
26:58 – What made Coach Smith particular?
28:05 – What makes a profitable Coach/Athlete relationship?
30:12 – Improvisation throughout a exercise
31:38 – Is there an athlete you admire?
32:04 – What area occasion would you prefer to attempt?
32:41 – What’s your favourite sport to observe on TV?
33:06 – Are there issues athletics may do higher to cowl it reside? (How would you enhance the protection in case you have been accountable for monitor and area for a day?)
34:06 – Do you need to race in New Zealand once more?
34:28 – Are you certified or chosen to compete for New Zealand?
34:55 – What music do you hearken to whereas coaching?
36:29 – Epilogue
To see our conversation with Dathan Ritzenhein, coach on the OAC, please go to: https://www.runblogrun.com/2020/08/socialing-the-distance-eaturing-dathan-ritzenhein-head-coach-on-athletics-club.html.
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