Runner Keely Hodgkinson in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "Working Early, Because I'm an Athlete"

Keely Hodgkinson is one of the world's top runners, making waves with her success and dedication. Known for her silver medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a triumphant gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics, Keely continues to inspire fans with her fierce work ethic and commitment. Recently, she shared a gym photo on Instagram, captioning it, "Working early, because I'm an athlete," a nod to the popular Sabrina Carpenter song, "Espresso." Whether on the track or in the gym, Keely's routine shows the power of discipline and self-motivation in reaching athletic goals.

Hodgkinson shared her training schedule with Runner's World. She says that she does a variety of different things. "It's cross training on Mondays. On Tuesdays, I'll do a session on the cross trainer and then I'll do a track session. Wednesdays involve a 30-minute run and 40 minutes on the cross trainer, plus some gym work. Thursdays are similar to Tuesdays, but with maybe more of a tempo-type session. I always have Fridays off, then Saturdays in the winter will be a longer session and in the summer a track session. Sundays in the winter will be hills, and in the summer I'll do a 15-minute run."

Hodgkinson shared her diet secrets with Runner's World. "I'm not really a person who craves takeaways or things like that, because they just don't make me feel very good. My friends will say, 'Let's get a Chinese,' but I'd rather just eat a chocolate bar, to be honest – that's my thing. So I eat pretty well, not so much because I have to, but more because I like to. I eat a lot of fruit and vegetables and good carbohydrates, but there will always be a chocolate bar, too. I think I need the calories, to be honest!"

Hodgkinson talked about the importance of body positivity in an interview with Glamour. "There were definitely periods of time in my childhood when I thought, 'I don't want to be the muscly friend or the young girl with muscles.' Back then – maybe even now still – it's not everybody's cup of tea, but that's OK… there's somebody out there for everybody. Everyone has a preference, and that's fine. But I don't think girls should shy away from being that, if that's going to help them be the best of their ability and do what they want. You've got to learn to love your body, and I certainly have. I love my body, it can do these great things. So if that means I need to do more upper body [exercises], then that's fine."

Hodgkinson makes sure to focus on herself. She talked about this in an interview with ELLE. "You can't get overly bothered about what everyone else is doing. I think that's good [to remember] in every aspect of life, whether it's how you look or what job you have – if you're just comparing, you're going to be miserable."

Hodgkinson tells Runner's World that she trains to improve her speed. "I'd say I almost train like a sprinter, but I think the 800m is getting towards that now. There's a whole new science – a whole new perspective – on 800m training that says you actually need the speed, and it's not about doing miles and miles. But then it depends on what kind of 800m runner you are – if you're a 1500m and 800m runner, you're going to run it differently from how a 400m and 800m runner is going to run it. It's very interesting."