Alica Schmidt is a sprinter and Instagram star. Here she explains how she became the biggest German athlete on social media – and why she often felt underestimated.
Woman SchmidtIn May, you qualified for the Summer Olympics in Paris with the 4×400 meter mixed relay team in the Bahamas. You had three competitions there in around 24 hours. How do you manage to run three races in such a short space of time?
This was a new challenge for me. I tried to simulate the strain in training beforehand. In the Bahamas, ice baths, sessions with physiotherapists and lots of sleep between races helped me. In addition, I have a good balance this season. I didn’t overstimulate my body as much as I did last year.
Source: Stern
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