George Beamish On Becoming A World Champion, Shifting His Focus Toward The Olympics For New Zealand

"The way I run is my biggest strength but I also think it’s pretty entertaining and I want to be remembered not just for winning but for how I win races. I want people to think like this race is going to be entertaining because he’s in it."
2024 1500m World Indoor Champion George Beamish, who was also just named to New Zealand's Olympic team for Paris in the steeplechase, finally debuts on The CITIUS MAG Podcast.
He is coming off the best season of his career. In 2023, coach Dathan Ritzenhein decided it was time to go all-in on the steeplechase and it was a season-long experiment. He managed to get his personal best all the way down to 8:13 at the Monaco Diamond League and then put together one of the best performances of his career by finishing 5th in the World Championship final and third in the Diamond League final.
Heading into 2024, he has a chance at the medals in the steeplechase.
Mac Fleet and George talk about how he's developed in the event, his lethal Textbook George kick and what would make for a successful 2024 for him.
Host: Mac Fleet | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@macfleet on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Host: George Beamish | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@georgebeamish on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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[@Islandmidfielder]

He is good for humanity!❤ He does really well educating new fans on what racing is about rather than the focus on times. His love and understanding of middle distance running is so instinctive. A true runner like him should have a world title. He’s truly good for the sport.

[@nbrowne1]

1500m Indoor WORLD CHAMPION!! 🥝

[@jimrabbit96]

Broke 2 for the first time after watching this. Helped me shift the focus away from the time and just race and that was all the difference. Love the philosophy hes got. Certainly one of my favorites even as an American.

[@ltcol.krismyasse815]

Great interview, and what a fantasic view George has with the sport. Chilled and enjoying the life of a pro athlete. Words of wisdom right there. Cheers

[@janetstorm7881]

OMG George Beamish is sooooooooooooooooooooo cute. his eyes, his smile just adorable. He just has this innocence almost about him and such a free spirit. ❤

[@kimstevenson959]

A Racer not a Pacer .. Awesome interview. Best quote "I'm just a Runner !!!"

[@J.e.f.f.r.e.y]

Beamish is a star ⭐️. So happy for him. A real Championship racer with a fantastic gift and instinct for racing. I think world records should be a pure part of racing when someone breaks away and goes for it as part of the race. Some people are better at time trialing and front running and their goal is a fast time and they hope they can hold on for the win. It’s a legitimate strategy for guys like Jacob. I think the only place for world record attempts with lights and pacers should be a special demonstration event like the sub-2hr marathon event and shouldn’t actually count as a real world record. I also agree the commentators are obsessed with times too.

[@anjilala]

George is crazy to watch because hes way back, then he goes towards the front, then he gets passed and even gapped and then somehow makes up a stressful amount of distance (to watch) and just wins by a split second

[@kevinmshea58]

But he is going to pace the mile at Penn Relays.

[@marcumxc]

Textbook

[@theflyingfrisch8051]

No time standards. Reduce points for rabbited races.

[@Creameggs42]

Geordie needs to watch his socks and sandels combo. They’re terrible enough they might slow him down in Paris 😦