Overview
- Schmidt, 27, said in an emotional Instagram story that she is in a “very difficult” phase after a string of poor results and visible frustration with her current season.
- This weekend at the Blue Track Night in Sindelfingen she finished third in the 400m in 54.68 seconds, about 2.5 seconds slower than her personal best of 52.07.
- She also failed to reach the final at the German Championships in Wattenscheid earlier in the season, marking continued struggles in her second year as an 800m runner.
- Schmidt told media last year that switching from 400m to 800m required a huge increase in weekly mileage—from roughly 10 km to about 90 km—which she and coaches now see as central to her adjustment challenges.
- She remains committed to targeting the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics but says she will stay on the 800m for now while openly weighing a tactical return to the 400m to boost relay-based qualification chances.