Laura
Müller
Laura Müller is a German sprint specialist who competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics as part of the relay team. She runs the 100m, 200m and 400m and has qualified individually for major championships across all three events.
She took time out of her busy schedule to answer our questions on training, competition and life as a professional sprinter.
The Interview
Sprinting, 100-400m.
I started in a small group of young kids when I was 8 years old and learned to love my sport.
I love the process. Getting better day by day and seeing the beautiful small steps. I also love to travel and of course, represent my country on the big stage.
It’s separated into gym training twice a week, sprint training and tempo sessions. In summer, the training really depends on the competitions at the weekend, so it’s important to just show what you trained in winter and spring.
My high was in Rio at the Olympics and my big goal is competing in Tokyo 2020.
I do my normal warm up, jogging, stretching, coordination and sprints, but it’s really important to prepare yourself mentally!
My biggest challenge was only running the relay in Rio although I had the qualification standard over 200m and 400m. However I was ill during the summer, so I ran the standards when it was too late to qualify individually. It was hard to watch the others run there.
Sanya Richards-Ross, because she is authentic and was a world-class sprinter.
I love caramel salted popcorn.
Seeing that people in my discipline used drugs in the past and now they are standing at the starting line with you.
Always work hard and trust your talent. Good things take time, so be patient.
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