Keely Hodgkinson’s first-ever 24 hours in New York City had been fast-paced, which is saying something for someone who can run the half-mile between subway stops in less than two minutes.

She joked during her whirlwind visit about wanting to take a pedicab from Central Park to Times Square, perhaps unaware it would be a big change of pace — in the opposite direction.

The reigning Olympic champion in the 800 meters is in town to compete in Athlos NYC, a star-studded track and field event happening Friday night at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. 3

The self-described “feisty British girl” is also intent on spreading the gospel of the sport that put her on the global stage as a teenager and in which she harbors the loftiest goals: to claim back-to-back gold medals at the Olympics in

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