Until last weekend, there's a fair chance you may not have heard the name Sarah Calvert. Now, there's little prospect of the 24-year-old post-grad medicine student going under the radar. Her spectacular arrival on the British middle-distance scene has changed everything.

The Livingston native is Scotland's new UK 1500m champion after pipping Olympic silver medallist Laura Muir to the title in Birmingham.

"It feels incredible," said Calvert. "I did not expect this ever to happen, but especially not with being busy in May studying for exams, that was pretty stressful for me."

As soon as she crossed the line, Calvert knew it was a monumental moment. "I knew this was the biggest moment of my life," she said. "Afterwards I had my first anti-doping test, so that was another good experience."

Since her victory, Calvert has been inundated with messages from friends, family, and well-wishers. "It makes it all seem very special," she added.

Calvert's sporting status is such that she is now chasing fast races in Europe to try to make the British team for next month's World Championships. Her newfound fame has also taken her and her family by surprise.

"My dad sent me a text yesterday to tell me I've got a Wikipedia page now," she told BBC Scotland at Edinburgh's Meadowbank stadium, one of her regular training venues.

Winning one of the top events in the UK calendar has significantly boosted her profile. She now has an agent who is hunting down races to see if she can take six seconds off her personal best and run herself into the GB team for Tokyo in September.

Despite the chaos, Calvert remains grounded. She wants to be a doctor as well as an athlete and has tried to walk the fine line between excelling at both.

"Before last weekend I would have said absolutely no chance," she conceded of making the World Championships. "It still seems pretty far off because I need to run a big personal best. I think I just have to go for it."

Calvert's busy schedule includes training in the morning, cycling to hospital for her placement, and training again in the evening. "But I enjoy both," she said.

Looking ahead, Calvert has her sights set on the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next summer. "The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow would be great because all my family and friends could come and watch me," she said. "It seems like something I don't want to miss out on."

Calvert's journey is an inspiring tale of balancing ambition and reality, proving that with dedication, one can excel in multiple fields.