LAURA MUIR says she is open to the prospect of following in the footsteps of Dame Kelly Holmes and one day doubling up distances, though for now she is focused on the tough task of improving her British 1500m record.
The 23-year-old Scot took the 1500m scene by storm this year, ending the season as the world No.1 over the distance after running a phenomenal 3:55.22 personal best in Paris, beating the national record she set before the Olympics and recording the 16th fastest time ever.
So far in her career Muir has competed internationally on the track both in the 800m, where she reached the World Championship semi-final in Moscow three years ago, and, latterly, the 1500m where she has excelled to the point at which she is now a major consideration to win gold at next summer’s Worlds in London.