Halo Muir Broke the 800-meter Scottish record Diamond League meet Monaco On Friday night, just one day after she announced her plan to focus only on 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Olympics.
The 28-year-old young man finished seventh in the Rio Olympics five years ago with a 1500m score, and has reached the finals in the last three World Championship finals, and finished fourth in London in 2017. name.
Muir finished third after Killy Hodgkinson, Gemma Rich In the 800m of the British Championships last month, the plan to double in Tokyo was subsequently abandoned, avoiding the potential schedule of six games in just eight days.
However, Muir then set a new Scottish record in the 800 meters in Monaco on Friday night. Her time was 1:56.73 seconds, surpassing Linsi Sharp’s performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In fact, Dame Kelly Holmes is now the only British woman to finish 800m. Her 1995 1:56.21 is still the fastest.
Although Muir is now second on this list, training partner Reekie ranked third with a score of 1:56.96 on an unforgettable night in Monaco.
scottishathletics.org.uk quoted Muir as saying: “This is my last game before Tokyo, so I just want to do my best to write the shape I know on paper. I’m very happy to continue. immediately.
“Having a training partner like Jemma is very important. Jemma has made me a faster 800 million runner. We pushed each other a lot, we both ran 1:56, so I must be better because of her. fast.
“I will go home tomorrow, stay at home for a week before flying to Tokyo, and try my best to train, so I will be in better shape in Tokyo. I want to win a medal, and that’s what I care about. “
She added: “The 1:56 match gave me full confidence in Tokyo.
“I can only run 1500 meters now. I decided a few days ago, but today I cannot ask for better performance before 1500 meters in Tokyo.”
Muir now holds the Scottish outdoor records of 800m, 1,000m, 1500m and 1 mile.
Another member of the British team’s Olympic trials, Elizabeth Bird, set a British record in the 3,000-meter obstacle course. She finished seventh at 9:22.80, nearly 4 seconds less than her personal best. .
Supplementary report by the Press Association.
