Laura Muir labelled her hard-fought European title defence the ‘hardest race she’s ever run’ after a lightning turn of pace propelled her to a third major 1500m medal of the summer in Munich. Cramming three major championships into the space of five weeks was never going to be easy and Muir, who also won Commonwealth 800m bronze, admits it almost got the better of her after a gruelling sporting summer. “But it was so tough mentally – the most difficult race I think I’ve ever run. The Scot, who won Commonwealth 1500m bronze in Birmingham earlier this month, said: “I actually ran that very poorly. Reekie has endured a turbulent summer of athletics and was unable to qualify for the Commonwealth final after being crowned British national champion in Manchester in June.

Source: The Herald August 20, 2022 10:44 UTC