Muir qualified for the 1,500m final without difficulty having followed her coach’s plan to perfection Ian Walton/Getty ImagesThree years ago, the Scottish coach Andy Young told a friend that he had on his hands the next Paula Radcliffe and Kelly Holmes, and all in one tiny package. “Think of the endurance of Radcliffe with the speed of Holmes but without the injuries,” he Tweeted. Tonight in the Olympic Stadium in Rio, we should discover if the Dundee-based coach was accurate in his assessment of Laura Muir, or whether he was, perhaps, a little premature. Muir qualified for today’s final of the 1,500 metres without difficulty, having followed Young’s plan to perfection. Stay at the back initially, out…

Source: The Times August 16, 2016 00:22 UTC