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 1500m major medal of the summer in Munich.
The Scottish middle distance star left herself with considerable work to do before hitting the accelerator at the pivotal moment to burst clear of the field and retain the title she won in Berlin four years ago.
Muir, 29, clocked a red-hot time of 4:01.08 to finish 1.48s clear of Ireland’s Ciara Mageean - who ran a bold race to seal silver – and Poland's Sofia Ennaoui in front of a bumper crowd at the city’s 1972 Olympic Stadium.
