When Laura Muir and Keely Hodgkinson gaze at their trophy cabinets from the past 18 months they see Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth medals. At the World Indoor Tour final in Birmingham on Saturday, however, their sole focus will be on hunting down world records.
Muir has by far the easier task as she seeks to break Maria Mutola’s 24-year indoor 1,000m record. In 2017, before super spikes revolutionised the sport, Muir set a British and European record of 2min 31.93sec – 0.99sec outside Mutola’s best. But armed with the latest Nike shoes, and having proved her fitness over the winter, Muir has the world record firmly in her sights.
