Scottish 800m record for Laura Muir at Diamond League in Monaco
Muir's time of one minute 56.73 seconds was 0.52secs off Kelly Holmes's British record set in 1995. It was also the fastest 800m run by a European woman since 2008 - but the 28-year-old Scot will focus only on the 1500m at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
"Running 1:56 is giving me huge confidence for Tokyo," she said."I will only be running the 1500m now, but I couldn't have asked for a better performance ahead of Tokyo. I want to win a medal. That is all I am focusing on.
"I am going to go home tomorrow, have a week at home before flying out to Tokyo and just train as hard as I can, so I am in even better shape in Tokyo."While Muir fell short of setting a new British record, she bettered Lynsey Sharp's Scottish benchmark by 0.96secs. She now holds the Scottish records in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m and mile.
Reekie finished behind her training partner with a personal best of 1:56.96, putting her third on the all-time 800m list for a British woman. The 23-year-old will run in the 800m in Japan."Having a training partner like Jemma is huge," Muir said. "Jemma has made me a much faster 800m runner.
"We push each other so much, and we've both run 1:56, so I have definitely become faster because of her."Meanwhile, Elizabeth Bird set a British record with a personal best of 9:22.80 in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing seventh, just under 19 seconds behind Kenyan winner Hyvin Kiyen.
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