Muir targets another British record early next year

The 23-year-old will try and better Holmes' British indoor record of 2:32.96 when she runs in the 1000m at the Muller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham in February.

That comes after a summer where Muir has already bettered the double Olympic champion's outdoor 1500m record at the Muller Anniversary Games in London in July.

She then bettered that a month later at August's Paris Diamond League meeting where she sprinted to victory in 3:55.22.

And after some time to rest and recover from a busy season, which also saw her finish seventh in the 1500m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Muir has already started to turn her attentions to next year, with the Muller Indoor Grand Prix on February 18 high on the agenda first up.

"I'm really looking forward to the Muller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, it's a great opportunity for me to have a competitive race and go for a British record which would be a huge achievement," she said.

"Kelly Holmes was a big inspiration for so many British athletes so to break another of her records would mean a lot to me and would show that I'm progressing well.

"I'll also have one eye on Maria Mutola's world record, that will be tough but to be a world record holder would be incredible.

"We don't get the chance to run 1000m very often so it will be good to do something different, especially in front of a British crowd at such a great event."

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