Laura almost beats her own record at indoor season start

That was the over-riding verdict at the Emirates Arena on Saturday as the National Open once again played host to hundreds of athletes, coaches, officials and supporters.

Milnathort’s Laura Muir set the tone early in the day with a very fine 800m win at 2.01.11 not far adrift of her own Scottish indoor record.

It was a solo run from Muir, with her training partner Mhairi Hendry taking second place.

Later there was a 400m PB, too, for Laura at 55.36.

There were PBs as the action un-folded for the likes of Commonwealth Youth Games medallists Ben Greenwood and Cameron Tindle – with Ben at 3.54 in the 1500m and Tindle taking his 60m indoor best to 6.91.

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