Muir’s real arrival

er but you know whoever the Kenyans and Ethiopians put out are going to be strong.”

Muir is joined by a dozen compatriots in the GB team, a record representation which is a welcome antidote to the frustrations of the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, when Scots played no part in the Tests.

“Scottish athletics is amazing right now,” she said. “We have one, two and sometimes three in a lot of the endurance events and also Eilidh [Doyle] and Zoey [Clark] in the 400m hurdles and 400m. So it’s really great, we spur each other on and seem to feed off each others’ good performances.

“I don’t have an answer for why so many Scots are doing well right now. We have all come from different backgrounds, different events and different coaches. I think it’s just belief. As soon as one person starts doing well then the rest of us think why can’t we. It just seems to all have come together at the moment.

“We do all get on well but I get on with the rest of the British team too, they’re a great bunch. The team spirit now is really lovely and I get on with lots of them from lots of different events, which is always interesting to learn about. It’s a really supportive team, which is great going into London.”

Memories of London 2012 will be stirred as the stadium hosts its biggest event since those golden Olympics, which Muir viewed with awe as a wide-eyed junior.

“I remember watching it on TV and even though I wasn’t there you just got a huge sense of the support the athletes were getting,” she said. “I’ve since raced Anniversary Games a couple of times and it’s a brilliant stadium. I love racing there, have fond memories and all the British athletes have a real affection for the place. Family and friends don’t get that many opportunities to come and watch me race.

“It will be a great send off for Usain and Mo but it will also be a nice welcoming for some of the younger athletes. It is going to be a great championships, I think, some greats moving on and some new talents emerging.”

Muir has already emerged but next month could mark her true arrival as Britain’s newest world-class athlete.