Jenny’s still got plenty Muir left in tank with win
Jenny Selman turned on the afterburners TWICE in an hour to prove more than a capable sub for injured Laura Muir in Glasgow.
Now she has set her sights on a crack at next month’s world indoors in Belgrade.
The 30-year- old, whose career dipped after she emerged as a teen star, took Scotland’s sole win at the DNA meeting in the 800 metres at the Emirates.
Scotland ended up in sixth place after a grand finale called “The Hunt”.
But Selman was toasting a gruelling double, clocking a world qualifying mark of 2:00.70 in a time trial before the event kicked off and then running again an hour later as a late sub for Muir.
She said: “It was a bit crazy. I was supposed to be doing The Hunt at the end, which would have given me a bit longer between races.
“Obviously with Laura pulling out I got moved up to this race, so it was like two races within an hour.
“I wasn’t sure how the second one was going to go. I just thought I’ll stick in
the group and then see what I’ve got on the last lap.”
Spain topped the table at a canter ahead of England.
But Scots skipper Alisha Rees, who was third in the 60m, reckons the format has legs with Wales, Ireland and Portugal filling the field.
She said: “This is a really good way to get people watching the sport and I really like the team aspect.
“I don’t get to run for Scotland too often.”
Jake Wightman insists he’ll go for broke in his New York face- off with fellow Scot Andy Butchart today.
The duo compete over 3000m, with Wightman out to smash his personal best of 7:50.97. He said: “I’d love something in the low 7:40s.”