16 February 2019. In a great day for Scottish 1500 metres/mile running, Laura Muir captured the British mile record and improved her own 1500 record at Birmingham's Muller Grand Prix, while Josh Kerr set his first senior record with a new national 1500 mark.

Paced through 409m (1:07.69) and 809m (2:12.37), Muir was alone in front for the second half of the race but kept churning out the 32-second laps. The clock showed 3:47.97 as Muir embarked on her final lap, needing 36 seconds for the last 200 to beat the British record. She went far faster, running 30.78, and reached the finish in a world-leading 4:18.75, the third-fastest indoor mile of all time. Her 1500m split of 4:01.84 was also an improvement on her own British indoor record of 4:02.39. Her mile though slashed 13.25 seconds from Yvonne Murray's indoor record of 4:32.00.

Josh Kerr found himself in an astonishing race as the runners were paced through 400m in 55.69 and 800m in 1:52.70. Yomif Kejelcha, who last week came within 0.01 of the world indoor mile record at the Millrose Games, a race in which Josh was fourth, was targeting the world record and reached 1200m in 2:49.28 with fellow Ethiopian Samuel Tefera close behind and it was Tefera who kicked home to win in 3:31.04, improving Hicham El Guerrouj's 1997 record,by 0.14. Josh was the leading Brit in 4th place, his time of 3:35.72 breaking Chris O'Hare's Scottish record of 3:37.03. British 3000 champion O'Hare was next in 3:37.42 and Neil Gourley smashed his indoor PB in 8th (3rd Brit) in 3:38.32.

11 February 2009. The British Indoor Championships at Birmingham at the weekend provided a showcase for Scotland's middle-distance runners, with all the 1500 metres and 3000 metres races falling to Scots. 

Laura Muir set the ball rolling on the Saturday with a 3000 victory in 8:48.03 after Beth Potter led through 1000 and 2000 on her way to a 9:02.06 PB in fourth. It was Laura's 5th indoor title, equalling the record held by Rosemary Stirling and Geoff Parsons.

Chris O'Hare had never won an indoor title at 1500m, but he remedied that at 3000 metres by getting the better of Charlie Grice and Andy Butchart to win in 7:52.86. Neil Gourley won his first title, taking the 1500m in 3:44.76 and Jemma Reekie continued her fine form from last year with a comfortable 1500m win in 4:17.08, Kerry MacAngus setting a new PB of 4:20.25 in 4th.

Scottish athletes have a good record in the women's 400 metres as well and Zoey Clark (pictured) became the fifth Scots winner in 7 years with a 52.82 victory in a close finish for the places that saw Eilidh Doyle edged into fourth.

There was an eighth senior medal for Guy Learmonth (silver) in the 800 metres, just one short of the record nine achieved by high jumpers Geoff Parsons and Crawford Fairbrother.

Adam Thomas, who missed last season through injury, won silver in a blanket finish in the 60 metres, where 0.05 covered the top six, becoming the 3rd fastest Scot of all time with his 6.63 semi final win, and Nikki Manson was the only Scottish medal-winner in the field events, third in the high jump in 1.80 metres, beating Emma Nuttall on countback.

For a history of all the Scottish medal winners at these championships, follow these links for the men and the women.

24 January 2019. One athlete attracting attention in marathon running is Scot Nikki Johnstone who has recorded an astonishing hat-trick of marathon victories in the first 19 days of January.

Last year, he ran 8 marathons, winning in the German marathons at Krefeld, Mannheim and Duisburg, and reducing his PB from 2:31:23 to 2:25:21. His slowest run was 2:35:17 at the Berlin marathon, but then he did run that race as an Elvis impersonator.

A teacher at the ISR International School on the Rhine in Germany, Nikki has got his year off to a spectacular start. He won the New Year's marathon in Zurich on 1st January in 2:26:52, then retained his title at the LLG-Kevelaer marathon in Twisteden, Germany in a new PB of 2:24:21 just five days later. 

Taking a breather for 13 days, he won the Funchal marathon in Portugal at the weekend in another PB of 2:21:50. 

I am not sure if any other Scottish athletes have won three consecutive marathons, but certainly none will have won three in 19 days - the fastest marathon hat-trick on record?

13 January 2019. The 2018 ranking lists for senior men and senior women are now on the website. The rankings show the top 20 performances and top 40 performers approximately across all standard events, including track and field and road running.

Any corrections and amendments will be gratefully received so if you feel you are missing from the rankings or misrepresented, or there is an error, please let me know and the lists will be updated.

The annual ranking lists on the website now cover all years dating back to 2000.

Junior Men and Junior Women's lists for 2018 will be available in a few weeks.