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Laura Muir has announced she is being coached by Steve Cram and her former rival Laura Weightman.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Olympic silver medallist, 31, had been working with UK Athletics’ former endurance programme manager Steve Vernon in the lead up to Paris 2024.<\/p>\n
That followed splitting from long-time coach Andy Young in 2023, who guided her to the 1500m runner-up spot in Tokyo, as well as world bronze and European and Commonwealth titles.<\/p>\n
Cram himself won Olympic silver over 1500m in Los Angeles in 1984 and fellow English middle distance runner Weightman won European and Commonwealth medals.<\/p>\n
Writing on Instagram, Muir described her new coaches as “truly inspiring people, both of which I have been fortunate to know for over a decade”.<\/p>\n
And she added: “Steve, someone who has commentated on practically every major race of my career, coached Laura W and ran pretty well himself over 1500m\u2026.and Laura an amazing competitor and dear friend who I raced and trained alongside for many a year.<\/p>\n
“A massive thank you to my previous coach Steve Vernon who supported me in 2023\/2024. Good luck with your new ventures!”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n