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Andrew Butchart remains focused after record-breaking run
- Updated: May 25, 2016
Despite smashing the 36-year-old Scottish 5000m record in Hengelo last weekend, Andrew Butchart is putting any celebrations on hold until he achieves his main aim for the year – making it to the Rio Olympics.
The 24-year-old had already distinguished himself as one of the country’s leading cross-country runners and on Sunday he further proved his track potential by clocking 13:13.30 at a wet AA Drink FBK Games.
That time, run in a race won by Ethiopia’s Olympic silver medallist Dejen Gebremeskel in 13:00.99, took more than four seconds off a record which had been set by Nat Muir in 1980 – 11 years before Butchart was even born.
Speaking with AW a couple of days after his record-breaking run, the Derek Easton-coached Central AC athlete spoke about the additional significance of bettering Muir’s mark.
“I guess it’s not really sunk in yet. To get the Scottish record for me is a massive achievement,” he said. “My coach trained with Nat Muir and he bigs him up all the time. He’s like, ‘oh Nat Muir used to this, he used to do this’ so to get that record means a lot more than people might think it does. It’s great to get it.”
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