RECORD-BREAKING athlete Darren Scott is back on the gold trail after winning both the 100 metres and 200 metres races in the British Masters Athletics Federation Championships in Birmingham.

The veteran fitness instructor at The Heath Leisure Suite in Runcorn is world, European and UK champion over 200 metres and has been undefeated for 11 years in his main event.

Now the super sprinter has his sights set on further athletics glory as a decathlon competitor.

The 47-year-old said: “The decathlon is a challenge I’ve always fancied competing in but I’ve never really trained for field events and have always concentrated on my running with sprint races being my number one priority.

“I’ve never pole vaulted in my life but went for a training session to see if I could achieve the opening height of two metres.”

Darren entered the UK Master’s Decathlon Championship and won the 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, long jump and high jump.

“I was totally chuffed to win the decathlon,” he said.

“I plan to carry on sprinting but have now set myself a goal to become the Master’s M50 world, European and UK decathlon champion by the time I am 50.

“Over the next year I plan to train really hard to improve my discus, shot putt, javelin and to improve my pole vault technique.”

Darren only took up athletics when he was 21 and became a top class 200 metre sprinter representing Scotland at international level.

When he turned 35, he became eligible to enter masters’ competitions where he took the world by storm.

Lesley Lunt, sales and marketing manager at The Heath, said: “We are immensely lucky to have such an inspirational person as Darren working in our leisure suite and gym.

“His is quite a remarkable athlete who simply loves the challenge of competition.

“He’s a born winner.”