AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

AW has been the bible of the sport since the 1940s and is still the No.1 choice for the true running and athletics fan, designed to keep you informed about all the best news, comment, event reports and results from Britain and around the world. In the summer AW offers the very best in-depth coverage of the track and field season focusing not only on the major championships, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, but also the best in schools and grassroots club athletics. The spring and autumn seasons concentrate on road racing, including the big events such as the Great North Run and Virgin Money London Marathon, while the long winter campaign looks toward the cross country season and the exciting indoor scene. Alongside our unrivalled coverage of all the top events, AW also offers a sharp and detailed news service focusing on elite and up-and-coming athletes and the issues which rage within the sport. We provide all the important fixtures as well as the most comprehensive service of results from around Britain and the rest of the world. AW provides detailed features focusing on the top names in the sport as well as its highly regarded coaching, performance and nutritional advice, product reviews and plenty of debate and opinions via our popular letters column and web forum. Make sure you get AW to keep up-to-date with the sport’s latest.

THE RHYTHM OF RUNNING

AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine

PICTURE THIS LEE-WRIGHT OUT IN FRONT

FAREWELL TO HEWSON

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK • Aleksandr Sorokin edges closer to the impossible 200-mile barrier as he breaks his own world 24-hour record, writes Adrian Stott

RECORD-BREAKING BRITS

DIAMOND DAYS IN ZURICH • Weltklasse brings curtain down on a packed season as winners are crowned

ASK THE ATHLETE WITH SPECIAL GUEST ROGER BLACK • You ask the questions, the athletics star provides the answers. This month we hear from an Olympic 400m silver medallist about tough training, coming up against Michael Johnson and learning lessons from the best

MY GREATEST RACE • The former Commonwealth champion recounts a 25-lap debut where belief in his plan drove him to surpass Brendan Foster's British record in what was then the sixth-fastest time in history

SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE • Most athletes don't choose when they get to retire, writes Katharine Merry, and it can be an incredibly difficult transition to make for many reasons

RISING STAR SAMUEL REARDON • Paul Halford talks to a 400m and 800m runner who made an international breakthrough this year

KEEPING CALM AND CARRYING ON • Verity Ockenden writes about her experiences of paying tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth by doing what she does best…and going for a run

ROYAL COMMAND • Eliud Kipchoge is the undisputed king of marathon running and able to bring a level of attention to athletics unlike anyone else right now. Fresh from yet another record-breaking feat, he tells Euan Crumley that there's more to come

TIGIST ASSEFA MAKES HER MARK

TELLING TALES • Some of the star names may have been missing but a number of memorable stories were still written at this year's London Marathon

YEHUALAW AND KIPRUTO'S STUNNING CHANGE OF PACE

GHEBRESILASIE AND HARVEY ARE THE BEST OF BRITISH

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RESULTS

MINI MARATHON PREPARING TO EXPLODE IN SIZE

THE FASCINATING STRUGGLE • In this abbreviated extract from his new book, international runner and writer Roger Robinson looks at the Olympic drama which unfolded in London 114 years ago and turned the marathon into a global phenomenon

GETTING THE STORY RIGHT • The 1908 Olympic marathon is responsible for a number of errors and confusions which have gone into folklore over the years. Roger...