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.

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AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

RICHARDSON'S RECORD

JAKE'S HARD WORK

SEEKING HELP • Recent Loughborough University research has uncovered barriers to support for track and field athletes when it comes to their mental health, writes Thomas Miller

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO • Getting the athlete/coach relationship right is one of the single most important things you can do in this sport. However, the nature of that partnership means it's never easy when the time comes to part ways, writes Katharine Merry

DAVID GILLICK MY GREATEST RACE • European Indoor Championships 400m final, Birmingham – March 3, 2007

RISING STAR JAMES DARGAN • Georgie Heath talks to the English Schools 3000m champion who also tasted victory at the Mini London Marathon

SPRING LOADED • Boston and London were stuffed full of superb storylines and incredible athletics performances. The AW team looks at some of the major talking points from two memorable major marathons

THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDERS • Following Sifan Hassan's extraordinary marathon performance, Steve Smythe picks out the athletes who have also shown an amazing range through the years

OTHER NOTABLE UK ATHLETES

LEADING UK ATHLETES

“Marathon running is being blown wide open” • Chris Thompson admits to having been shocked by the scale of the super shoe effect but, as the Briton tells Tim Adams, he is planning to put himself at the forefront of how to best harness its power

More than running • Mary Ngugi is at the sharp end of marathon competition but, through her Nala Track Club, she is also aiming to help Kenya's young female athletes secure a brighter future, writes Katy Barden

THE ELEMENTAL ATHLETE • Karsten Warholm has established himself as a force of nature and, as Euan Crumley discovers, the Olympic champion and world recordholder isn't planning to reduce his power output any time soon

AN EXTRA DIMENSION • Book your CADENCE CLUB package now and experience the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 in the company of some true legends

What athletes want • There's no show without competitors, yet often they can be the last people consulted when it comes to the big decisions and the directions taken in the sport. With that in mind, British international Verity Ockenden sought the views of some fellow runners

“I had to get used to losing” • Rhasidat Adeleke will...