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 EVENTS HORIZON

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

PICTURE THIS HALL ON A HIGH

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • The records tumbled as the standards rose in May across a range of events

THE VITAL SPARK • The re-emergence of old-fashioned mind games and rivalry has been good to see and serves as a reminder as to why learning how to win the pre-race mental battles is a crucial skill; writes Katharine Merry

STEVE SCOTT MY GREATEST RACE • The US record-holder was on a promise to become the first runner to break the four-minute mile at one of the USA's most historic events. Finishing almost seven seconds clear, he proved to be a man of his word

RISING STAR ABIGAIL IVES • Georgie Heath speaks to the teenage middle-distance talent whose performances saw her recently become a member of a very exclusive club

FINDING A DIFFERENT GEAR • Ed Faulds began last year as a European U20 record-breaker but was soon on the sidelines. Tim Adams hears how the British talent is learning to rein himself in

FLYING THE FLAG • If the athletes can rise to the occasion in these crucial coming months, it will have a huge impact on driving para athletics forward, writes Thomas Young

PARLIAMENT THRILL • HIGHGATE'S NIGHT OF THE 10,000M PBS CELEBRATES ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN STYLE

CAN THIS SHOW GO ON? • In the face of sports which are updating and evolving their spectator experience, athletics has to revamp how it presents its events, hears Euan Crumley

THE RIGHT TRACK? • The board of England Athletics answers your questions and highlights how the sport is planning to tackle these challenging times

AN AWKWARD GOODBYE • Mo Farah is nearing his last race and being lauded by the watching public, but this is a curious end to a career which has been filled with triumphs and troubles, writes Euan Crumley

Rocket FUELLED • With three Olympic and 10 world sprint titles, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has a career most could only dream of. But, as Euan Crumley discovers, the Jamaican still feels she has a point to prove

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in numbers

Personal growth • 100m world champion – and keen gardener – Fred Kerley speaks to Euan Crumley about fighting talk, speaking up and finding moments of peace

ATHLETES AS ENTREPRENEURS • Those at the heart of the action are often told to promote themselves, but where do you start when it comes to building a profile off the track? Verity...