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 PERFECT STAGE

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

THE EYES HAVE IT IN LONDON

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • A look back at some of the biggest news and best performances of recent weeks

MY GREATEST RACE • Osaka Marathon, January 27, 2008, 2:25:10

ATHLETICS’ GREAT ALL-ROUNDER • From success as an athlete to his huge influence as a coach, innovator, historian and writer, Jason Henderson looks at the extraordinary life of Tom McNab

EMBRACE THE INCONVENIENCE • Following controversial suggestions from Italy about moving big marathons away from cities due to disruption, Verity Ockenden argues that the “spontaneous spectatorship” of a major event hitting the streets is vital to athletics

The hard way • Breaking the world record for the mile was never going to be easy, but Josh Kerr added a layer of difficulty by announcing his ambitions so early. His coach Danny Mackey talks to Euan Crumley about what went into an exceptional performance

Glimpse of the future • Jasmine Collett looks ahead to the World Under-20 Championships and selects a few of the athletes who could make an impact in Oregon

CONTINENTAL CELEBRATION • AFTER A BRILLIANT COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN 2022, THE EUROPEAN CHAMP IONSHIPS I S NOW HEADING TO BIRMINGHAM – AND THE UK – FOR THE FIRST TIME. OVER THE FOLLOWING PAGES, OUR EXTENSIVE PREVIEW FE ATURES SOME OF THE BI G NAMES WHO WI L L BE IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION, PORES OVER EVERY EVENT AND LOOKS AT WHAT IS A R ICH HISTORY

APPETITE FOR MORE • THE LONDON DIAMOND LEAGUE REMINDED US THAT THE PUBLIC WANT TO BE A PART OF BIG OCCASIONS AND BIG MOMENTS, WRITES KATHARINE MERRY, AND THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BIRMINGHAM CAN DELIVER JUST THAT

“I'M NOT AFRAID TO FAIL” • FEMKE BROEDERS-BOL, ONE OF THE GREATEST HURDLERS IN HISTORY, HAS TAKEN A HUGE LEAP BY SWITCHING TO THE 800M AND WILL BE PART OF ARGUABLY THE MOST HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EVENT AT BI RMINGHAM 2026. TIM HUTCHINGS TALKS TO THE HURDLES WORLD CHAMPION ABOUT HOW SHE IS TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE AND LEARNING THE ART OF MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNING

“THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS” • AFTER HIS LANDMARK PERFORMANCE AT THE UK CHAMPIONSHIPS, ROMELL GLAVE BELIEVES HE CAN RISE TO THE 100M OCCASION IN BIRMINGHAM AGAIN. HE TALKS TO EUAN CRUMLEY ABOUT THE WORK THAT LED TO HIS BIG BREAKTHROUGH AND WHY HE CAN'T WAIT TO FACE MARCELL JACOBS AGAIN

THRILL OF THE CHASE • ELISE THORNER HAS TAKEN GREAT STRIDES FORWARD THIS SUMMER AND HAS PUT...