AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Jan 23 2020 Zurück Ausgabe

DIGEST
6 Midland Counties to start affiliation scheme
7 Arnold receives prestigious IOC coaching award
8 Taylor on the new athletics association
10 Birmingham ready to stage National Running Show
11 Tributes pour in for former agent Plant
LOOKING AHEAD TO LONDON
18 MARATHON FEVER
We set the scene for a monumental Virgin Money London Marathon on April 26
20 KENENISA BEKELE & DAVID WEIR
Ethiopian great has been inspired by Kipchoge’s feats and is
hoping to break the Kenyan’s marathon world record plus eight-time
champion David Weir gets ready for his 21st London race
22 STEPHANIE DAVIS
2:27 marathoner in the hunt for Olympic qualification after just a short time at the sharp end of endurance running
26 DEWI GRIFFITHS
Welshman eyeing the perfect birthday gift as he continues his comeback from debilitating illness and injury
30 10 COMMANDMENTS OF MARATHON TRAINING
London Marathon veteran Steve Smythe offers advice on how
to get the most out of your marathon performance
REGULARS
12 UKA VIEW
Sarah Rowell comments on the recent elite athlete
performance review with an additional ‘executive summary’
by the independent analyst, Vikki McPherson, who oversaw
the process
62 DIP FINISH
Stephen Scullion unleashes his inner animal to run a
marathon PB in Houston
TALKING POINT
32 NIKE VAPORFL
AW shoe guru Paul Freary looks at the Nike Vaporfly in a week where the debate has really taken off
PERFORMANCE
41 Warm-ups – special focus on ‘blade jumpers’
42 Strength training for distance running – second of a two-part article by coach David Lowes
STATISTICS
38 2019 PARKRUN RANKINGS
Leading marks across the country in various age groups
SPOTLIGHT
36 CHARLIE SPEDDING
Former London Marathon winner has brought out a new book and here's another extract
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Results round-up: Houston Marathon and Half-Marathon, London Games, BMC Cardiff Open and Lotto CrossCup in Belgium
59 What’s On fixtures guide