AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  28/01/2016
THE BIG FEATURE
16 ANTHONY WHITEMAN
How the middle-distance man
coached himself to masters glory
SPOTLIGHT
22 GENZEBE DIBABA
Ethiopian’s coach Jama Aden says the
athlete can challenge world records from
800m right through to 5000m
28 ‘BOD’ ATKINS
Profile of ‘the man on the motorbike’ at
many leading road racing events
42 LYNSEY SHARP POSTER
Classic image of the Scottish two-lap star
NEWS
4 IAAF ‘needs to rebrand’
10 US sprints star David Sime dies
12 Fan-friendly plans from London 2017
PERFORMANCE
52 Sports science news and nutrition
54 Warm-weather training guide
56 Product reviews – high-tech gadgets
ACTION
46 CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE
Dewi Griffiths and Caryl Jones enjoy
success on home soil in Wales
STATISTICS
32 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the women’s 400 metres
hurdles at the Olympic Games
34 ALL-TIME BRITISH GREATS
The top female shot and discus throwers,
according to Mel Watman’s rankings system
RESULTS & FIXTURES
58 Leading results from home and abroad
73 What’s On fixtures guide
PREVIEWS
76 Area cross country champs previews, plus
a look at the Welsh and Scottish Indoors
REGULARS
38 YOUNG ATHLETE
44 YOUR SAY
79 QUIZ CORNER
Cover: Anthony Whiteman (Adrian Royle) 82 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 28/01/2016.