AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 26 March 2015
REGULARS
6 News
Farah smashes European half record
Ennis-Hill in CityGames comeback
30 Book reviews
Latest training-related releases
62 Dip Finish
Towering performances in Paris
ACTION
16 Vitality Reading Half
Lily Partridge enjoys big win – and PB – over 13.1 miles
SPOTLIGHT
18 Mutaz Essa Barshim
Qatari high jumper has Javier Sotomayor’s world record in his sights, as Alex Mills meets the big man
24 Sonia O’Sullivan
Irish legend on the importance of cross country and the World Cross
26 Jac Hopkins
GB junior plans to put Cofton Park disaster behind him in China
ANALYSIS
28 IAAF World Champs
History of the men’s javelin
PERFORMANCE
32 How They Train
Walks record-breaker Tom Bosworth
35 Rib problems
A look at this area and if it’s related to the dreaded stitch
36 Injury prevention exercises
Bullet-proof your body with our great running-related tips and tricks
39 Club night
City of Lisburn AC under the spotlight
EVENTS
40 Results
Includes SIAB Schools Cross Country
50 World Cross Champs preview
Three-page preview of the action in Guiyang on Saturday
55 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming weeks
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 26 March 2015.