AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 10 September 2015
THE BIG FEATURE
16 GEMMA STEEL INTERVIEW
High hopes for North East showdown
NEWS
4 Top fields set for Great North weekend
11 Sharp reacts to Scottish record run
12 Is Mo Farah the greatest?
SPOTLIGHT
22 GB’S RELAY WOES
Former sprinter Craig Pickering’s analysis
28 TOP 10 GNR MOMENTS
Our pick of the best from Tyneside
34 MARY KEITANY
Profile of the reigning GNR champion
38 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Olympic legend Carl Lewis
TALKING POINT
42 JIM ALDER
Past great on the state of British endurance
STATISTICS
46 BEIJING STATS
Facts and figures from the men’s events
ACTION
62 ZURICH DIAMOND LEAGUE
Rutherford continues winning run
66 SAINSBURY’S SCHOOL GAMES
Katie Lambert sets UK hammer best
PREVIEWS
82 MORRISONS GREAT NORTH
RUN
Preview of the world’s premier 13.1-miler
84 GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES
Top athletes set to take to the streets
89 WORLD MOUNTAIN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Veteran athletes kick off North Wales week
PERFORMANCE
52 Sports science and nutrition latest
54 Carb-depletion – how to run on empty
56 Alyson Dixon’s training insights
58 Club Night – Lagan Valley AC
60 Training sessions – 400m reps
RESULTS & FIXTURES
72 Top results from last weekend
91 Comprehensive fixtures guide
REGULARS
32 YOUNG ATHLETE
45 YOUR SAY
49 VIEW FROM THE STANDS
96 QUIZ CORNER
98 DIP FINISH
101 Running Monthly
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 10 September 2015.