AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 11/12/2014
REGULARS
6 News
Support revealed for endurance athletes
Scotland interested in having own team
12 News Focus
Russia accused of drugs cover-ups
46 Young Athlete
Javelin talent Jude Compton-Stewart
48 Your Say
Seb Coe’s mainifesto among the topics
49 Book reviews
Some of the latest literary offerings
82 Dip Finish
Blow for Olympic cross country idea
COMPETITION
44 Young writers’ competition
Can childbirth boost performance?
SPOTLIGHT
16 AW review of 2014
Looking back over the good, the bad and the ugly of the last 12 months
30 Streets ahead
The history of a Welsh valleys event that was ahead of its time
34 Living the high life
We pay a visit to British Athletics’ Kenyan altitude training camp
ANALYSIS
42 IAAF World Champs
The history of the men’s 1500m
PERFORMANCE
50 Hamstring strain
The problems of identifying the cause
52 Products
The best ones of 2014
55 Festive fitness
How to enjoy Christmas yet stay fit
56 Cross country tactics
Steve Vernon’s top tips
EVENTS
58 Results
Top marks from home and abroad
72 European Cross preview
Who to watch out for in Samokov
75 What’s On
Comprehensive fixture listings
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 11/12/2014.