AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 26/05/2016
THE BIG INTERVIEW
16 TOM BOSWORTH
The man from Tonbridge who is aiming to
put British race walking back on the
international map
SPOTLIGHT
24 1976 MARATHON TRIALS
We go back 40 years to a AAA marathon that
led to a great selection controversy
NEWS
6 Martyn Rooney won’t be in Amsterdam to
defend his European 400m crown
8 Trayvon Bromell to leave no stone unturned
12 Relay harmony claimed by sprinters
STATISTICS
26 ROAD TO RIO
The in-depth history of the men’s hammer at
the Olympic Games
PERFORMANCE
30 Sports science news
32 World 10,000m silver medallist Jill Boltz
recalls the training from her best year – 1991
34 How to avoid coach burnout
36 Product reviews – shorts
ACTION
38 HIGHGATE 10,000m PBs
Jess Andrews and Beth Potter both gain
Olympic selection at Parliament Hill
44 CO-OP BANK GREAT
CITYGAMES
Greg Rutherford and Dafne Schippers on form
50 GREAT MANCHESTER RUN
Wins for Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba
54 LOUGHBOROUGH MATCH
CJ Ujah’s 10.06 highlights top performances
60 RABAT DIAMOND LEAGUE
Almaz Ayana speeds to 14:13 5000m
RESULTS & FIXTURES
62 Results from home and abroad
72 Previews of Watford BMC, Gotzis, Eugene
Diamond League and London 10,000
75 Comprehensive fixtures guide
REGULARS
78 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH
Cover: last weekend’s winners
Jess Andrews, Jess Ennis-Hill
(Mark Shearman) and Greg Rutherford
(Dan Vernon)
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Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 26/05/2016.