AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  March 21 2019
ACTION
6 NEW BALANCE ENGLISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Top teenage cross-country runners from around the country battle it out for honours at Temple Newsam
BIG INTERVIEW
16 THOMAS STAINES
Exclusive interview with Britain’s fastest 800m runner of the year so far
TALKING POINT
30 Ben Pochee and Tim Hutchings give their views on the IAAF’s controversial changes to the Diamond League series
STATISTICS
34 Steve Smythe lays out the facts and figures for the men’s and women’s triple jump
PERFORMANCE
38 David Lowes looks at how endurance runners can winter well
40 First in a two-part series on self-massage
42 Product reviews – road racing shoes
NEWS
22 Aarhus a ‘watershed moment’, says Coe
23 Cover star Sam Charlton has 2020 vision
24 Salisbury athletes back on track
25 Statue to commemorate the Ghost Runner
26 Wedding bells for Thompson and Simpson
PREVIEW
56 World Masters Indoor Champs in Torun
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Our round-up includes half-marathons in Bahrain, Reading, Bath, Lisbon and New York
59 What’s On fixtures guide
REGULARS
27 HAVE YOUR SAY
IAAF changes are on the minds of readers
28 UKA VIEW
Donna Fraser on the never-ending quest for equality in track and field athletics
62 DIP FINISH
Campaign continues for West Country street to be called ‘Maddocks
Walk’ after five-time Olympian
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine March 21 2019.