AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | Oct 31 2019
DIGEST
6 National League structure is taking shape
7 Hollie Arnold wants to strike gold again in Dubai
8 Charlotte Mason (née Dale) making a comeback
10 Tanni Grey-Thompson on the National Lottery’s 25th birthday
READERS’ CHOICE
12 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Who would you say produced the best athletics performances in 2019? We outline our shortlist and the categories to be voted on for this year’s awards
ACTION
26 MAINOVA FRANKFURT MARATHON
Steph Twell breaks Liz McColgan’s Scottish record with eighth place in Germany as Kenya’s Valary Jemeli Aiyabei runs sub-2:20 and Ethiopian Fikre Tefera takes the men’s titleREGULARS
32 HAVE YOUR SAY
Readers express their opinions on subjects such as seeing progress in the sport and the conflict brought by Eliud Kipchoge’s remarkable marathon run
62 DIP FINISH
Sprinter Souleyman Bah puts his business skills to the test with a TV stint on The Apprentice
SPOTLIGHT
30 MARA YAMAUCHI
Britain’s second fastest ever female marathon runner pays tribute to her late father Norman Myers, the man who gave her a love of running
34 JEAN PICKERING OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS
In the second part of our series, we profile young British high jumper Tom Gale, one of six athletes to become a Jean Pickering scholar
PERFORMANCE
37 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
38 Why it’s important for coach and athlete not to get too hung up on the numbers
42 Physiotherapist Andy Walling outlines how masters athletes can go about defying the ageing process
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Results round-up includes a fast time for Charlotte Arter at the Leeds Abbey Dash 10km plus Scottish Cross-Country Relays and British Masters Cross-Country Relays
57 What’s On fixtures guide
PREVIEWS
60 Mary Keitany aiming for her fifth New York Marathon title while clubs get ready for a cross-country test in Mansfield
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Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Oct 31 2019.