AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  07 June 2018
ACTION
16
GOLDEN GALA PIETRO
MENNEA DIAMOND LEAGUE
Abderrahman Samba finds his groove in Rome while Luvo Manyonga impresses
THE BIG FEATURE
20 LAURA MUIR
1500m star and her coach Andy Young now planning for an exciting season
ahead following her academic success
SPOTLIGHT
24 GEORGE GANDY
The coaching great takes us through his journey into working with some of the finest athletes in the history of the sport
28 LOUGHBOROUGH
AW takes a tour of the British Athletics ‘engine room’
32 LEE THOMPSON
400m man on managing to successfully balance a job with athletics improvement
34 ANDY BUTCHART
Scot reveals why serious injury gave him an opportunity – and made him feel grateful
PERFORMANCE
36 Working out the right mileage
40 Can hill sprints elevate your training?
42 Ultra running products on test
NEWS
6 Beth Dobbin’s Berlin ambition
7 Matt Elias offers coaching advice
8 Charlotte Arter targets mini 10km
10 Tokyo Olympic routes revealed
12 Stockholm Diamond League preview
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Results round-up includes British League and UK women’s league
59 What’s On events guide
REGULARS
62 Dip Finish – Bolt and Farah ready for Soccer Aid
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 07 June 2018.