AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  August 22 2019
DIGEST
6 Adam Gemili tackles sprint double at British Champs
7 Holly Bradshaw wants medal at “wide-open world pole vault final”
8 British Champs Q+A with UKA’s Cherry Alexander
10 Kipchoge set to open the sub-two-hour marathon floodgates
ACTION
12 MÜLLER GRAND PRIX BIRMINGHAM
Sprint stars put on a show at the Alexander Stadium while there is a long jump competition to remember as the big British names tune up for the national championships
20 MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL
Rain can’t stop throwers from impressing at Sportcity
TALKING POINT
26 RISE TO THE TEAM CHAMPS CHALLENGE
Endurance coach Mike Down argues Britain should have taken the Bydgoszcz event far more seriously
TRAVEL
30 RUN QUINTA
Euan Crumley visits the Algarve to learn about a new festival which offers a taste of running paradise
PERFORMANCE
32 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
34 Five-page nutrition special with advice on how to get young athletes into habits which will help their progress
40 The training lessons which were learned from Seb Coe’s summer of running dreams
PREVIEWS
42 Setting the scene for the Müller British Championships
REGULARS
24 UKA VIEW
Hannah England writes for you about the search to find new members for the UKA Athletes’ Commission
28 YOUNG ATHLETE
European U20 1500m bronze medallist Josh Lay talks about his recent success and hopes for the future
62 DIP FINISH
Matt Hudson-Smith on living in America and becoming immersed in another sporting culture
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Round-up includes the FPSG Scottish Championships, as well as South and North of England Under-17 Championships
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine August 22 2019.