AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  Jan 25, 2018
THE BIG FEATURE
6 JAKE WIGHTMAN
1500m man looking to learn from his
past mistakes as big year beckons
TALKING POINT
16 TOM BOSWORTH
World record-holder on dealing with
the pain of disappointment
SPOTLIGHT
22 SHONA CROMBIE-HICKS
Marathon runner heading back to
where it all began in Manchester
24 RUN BARBADOS
Visit to the Caribbean island
uncovers a runner’s paradise
30 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
We begin our series looking
at the history of the event
BIRMINGHAM 2018
18 MORGAN LAKE
High jumper is hoping to take on the
world at the indoor championships
NEWS
10 Christian Coleman’s record run
11 Big names added to London field
12 Greg Rutherford out of Gold Coast
13 Wales’ Commonwealth team
14 Bob Parker remembered
PERFORMANCE
34 Sports science news
36 Cultivate your gut garden
38 The power of cross country
40 Looking at protein recovery balls
PREVIEW
55 Area cross country champs
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Results round-up – including all the
latest indoors action
59 What’s On – upcoming fixtures
REGULARS
20 Your Say – readers’ letters
42 Young Athlete – Jake Heyward
61 Quiz – Commonwealth Games
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Jan 25, 2018.