THOMPSON’S LEASE OF LIFE AS HIS BODY WITHSTANDS ROAD SEASON

RUN SAFE

THE reaction to the tragic deaths of Lucy Pygott and

THE STORY SO FAR

NEXT YEAR THE ENGLISH CAPITAL IS POISED ONCE AGAIN TO STAGE A SUMMER OF ATHLETICS LIKE NEVER BEFORE

NO PRESSURE!

NIELS DE VOS TELLS JASON HENDERSON THAT NEXT YEAR’S SUMMER OF ATHLETICS IS CRUCIAL TO NOT ONLY BRITISH ATHLETICS BUT TO THE GLOBAL SPORT GENERALLY

STARS OF THE CHAMPS

WHERE ARE THE GB MEDALS COMING FROM NEXT SUMMER?

MARATHON MISSION

LONDON 2017 IS WELL ON THE ROAD TO ORGANISING MEMORABLE OUT-OF-STADIA RACES

FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LONDON AND BACK AGAIN

MUCH like London 2012, visiting teams for the IPC Championships

LEAP OF FAITH

THE KENYAN HAS RISEN TO THE RANKS OF OLYMPIC CHAMPION OVER 1500M, BUT SHE AND HER COACH BELIEVE SHE CAN GO FURTHER UP IN DISTANCE, WRITES STEVEN MILLS

BACK ON COURSE

ANDY VERNON AND PIPPA WOOLVEN TAKE CROSS CHALLENGE OPENING RACE WINS AHEAD OF THE EUROPEAN TRIALS

ENGLAND WIN LION’S SHARE

CLAIRE MARTIN AND MICHAEL HARTY WERE AMONG THE WINNERS AS THE TOP VETS FROM THE BRITISH ISLES GATHERED

BALANCING ACT

AS SOMEONE who has spent years studying and reporting on

MITOCHONDRIA: A PLUS FOR ALL

YEARS of training can induce changes in the muscle structure

KEEP TRAINING TO OFFSET FESTIVE OVERINDULGENCE

AS WE prepare for the inevitable overindulgence that is part

WHAT’S THAT? RUNNING IS GOOD FOR HEARING

REGULAR exercise can help to prevent age-related hearing loss, a

IMPENDING DOOM CAN BOOST YOUR PERFORMANCE

REMINDERS about inevitable doom, gloom and death immediately before competition

REFLECTIVE FLIPBELT

What: A buckle-free belt made from 360-degree 3M reflective material

KEEP IT SIMPLE

THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE HAS ITS PLACE IN MODERN TRAINING METHODS, BUT IT HAS YET TO PRODUCE MEANINGFUL RESULTS, ARGUES ROSS MURRAY

7 THE BEST SPORTS GLOVES

GLOVES THAT GLOW IN THE DARK AND WARD OFF WINTRY WEATHER ARE AN ESSENTIAL AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. PAUL FREARY LOOKS AT THE BEST

THE GREATEST

WHO IS THE TOP BRITISH ATHLETE OF ALL TIME? HERE IS ONE WAY OF ANSWERING THAT TRICKY QUESTION

SHOW OF UNITY

THE sad event last week has had a profound effect

YOUNG ATHLETES MOURNED

THE 2016 AW U18 ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD WILL BE MADE TO LUCY PYGOTT AND STACEY BURROWS, WHO DIED LAST WEEK

RUNNERS NATIONWIDE PAY RESPECTS TO AFD GIRLS

THE athletics community in Great Britain this past weekend mourned

BOLT AND FARAH AMONG IAAF 2016 NOMINATIONS

MO FARAH will go up against two of the greatest

VERNON: INDOOR PRIORITIES OVER WORLD CROSS

ANDY VERNON says he will likely prioritise the indoor season

WOOLVEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY FORM FORCES CHANGE OF PLAN

PIPPA WOOLVEN says she’s forcing herself to take her cross-country

LONDON 2017 ANNOUNCE HISTORIC ROAD ROUTES

THE routes for the marathons and race walks at the

GEMILI ELECTED TO BOA ATHLETES’ COMMISSION

ADAM GEMILI is among six athletes to have been elected

CORNWALL AC COACH LETT DIES

ENGLAND Athletics Coach of the Year for 2008 and long-time

ENGLAND IN ARMAGH RACES

THE England team for the Armagh International 3km and 5km

SCOT CHAIR TO RUN STIRLING

THE chairman of Scottish Athletics is the latest to sign

HAY FOLLOWING IN SPEDDING’S TRAIL

JONNY HAY could follow in the footsteps of marathon legend

COX SETTING SIGHTS ON BEIJING 2022 BOBSLEIGH

AFTER her historic performance at the Rio Paralympic Games, Kadeena

BRIGHTON ELITE

ORGANISERS of the Brighton Marathon on April 9, 2017, are

ENGLAND IN NITRO SHOWDOWN

ENGLAND will send a team over to Melbourne to compete

OVERSEAS

ALMOST every league paid tribute to the two Aldershot athletes

ROAD

MARC FENWICK won after being joined in the early stages

HUNT-ING FOR TITLES

EMILY MOSS SPEAKS TO YOUNG SPRINTER AMY HUNT, WHO HAS DOMINATED HER AGE GROUP THIS YEAR

CROSS-COUNTRY

Men (8km): 1 D Stidder (BPH) 26:16; 2 D Hards

WALKS / FELL / MULTI-TERRAIN

Men: 7MW: 1 D King (Col H) 49:48; 2 D

STARTER FOR 10

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and competitions for athletics trivia lovers. Milton Keynes kicked off the 2016-17 British Athletics Cross Challenge series on Saturday so here are some questions about the series

BOLT IN TALKS WITH LEADING GERMAN FOOTBALL TEAM

WORLD’S TOP SPRINTER PLOTS RETIREMENT AND RELEASES CHRISTMAS SONG

RETIRED ENNIS-HILL IS INSPIRING

JESSICA ENNIS-HILL (left), has finished above Michelle Obama, Judi Dench