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THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION
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THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION
PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN
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Eighth place at the World Junior Championships in Grosseto
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SEVENTH HEAVEN
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SPOTLIGHT
TOUR DE FORCE
ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST BEST-KNOWN COMPANIES OF ITS TYPE, TRACK AND FIELD TOURS CELEBRATED ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY LAST WEEKEND
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VERNON SHOWS HIS MARATHON POTENTIAL
THE RIO OLYMPIC 10,000M RUNNER IMPRESSES IN A RARE OUTING OVER 13.1 MILES
PERFORMANCE
PATIENCE – A VIRTUE
IF THERE is a single quality universally lacked by many
TRAINING BREAKS CAN SLOW BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN
IT’S NOT only fitness which is affected when you stop
BARELY-THERE SHOES BOOST MUSCLES
RUNNING in so-called ‘minimalist’ footwear can increase leg and foot
DON’T RUN WHEN YOU’RE ANGRY
IF YOU’RE angry, you might want to think twice before
PERK UP WITH PORRIDGE
HERE at AW we are big fans of porridge for
ENERGY FLAGGING? YOU NEED TO GET A GINGER BOOST
A TRIO of entrepreneurs from Scotland claim to have unearthed
KILLER SESSION MARA YAMAUCHI
FORMER INTERNATIONAL MARATHONER MARA YAMAUCHI SHARES WITH EILISH McCOLGAN THE KILLER SESSION SHE UNDERTOOK BEFORE RUNNING THE SECOND FASTEST TIME EVER BY A BRITISH WOMAN
TAKE TIME TO REFLECT
RECOVERY IS IMPORTANT BUT, AS MARA YAMAUCHI EXPLAINS, SOME REFLECTION ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MAKING PROGRESS
PLAN YOUR ULTIMATE TRAINING DIET
FUELLING YOUR BODY TO TRAIN WELL ON A DAILY BASIS IS ESSENTIAL. RENEE McGREGOR EXPLAINS HOW TO PLAN YOUR DIET
MAKING A SPLASH
AS MUD AND PUDDLES BEGIN TO APPEAR ON RUNS, IT’S TIME TO INVEST IN A PAIR OF ALL-WEATHER SHOES. PAUL FREARY PUTS THE BEST TO THE TEST
A BRIT ABROAD
ROAD REVISIONS
PACED OR NOT, ROAD RACING NEEDS A MAKEOVER, SAYS TIM HUTCHINGS
NEWS
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TRIBUTES of all forms were whizzing around Twitter just moments
ENNIS-HILL GONE TOO SOON?
TRAINING BUDDY AND COACH HAVE THEIR SAY ON JESSICA ENNISHILL’S DECISION TO RETIRE FROM ATHLETICS AFTER OLYMPIC SILVER
THREE HELD OVER GAY’S DAUGHTER’S DEATH
THREE men have been charged with the shooting that caused
IAAF REVEALS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR 2016 NOMINEES
TWENTY athletes have been nominated for this year’s IAAF Athlete
HOLMES: ENNIS-HILL WINNING RETURN WAS GIANT SUCCESS
FROM one legend of British athletics to another, Dame Kelly
KJT SPLIT A ‘POPULIST’ CALL, SAYS MINICHIELLO
TONI MINICHIELLO has questioned Katarina Johnson- Thompson’s decision to split
SHAKE-UP AMONG THE BRITISH ATHLETICS MEDICAL PERSONNEL
BRITISH ATHLETICS has appointed two key medical staff to work
BRIT COMMITS DOPING FOUL
A BRITISH sprinter has been provisionally suspended by UK Anti-Doping
CAS RULE ON RUSSIAN WALKERS
FIVE Russian race walkers have had four-year bans upheld by
MUNRO TAKES FULL-TIME CEO SCOTTISH ROLE
MARK MUNRO has been appointed as the chief executive of
OLYMPIC ATHLETES ARE MORE THAN MEDALLISTS
DAME KELLY HOLMES has launched her ‘More Than Medals’ campaign
DEAF ATHLETE UP FOR AWARD
ONE of Britain’s best young throwers has been nominated for
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JO PAVEY took a two-in-one trip down memory lane as
SUB-4 MARATHON FOR 85-YEAR-OLD RUNNER
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FARAH AND BEITIA REIGN SUPREME IN EUROPEANS
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MAGNIFICENT SEVEN
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VOLUNTEER AWARD WINNERS
ENGLAND ATHLETICS PAID TRIBUTE TO SOME OF THE HARDEST-WORKING AND MOST EFFECTIVE OFFICIALS AND BODIES IN THE COUNTRY
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DIBABA’S 10-MILE DEBUT
ETHIOPIAN LEADS ENTRIES FOR THE GREAT SOUTH RUN
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