AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | April 20, 2017
LONDON MARATHON PREVIEW
14 Will Bekele hold the world in his hands?
16 Chris Thompson on his running battles with body and mind
18 Vivian Cheruiyot ready to make a marathon mark
20 Charlotte Purdue has a twin ambition in London
24 Young talent ready to shine in Mini Marathon
25 Weir is craving a magnificent seventh title
26 The London course map and race details
ACTION
36 ISLE OF MAN EASTER
RUNNING FESTIVAL
Michael Christoforou and Katy
Hedgethorne beat the weather
38 INTERTRUST GUERNSEY
RUNNING FESTIVAL
Jacob O’Hara and Louise Perrio take
the honours in this Easter event
SPOTLIGHT
28 NIGHT OF THE 10,000m PBs
Ben Pochee on the motivation behind
a growing success story
30 HISTORY OF THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Steve Smythe looks back at the IAAF
event in Helsinki in 2005
34 LONDON 2017 HOPES
Sprinter Asha Philip explains why a
home championships means so much
PERFORMANCE
40 Sports science and training news
42 Athlete Insight: Lily Partridge
44 Track spikes review, part two
NEWS
6 Jo Pavey still pushing herself
8 Prize fund for Stirling and
Birmingham marathons
9 Coe ‘concerned’ by Russia’s
lack of progress
10 GB opt not to send
4x100m women’s squad
RESULTS &
FIXTURES
48 Results round-up
58 What’s On events guide
REGULARS
61 Weekly athletics quiz
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine April 20, 2017.