AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  Oct 5, 2017
ACTION
6 BANK OF SCOTLAND
GREAT SCOTTISH RUN
Chris Thompson beats Callum
Hawkins in Glasgow over the
half-marathon distance
NEWS
10 Jo Blair suspended for drugs offence
11 Andy Butchart on coaching switch
12 Commonwealth joy for Birmingham
14 Wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn
16 Stirling Marathon gets new course
PERFORMANCE
36 Sports science and training news
38 World Champs pole vault analysis
40 Teenage runners’ knee
41 Is HMB worth a try?
42 How to make best use of a foam roller
PREVIEW
54 ERRA men’s six-stage and women’s
four-stage road relays
THE BIG INTERVIEW
28 Callum Hawkins on his Commonwealth
Games marathon ambitions
SPOTLIGHT
30 Jo Pavey on making an impact at the
2018 European Champs aged 44
WORLD CHAMPS 2017
24 GEOFF WIGHTMAN
An extract from the stadium announcer’s
new London diaries book
A BRIT ABROAD
20 Tim Hutchings pours scorn on the recent
attempts at a two-hour marathon
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Results round-up
57 What’s On – upcoming fixtures
REGULARS
34 Book reviews
61 Quiz
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Oct 5, 2017.