AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Sept 12 2019 Back Issue

DIGEST
6 Mo Farah says Tola battle was tough but not as hard as 2013
7 Record numbers for the 2019 Simplyhealth Great North Run
8 New SuperHalfs road running series launches in Prague
10 Charlie Purdue in form ahead of marathon in Doha
11 Triple jumper Yulimar Rojas gives world record a scare
ACTION
12 GREAT NORTH RUN & CITYGAMES
In-depth coverage from the Great North CityGames in Stockton
and the Simplyhealth Great North Run where Mo Farah and
Brigid Kosgei were among the winners
22 BRUSSELS DIAMOND LEAGUE
Dina Asher-Smith posts big win at Diamond League final as
Christian Taylor, Noah Lyles, Malaika Mihambo and Sifan Hassan
also show their form
30 EUROPEAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Steve Smythe reports from the first five days of the 10-day event
on the outskirts of Venice where Brits have won golds galore
DOHA 2019
40 BRITTNEY REESE
The American four-time world champion looks back on her
long jump victory in London two years ago
PERFORMANCE
42 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
44 HIIT – David Lowes talks about high-intensity interval training
for endurance runners
48 How They Train: Abigail Irozuru tells John Shepherd how she
builds strength and technique for the long jump
REGULARS
28 HAVE YOUR SAY
Half-marathon records, high jump technique and strengthto-
weight ratios are topics in our readers’ letters page
62 DIP FINISH
Transgender runner creates stir on the US collegiate circuit
while ex-athletes star in ‘Sink or Swim’ programme
SPOTLIGHT
36 The second part of Bridget Cushen’s feature on the rise of
women’s athletics
RESULTS & FIXTURES
50 Round-up includes the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile in
New York plus domestic events like the Lake Vyrnwy Half
59 What’s On fixtures guide