AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine AW September 2022 Zurück Ausgabe

The September issue of AW looks back over a summer like no other and previews the major road racing events of this autumn.

This month's cover star is 400m European champion Matt Hudson-Smith, who opens up about how he has changed his life following a suicide attempt and is now excelling on the track. We also hear from the other athletes who managed to win individual honours at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and European Championships.

The past two months have seen athletics placed firmly in the spotlight and we ask what the sport can do to harness all of the attention and keep the momentum going. Katharine Merry writes exclusively with her thoughts on the matter, while former athlete Gareth Balch explains how his marketing agency is aiming to transform major events in Britain.

Birmingham, hosts of such a brilliant Commonwealth Games, are already looking to what's next and City Council Leader Ian Ward reflects on the past few weeks while talking through the bid for the 2026 European Championships. Meanwhile, Birchfield Harriers are simply looking to get back into their new-look Alexander Stadium home after being by displaced by the rebuild, and they disclose the challenges which the club has encountered.

Statto Steve Smythe also crunches the numbers to pick out the big trends from the summer.

One big trend has been the success of Eilish McColgan and the Commonwealth 10,000m champion discusses tackling the next big challenge of her career - the marathon. She won't be running London until the spring now, but commentator Tim Hutchings runs the rule over what to expect in the upcoming 26.2-mile showpiece in the British capital, as well as the Berlin marathon and the Great North Run.

There's a performance section full of tips, advice and insight, plus all of our usual great regular features.