AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  05 February 2015
REGULARS
6 News
Calls for Chernova to lose world title
Lawrence Clarke eyes Euro glory
Hickey heads Milton Keynes entries
Daley Thompson on the sport’s health
32 Young Athlete
Sprint talent Laviai Nielsen
34 Your Say
Letters and social media snippets
62 Dip Finish
Why Hazel the heptathlete is super-cool
ACTION
16 BUCS Championships
Jonny Hay and Emelia Gorecka win student titles as Birmingham dominate
SPOTLIGHT
22 Brunel University
The first of a two-part series on the history of this athletics establishment
ANALYSIS
26 IAAF World Champs
The history of the men’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays
28 Masters rankings
Leading performances for women from 2014
PERFORMANCE
36 Hamstring injuries
Don’t be hamstrung by hamstring
injuries – read our advice
38 Products
Training shoe reviews – part one of a special footwear guide
41 Club night
We find out what makes northern club Rossendale Harriers tick
42 Breathing correctly
Do you think about breathing?
Well, maybe it’s time to start
EVENTS
44 Results
Top marks from last weekend
55 What’s On
Fixtures at home and abroad
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 05 February 2015.