AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 08 October 2015
THE BIG FEATURE
16 DAVID RUDISHA
Master of the half-mile all set for Olympic defence after world win in Beijing
NEWS
6 Henson feeling nerves ahead of Doha
8 Thyroid verdict disappoints Pavey
10 Sonia Samuels on the verge of Rio
12 Three selected for GB ultra team
SPOTLIGHT
26 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR
Vote for your top track and field performers from a vintage year in the sport
48 GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNER
Haile Gebrselassie wins our readers’ poll
ACTION
60 NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS
New winners at the England six-stage and four-stage events in Sutton Park
68 GREAT SCOTTISH RUN
Big fields and hot competition in Glasgow
72 CARDIFF HALF-MARATHON
Brits hit qualifying times for World Half
PREVIEWS
89 CHICAGO MARATHON
Brits and Irish athletes chase Rio selection standards in the windy city
PERFORMANCE
52 Sports science and nutrition latest
54 Tom McNab – Beijing lessons, part one
56 Allan Smith’s high jump training routine
58 Do runners need to tackle cross country?
TALKING POINT
22 A NEW WAVE OF RECORDS
Will Genzebe Dibaba open the floodgates?
STATISTICS
36 COUNTDOWN TO RIO
Olympics series continues with a look back at the the men’s 200m
40 ALL-TIME GREATS
Top 10 GB 10,000m and marathon men using Mel Watman’s unique scoring tables
RESULTS & FIXTURES
76 Leading results from last weekend
91 Comprehensive fixtures guide
REGULARS
44 VIEW FROM THE STANDS
46 YOUNG ATHLETE
59 YOUR SAY
96 QUIZ CORNER
98 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 08 October 2015.