AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 24 May 2018
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NIGHT OF THE 10,000m PBs
Ringer and Salpeter win Euro Cup titles as Alex Yee, Andy Vernon, Chris Thompson and Charlotte Arter run fast times
12 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT
MANCHESTER RUN
Farah and Dibaba take 10km victories as thousands take to the streets
18 ARCADIS GREAT CITYGAMES
Ta Lou beats Felix on a night of top-class sprints, jumps and hurdles in Manchester
22 LOUGHBOROUGH MATCH
England emerge top team as athletes nail qualifying marks in sun-drenched weather
SPOTLIGHT
56 ROAD RUNNING CHALLENGE
IAAF road running commission chair Carlo Capalbo on the issues facing the sport
NEWS
28 The rise of Alex Yee
29 Seb Coe on the Highgate 10,000m
30 New educators for Clean Athletics
31 Robbie Grabarz hangs up spikes
32 Laura Muir’s studies conclude
RESULTS & FIXTURES
58 Results round-up includes the adidas Boost Games in the US and European Masters Non-Stadia Champs from Alicante
75 What’s On events guide
PREVIEWS
72 Includes Pre Classic in Eugene, Götzis combined events, BMC Watford, European Champion Clubs Cup, Vitality Westminster Mile and London 10,000m
REGULARS
78 Dip Finish – mechanical shoes hit the market and Stef Reid gets ready for
Celebrity Masterchef
10,000m SPECIAL
33 Introduction to our 22-page section
34 World 10,000m men’s record history
38 Women’s world record progression
42 The greatest ever British athletes over 25 laps of an athletics track
44 A look at 10km on the roads
46 Interview with Andrew Butchart
48 Training to beat your 10km PB
50 Pre and post-race fuelling
52 Product reviews – 10km shoes
54 Coaching corner
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 24 May 2018.