AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 29 March 2018
ACTION
6
WORLD HALF MARATHON
Title No.3 for Geoffrey
Kamworor
while Netsanet Gudeta runs womenonly
world record in Valencia
10
SIAB SCHOOLS & HOME
INTERNATIONAL
England dominate schools races as
Adam Hickey and Elle Baker take
senior victories at Wollaton Park
18 NORTHERN RELAYS
Leeds City and Lincoln Wellington
take area road crowns
NEWS
32 The Queen to start London Marathon
33 Olympian Bill Lucas dies aged 101
34 Father-son feat at London Landmarks
34 New Balance kit competition
36 Podium race has winning formula
37 Join the Great Run crew
THE BIG FEATURE
24 LYNSEY SHARP
Living the American dream is aiding
Lynsey Sharp’s Commonwealth
Games cause
SPOTLIGHT
26 NATHAN FOX
Former teenage record-breaking
triple jumper is going for gold at the
Commonwealth Games
28 CHRIS O’HARE
Miler remembers early days at
the Mini London Marathon
30 ROSIE CLARKE
Steeplechaser looks forward to
competing on the Gold Coast
38 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Steve Smythe continues our series
with a look back at the Games of
Melbourne in 2006 and Delhi in 2010
REGULARS
62 Dip Finish – Bolt’s football dream
RESULTS
52 Results round-up includes coverage
from the European Masters Indoors
PERFORMANCE
46 A look at cryotherapy
48 Winter to summer track transition
50 Product reviews
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 29 March 2018.