AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | Feb 27 2020
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16 SAUCONY ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS
COUNTRY CHAMPS
Calum Johnson and Anna Emilie Møller take senior crowns in this
historic event which was this year played out on a classic crosscountry
course at Wollaton Park in Nottingham
28 LINDSAYS SCOTTISH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
Mhairi Maclennan and Jamie Crowe triumph on a wet course
and in tough weather at Falkirk
31 NORTHERN IRELAND CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
Emma Mitchell and Neil Johnston capture golds at the Northern
Ireland & Ulster senior event
32 WELSH CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
James Hunt and Mel Wilkins take victories at Pembrey near
Llanelli on a gruelling day of racing
36 SPAR BRITISH INDOOR CHAMPS
Tom Bosworth, Jessie Knight, Keely Hodgkinson and Guy
Learmonth are among the winners as the national indoor
champs hit Scotland for the first time in history
PERFORMANCE
57 Warm-ups – John Shepherd looks at the importance of
using the right pole in the pole vault
58 Distance runner Andy Butchart and sprinter Hayley Mills on
the art of indoor racing
60 Strength & conditioning and weights can be used to help
you peak for a competition
DIGEST
6 Shoe-less wonder Adam Hickey impresses at National
7 Rojas and Yeshaneh in world record-breaking form
8 Mo Farah receives more negative headlines
10 Alice Wright hopes to make marathon debut in London
11 How you can contribute to the UK Sport inquiry
12 US Olympic marathon trials and Vitality Big Half previews
SPOTLIGHT
54 PARKRUN JOIN FORCES WITH BROOKS
Series of free weekly runs has struck a three-year deal
with footwear firm
REGULARS
52 UKA VIEW
Cherry Alexander on the short yet sweet indoor season at
the Emirates Arena
78 DIP FINISH
Study shows dangerous air quality levels in Birmingham,
London and elsewhere
RESULTS & FIXTURES
62 Results round-up includes coverage of last weekend’s
world triple jump and half-marathon records plus the
Seville Marathon
75 What’s On fixtures guide
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