AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  Sep 14, 2017
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6 GREAT NORTH CITYGAMES
Perri Shakes-Drayton, Melissa
Courtney and Nijel Amos are among
the winners on the Newcastle-
Gateshead quayside
12 SIMPLYHEALTH GREAT
NORTH RUN
Mo Farah outkicks Jake Robertson to
take his fourth Great North Run title
while Mary Keitany claims the women’s
win on Tyneside
THE BIG INTERVIEW
26 Dina Asher-Smith on a tumultuous year
that saw her break her foot, graduate
from university and finish fourth in the
World Championships over 200m
SPOTLIGHT
30 Stuart Storey looks back on his career
PERFORMANCE
34 Sports science and training news
36 Analysis of Mo Farah’s World
Championships 10,000m
38 The best socks on test
40 Learn to thrive under pressure
NEWS
18 Butchart in coaching switch
19 Henry looks for injury solution
20 Commonwealth Games 2022
21 Rooney toys with 800m move
24 Marathon legends set to clash
RESULTS & FIXTURES
44 Results round-up
57 What’s On
REGULARS
41 Your Say
42 Young Athlete
61 Quiz
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Sep 14, 2017.