AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  Sept 19 2019
DIGEST
6 Half-marathon record increases sub-two-marathon anticipation
7 Focus on rivalries to increase media coverage, says McColgan
8 Phil Norman on his Doha selection disappointment
9 Jazmin Sawyers added to GB squad for the World Champs
10 Scott Lincoln says British throwers should learn to work together
11 Rosenheim League going strong after 56 years
ACTION
12 THE MATCH
Daryll Neita and Alex Bell among the winners as Europe emerge
as comfortable winners over the United States at the inaugural
‘Match’ in Minsk
22 EUROPEAN MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS
In part two of our coverage from Italy, sprinter Steve Peters and
distance runner Clare Elms lead the British gold rush as many of
the best veteran athletes in the continent battle for honours
THE BIG INTERVIEW
18 HARRY COPPELL
Adrenaline junkie Harry Coppell enjoys soaring over the bar in the
pole vault and also has ambitions to become a pilot
DOHA 2019
36 BARBORA SPOTAKOVA
Javelin thrower looks back at her gold medal-winning
moment from London 2017
PERFORMANCE
40 Warm-ups – latest training-related news
42 Nutrition for elite athletes – Peta Bee on how top
competitors power up their performance
46 How They Train: distance runner and current AW cover star
Eilish McColgan talks about the work she has put in to
become an elite athlete
49 Cross-country spikes – we review the best shoes on the
market for racing in the mud this winter
REGULARS
38 UKA VIEW
Performance director Neil Black on the value of a wellorganised
holding camp before the major champs
62 DIP FINISH
Finlay Wild wins his 10th consecutive Ben Nevis Race on
Britain’s highest mountain
RESULTS & FIXTURES
30 CROSS-COUNTRY FIXTURE GUIDE
From the European Championships and Cross Challenge
series through to humble local leagues, we list this winter’s
fixtures on the mud and hills
50 Results round-up includes Welsh Road Relay Champs,
Northern Relays and Great Bristol Half Marathon
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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