AW Specials  |  Great British Runners
Britain has had more mile record breakers than any other nation. The names of Bannister, Ibbotson, Coe, Ovett and Cram are etched into British athletics' history, a reminder of the time when Britain ruled the world's running tracks. At the longer distances, the success of tough-training Gordon Pirie, and his popularity with the British public, paved the way for the likes of Bedford, Foster and Moorcroft. Where would the current crop of British female middle distance runner be without the great Dame Kelly Holmes?
This book details the careers of Britain’s greatest track runners from 800m to 10,000m. Every one of the profiled athletes is either a world record breaker or Olympic gold medallist, or both.
Tracking their careers using archive material from Athletics Weekly, the bible of British athletics, “Great British Runners” is a must-read for anyone who enjoys athletics, and wants to discover more about his or her idol. The bookazine also features profiles of Britain’s other top runners from recent history as well as looking at the successes and medal winning prospects of the next generation of Great British Runners. Packed full of statistics, insight and candid commentary, “Great British Runners” is an enlightening read for athletics’ fans.
"I'm delighted to be included in such a group of legendary athletes" - Lord Sebastian Coe.
"I'm absolutely delighted to be featuring in this book alongside such runners as Gordon Pirie, Derek Ibbotson, Alf Shrubb and Chris Chataway" - Brendan Foster.
"It's great that a special issue of Athletics Weekly has been brought out featuring British distance runners such as Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Brendan foster and Dave Bedford - as these athletes are superb role models for young runners like myself" - Mo Farah.
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AW, the UK’s No.1 magazine for track & field, cross-country and road running, generally regarded as the bible of the sport, has created a series of bookazines and booklets celebrating the Greatest Olympic sport and its athletes, packed full of profiles, iconic photos and stats.
Greatest Games Ever – AW’s review of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, the build-up, the atmosphere and the legacy. How each gold was won and the stars of the games Ennis, Farah, Rutherford, Ohuruogu, Grabarz, Bolt, Pearson, Rudisha, Eaton, Spotakova plus much more. (164 pages)
Great British Runners – The greatest British middle distance runners: inc. Roger Bannister, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett, Kelly Holmes and many more! (164 pages)
Great Marathon Runners – The greatest marathon runners of all time: inc. Paula Radcliffe, Great Waitz, Steve Jones, Haile Gebrselassie, Ron Hill and many more! (164 pages)
The Greatest Olympic Athletes - The greatest Olympic athletes as voted for by you!. Inc. Carl Lewis, Irena Szewinska, Michael Johnson and many more! (164 pages)
The Greatest Show on Earth – How the games were won, look back at 1948, interview with UK’s Head Coach Charles van Commenee, Overseas & UK contenders, keys head-to-heads and British Golden legends since 1948, Olympic and Paralympic records. PLUS AW’s Olympic Event planner and guide (164 pages)
British Olympic Legends: a series of booklets celebrating every British Athletics Olympic gold medallist since 1948. (20 pages each)
– Daley Thompson, Sally Gunnell, David Hemery, Kelly Holmes, Ken Matthews, Don Thompson, Ann Packer, Allan Wells, Chris Brasher, Tessa Sanderson, Steve Ovett, Christine Ohuruogu, Lidford Christie, Mark Peters, Mary Rand, Jonathan Edwards, Denise Lewis, Lynn Davies, Men’s 4*100m and Seb Coe
AW has and always will be at the heart of athletics, dedicated to promoting the No.1 Olympic sport, its clubs, coaches, volunteers and athletes.
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All the booklets and Bookazines are just magic, great pictures.
Reviewed 14 June 2012
Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW Specials Great British Runners.