UNEXPECTED LIFE STORY

CROSS TALK

TIM HUTCHINGS tackles the topic of cross country in his

LOST& FOUND

A LONG BATTLE WITH INJURY HAD DAVID RUDISHA DOUBTING IF HE WOULD EVER RETURN TO THE TOP, BUT THE KENYAN TELLS BEN COLDWELL THAT HE NEVER TRULY LOST BELIEF

EYES ON THE PRIZE

FOCUSING ON HER OWN RACE WAS KEY TO RIO GOLD FOR BRIANNA ROLLINS, WRITES STUART WEIR

THE HEAT IS ON

THE COUNTRY’S TOP RUNNERS PUT IN SOME HOT PERFORMANCES AT A COLD SEFTON PARK ON SATURDAY

BALANCING ACT

FOR any athlete, combining training with study or work, social

VEGGIE DIET WON’T HOLD YOU BACK

VEGETARIANS were once considered pale and pasty individuals, yet a

MORE SLEEP MEANS LESS PERFORMANCE ANXIETY

SPORTS men and women who achieve sufficient quality sleep are

MINIMALIST TRAINERS FOR FEWER INJURIES

CUSHIONING in running shoes – too much, too little –

OSTEOARTHRITIS NO RISK FOR RUNNERS

NON-RUNNERS take delight in highlighting the purported risk of long-term

FIT PREGNANCY EQUALS AGE-DEFIANT OFFSPRING

FEMALE athletes who keep training throughout pregnancy are setting up

SARA TREACY

THE IRISH STEEPLECHASER OUTLINES TO EMILY MOSS HOW SHE COMBINED WORKING AS A JUNIOR DOCTOR WITH TRAINING TO REACH THE OLYMPIC FINAL

STRETCHING THE POINT

FOR THE PAST DECADE, MOST ATHLETES AND COACHES HAVE USED DYNAMIC STRETCHING AS PREPARATION FOR TRAINING, BUT IS IT REALLY THE ANSWER, ASKS JOHN SHEPHERD?

DYNAMIC WARM-UP SCREENING

DAN PFAFF suggests a dynamic warm-up should be used as

GET A HEAD START

CONSERVING BODY HEAT MUST START WITH WEARING THE RIGHT HEADGEAR. PAUL FREARY ASSESS WHAT’S ON OFFER TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN WARM

WELCOME TO YOUR RUNNING MONTHLY AND A LOOK BACK AT 2016

WHERE has the year gone? Already we find ourselves in

POWER TO CHANGE

Ben Smith already knew running could be a potent force but he tells Euan Crumley why the reaction to his incredible journey truly took him aback

PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES

It’s been a great year for the Britons who race beyond the marathon. Adrian Stott looks at some outstanding world-class performances

SOUND ADVICE

Scientific findings which can aid our running performance emerge by the month. So what did we learn in 2016? Peta Bee reviews the evidence and uncovers some rules to help you improve

GEAR OF THE YEAR

PAUL FREARY picks out his favourite running products from 2016

A LABOUR OF LOVE

BEN POCHEE looks back on a big year for Highgate Harriers’ Night of the 10,000m PBs, an event which has harnessed community spirit

PEERING INTO THE ABYSS

TIM HUTCHINGS ON THE SLOW DEATH OF THE WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

BOLT’S BIG NIGHT

THE focus of world sport centred on London on Monday

PRESSURE IS OFF BOLT AS LEGEND IS RELAXED IN FINAL YEAR

USAIN BOLT GIVES AN INSIDE LOOK INTO HIS WORLD AS HE WAS JOINED BY HUNDREDS FOR THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HIS MOVIE, I AM BOLT

LONDON 2017 TICKET SURGE PUTS 100,000 ON GENERAL SALE

LONDON 2017 World Championship tickets have been opened to general

MO THROWS HAT IN THE RING FOR EDINBURGH

MO FARAH is hoping to get his 2017 off to

COX AND FARAH MAKE BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY LIST

DOUBLE Olympic and Paralympic champions Mo Farah and Kadeena Cox

BEIJING BRONZE ON THE CARDS FOR RELAY GIRLS

BRITISH 4x400m WOMEN FROM 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS ARE IN LINE TO RECEIVE BRONZE MEDALS

COLLINS HAPPY FOR BRITS’ OVERDUE RECOGNITION

FORMER UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins says he is

FIVE BELARUSIANS ADD TO GROWING LIST OF DQS

FIVE athletes from Belarus have had their Olympic performances wiped

FRANCIS FACES FIGHT IN ALLEGIANCE SWITCH

ANTIGUAN sprinter Miguel Francis has seen his attempted transfer of

FARAH FUNDS THE FUTURE STARS

MO FARAH’S foundation will donate £50,000 to SportsAid in support

ITALIAN AGENT CHARGE DROPPED

THE agent to some of the world’s top distance athletes

YEE STILL GOING ON TWO FRONTS

DESPITE his spectacular multisport success this year, Alex Yee has

GRABARZ DRIVEN BY HIS ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’

ROBBIE GRABARZ says the belief that he had much more

MASTERS RELAY CHAMPIONS

IN LAST week’s British Masters relay report, the team photo

EURO CHAMPS IS A TV FREEBIE

THE multi-sport 2018 European Championships will be broadcast on free-to-air

KIWIS COMPLETE NITRO FIELD

NEW ZEALAND has been confirmed as the sixth team to

GUERNSEY’S GAMES GRIEVANCES

OLYMPIAN Dale Garland says athletes in Guernsey are frustrated by

OVERSEAS

THE South of Thames cross-country event at the weekend was

CROSS-COUNTRY

Men (6.04km): 1 J Batchelor (S Molt) 24:30; 2 P

PARKRUN / MULTI / WALKS

Overall: 2KW: 1 S Le Noury (Sarnia) 11:11; 2 R

ROAD

WHILE David Hudson won with 73:05, third woman Jenny Mills

FIXTURES

YOUR SAY

MIKE DAGG-JENDEN raised an interesting question in his item about

BUTCHER’S TAKE ON LEGEND ZATOPEK

AMAZINGLY, there have been three biographries about Emil Zatopek this

EMPIRE GAMES OF 1954

HISTORY provides a rich source of material for books and

BEST FOOT FORWARD

SHOE MALFUNCTION FAILS TO DENY STEEPLECHASER, WRITES EMILY MOSS

STARTER FOR =10=

WELCOME to another in a regular series of quizzes and

MASTERS ARE THE FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH

CALENDAR SHOWS AGE IS NO BARRIER

AGE-OLD ADVICE

THE AMAZING veteran sprinter Charles Eugster is bringing out a

FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR LONDON 2017

GREG RUTHERFORD is targeting long jump gold at the IAAF