AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 02 April 2015
REGULARS
6 News
World medallist fears for his life
Nike’s Gatlin deal sparks controversy
52 Comment
Thoughts on age-group proposals
54 Your Say
More comment on Farah and the BBC
55 Young Athlete
Mid-distance runner Ben Greenwood
82 Dip Finish
Runner hits 500 parkruns milestone
ACTION
14 World cross-country
Africans dominate as Steel and Hulson are among the Brits to impress
28 Southern Road Relays
Gorecka leads Aldershot’s women to win at Milton Keynes
32 Northern Road Relays
Leeds take the double in dramatic style at Sefton Park
36 Midland Road Relays
Notts and Bristol & West are in charge in Sutton Park
40 European Masters
Brits bag 59 golds for second on table
ANALYSIS
46 IAAF World Champs
The history of the men’s decathlon
48 Age group cross rankings
AW’s merit standings for 2014-5
PERFORMANCE
56 Products
The latest high-tech devices to keep your training on track
59 Club night
Behind the scenes at Cardiff AAC
60 ‘Odd’ training
The even-numbered reps mystery
62 Paul Evans’ training
Looking back at a past great
EVENTS
64 Results
Round-up from home and abroad
75 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming weeks
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 02 April 2015.