AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 02/10/2014
REGULARS
6 News
UKA explains World Cross policy
Parkrun to celebrate 10th anniversary
Dorothy Tyler obituary Dorothy Tyler
GB middle-distance man paralysed
Triple battle for 2019 World Champs
32 Young Athlete
Triple jumper Ben Harris
34 Your Say
Reaction to Kimetto’s world record
35 Comment
Berlin reignites sub-two-hour marathon debate
62 Dip Finish
Brit becomes obstacle racing world champion in the United States
ACTION
16 Berlin Marathon
Kenyan Dennis Kimetto makes history with the first sub-2:03 marathon
20 Loch Ness Marathon
Tomas Abyu wins for the fourth time
SPOTLIGHT
26 Athletes of the Year 2014
Vote for your top athletes of the year – see AW’s suggestions
PERFORMANCE
36 How They Train
IPC European champion Mel Nicholls
38 Chiropractic for athletes
Why the nerves of the spine could hold the key to fixing your injury problems
40 Sprinting biomechanics
John Shepherd looks at “leg stiffness” and how it can be trained
42 The key to speed?
Research showing why the world’s elite sprinters have a big advantage
EVENTS
44 Results
Weekly round-up includes news from the Bupa Great Yorkshire Run
55 What’s On
Future fixtures on every terrain
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 02/10/2014.