A RECORD 253,930 people from the UK have applied to take part in the 2017 London Marathon.
Bettering the 247,069 total from 2016, the ballot once more demonstrated the event’s popularity as it closed on May 6.
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SPOTLIGHT
20 BACK TO BASICS
Legends Basil Heatley and Bill Adcocks
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38 ZATOPEK BOOK REVIEW
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NEWS
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8 Trayvon Bromell at Manchester CityGames
9 London Olympic track relaid
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30 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the men’s javelin at the
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TALKING POINT
28 LANE TWO CURSE
Why sprinters may be hoping to avoid the
second lane in this year’s Olympics
PERFORMANCE
42 Sports science news
44 High jump masterclass with Allan Smith
46 When should you run twice a day?
48 Product reviews – summer tops
50 Club Night – Keswick AC
ACTION
52 DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE
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56 BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE
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72 Previews of the Shanghai Diamond League,
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75 Fixtures for the month ahead
REGULARS
40 YOUNG ATHLETE
78 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH