CONVENTIONAL wisdom holds that abstinence from sexual activity can boost performance. Yet with 450,000 condoms distributed around the Olympic village in Rio, it seems that not all athletes were abiding by the unwritten rule. Did they pay the price when it came to their respective heats and finals?
Having sex the night before a race can boost performance over 26.2 miles
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About Athletics Weekly
THE BIG FEATURE
14 CHARLIE GRICE
The Rio Olympic finalist on the
need to make the next big step up
SPOTLIGHT
20 TIANNA BARTOLETTA
The Olympic long jump champion
looks back on a great 12 months
24 THE RUNNING BOXER
British title contender Tommy
Langford on why interval training is
so important to him
26 MASTERS MARATHONER
Dave Winch reflects on breaking
records at over-70 level after an
inauspicious senior career
ACTION
38 NATIONAL ROAD RELAYS
Cardiff and AFD win main titles at
Sutton Park in Birmingham
PERFORMANCE
30 Sports science news
32 Insight into Andrew Pozzi’s training
34 Products – trail shoes reviewed
36 Laying the groundwork for the winter
NEWS
6 Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake on 2016
10 Runner completes 401 marathons
11 Great Scottish Run’s sponsor boost
RESULTS & FIXTURES
48 Results round-up
56 Previews of the Great Birmingham
Run and Amsterdam Marathon,
plus TV guide
57 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
27 View From The Stands
28 Young Athlete
61 Quiz – test your