AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 15 November 2018
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UK CROSS CHALLENGE
Kate Avery beats Jess Piasecki in the battle of the comeback queens, while Mahamed Mahamed wins the men’s race
NEWS
6 Lottery funding lists for 2019
8 Piasecki’s first cross race for five years
9 Laura Muir plots indoor season
10 Marathon move for Steph Twell
11 Inquiry over Allyn Condon’s son’s death
12 British & Irish Masters International preview
STATISTICS
28 COMPLETE GUIDE TO ...
In the latest part of our statistical series Steve Smythe looks at the 800m
THE BIG INTERVIEW
20 JON ALBON
The greatest runner you’ve never heard of
SPOTLIGHT
24 AARHUS WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Special report from Denmark as Jason Henderson visits the toughest and most imaginative World Cross course in history
PERFORMANCE
38 John Shepherd on the differences between eccentric and isometric training
42 Holly Bradshaw on why adversity can be good
46 Wet weather gear reviewed
REGULARS
32 PRODUCTS
Intriguing Sydney Wooderson biography published, plus a review of some great wireless earphones
33 HAVE YOUR SAY
Readers’ views and opinions
62 DIP FINISH
IAAF put on hold its controversial new rankings idea to qualify for Doha 2019
RESULTS & FIXTURES
48 Includes coverage of the domestic cross-country league action
59 What’s On fixtures guide
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 15 November 2018.