AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | July 4 2019
DIGEST
6 Amy Hunt stunned after world under-18 200m record
7 Former long jumper scoops £1m in NFL sprint contest
8 Vienna poised to stage INEOS sub-two marathon attempt
9 British Championships moving back to Manchester
10 Ben Pattison on his eight-second 800m improvement
11 Sunderland Strollers achieve marathon mark before Kipchoge
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Mannheim Junior Gala, British Grand Prix of Race Walking and
Ratingen combined events meeting
59 What’s On fixtures guide
SPOTLIGHT
26 THREE WORLD RECORDS IN 41 DAYS
Jason Henderson celebrates the 40th anniversary of Seb Coe’s world record-breaking summer of 1979
DOHA 2019
30 Our series on reigning world champions continues with a
quickfire question and answer with Karsten WarholmTHE BIG INTERVIEW
22 GUY LEARMONTH
Euan Crumley speaks to one of Britain’s top 800m runners ahead of this World Championships season
REGULARS
32 UKA VIEW
Trevor Painter on the behind-the-scenes work of a team manager at under-20 international events
62 DIP FINISH
Briton challenges Appalachian Trail record while Lamine Diack faces justice in France
ACTION
12 PREFONTAINE CLASSIC
Sifan Hassan and Laura Weightman shine in sizzling 3000m as Christian Coleman, Caster Semenya and Mondo Duplantis also post victories in the Diamond League
16 BMC GRAND PRIX
Watford stages memorable meeting with Jake Wightman, Sarah McDonald and Andy Butchart among the winners
PERFORMANCE
34 Tips and advice on how to improve your performance
36 AW’s How They Train series, with hurdler Chris McAlister
40 Fallen hero. Matt Long takes a look at what it takes to get up and win in major competitions
PREVIEWS
42 Look ahead to the Night of the 10,000m PBs at Parliament Hill and World University Games in Naples
44 We set the scene for this weekend’s national league competitions around the country, plus a look at the fields for the Lausanne Diamond League
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine July 4 2019.