AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | March 28 2019
WORLD CROSS PREVIEW
16 We set the scene for Saturday’s big event
18 Geoffrey Kamworor goes for a hat-trick of titles – senior men’s preview
20 Can Hellen Obiri win her first World Cross – senior women’s preview
22 Leading under-20 contenders – junior men’s and women’s previews
24 World Cross nostalgia – Mark Shearman’s images
28 Tim Hutchings visits Shrewsbury School
38 SOUTHERN ROAD RELAYS
Milton Keynes sees AFD win a hotly-contested men’s crown as Herne Hill take the women’s gold
42 NORTHERN ROAD RELAYS
Victories for Leeds City’s men and Rotherham Harriers’ women at
Birkenhead Park
46 MIDLANDS ROAD RELAYS
Birchfield’s women and Bristol & West’s men defend their titles at Sutton Park
BIG INTERVIEW
34 ANNA EMILIE MØLLER
Yasmin Ryder speaks to the host nation’s leading contender at this weekend’s World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus
STATISTICS
50 Steve Smythe with the facts and figures for the men’s and women’s shot put
54 In the first part of our end-of-winter cross-country rankings, we look at the U13 and U15 age groups
PERFORMANCE
60 Second in a two-part series on self-massage
62 What can we learn from World Indoors sprint data?
64 Product reviews – energy gels and drinks
NEWS
6 Jenny Nesbitt overcomes adversity for Aarhus
7 Ollie Fox in World Cross team despite Crohn’s
8 Kevin Quinn’s winning return from heart surgery
9 New coach and marathon goal for Ross Millington
10 Rory Leonard follows in family’s fast footsteps
11 Self-coached set-up works for Grace Brock
12 Pippa Woolven makes her own way to Aarhus
RESULTS & FIXTURES
66 Coverage from the World Masters Indoor Champs and SIAB
Schools Cross Country International
75 What’s On fixtures guide
REGULARS
58 UKA VIEW
Sarah Rowell talks about her coaches from the past and how today’s coaches matter
78 DIP FINISH
A new film called Sprinter features a cameo appearance from Usain Bolt in the trailer
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