AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | Nov 9, 2017
ACTION
6 SAUCONY ENGLISH
CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS
Aldershot’s women take emotional
women’s title while Tonbridge create
history in the men’s event
16 NEW YORK MARATHON
Shalane Flanagan overturns Mary
Keitany to win in the Big Apple
NEWS
20 IAAF launch rankings idea
21 Paralympic classification controversy
22 Scottish Athletics awards
23 Milton Keynes Cross Challenge entries
24 Northern affiliation fee proposal
26 Demise of the Ballycotton 10
27 Tribute to journalist Trevor Frecknall
THE BIG FEATURE
28 ALAN PASCOE
Interview with the one of the most
powerful men in British athletics history
SPOTLIGHT
34 STAN GREENBERG
Former BBC statistician looks back
on changes during his 70 years of
watching the sport
PERFORMANCE
36 Sports science and nutrition news
38 Solve and avoid Achilles issues
40 Young athletes’ strength
41 Why you need zinc in your diet
42 Winter jackets on test
RESULTS & FIXTURES
46 Results round-up
57 What’s On – upcoming fixtures
REGULARS
44 Young Athlete
61 Quiz
62 Dip Finish
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine Nov 9, 2017.