AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine | 23/10/2014
BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN
Special 32-page special section celebrating the 25th staging of the Great South Run – see p27
REGULARS
6 News
Reider ‘not sacked’, insists UKA
Save the Palace campaign launched
Pistorius receives five-year sentence
Bud Baldaro event raises £20,000
10 News Focus
Legends and volunteers honoured at England Athletics awards ceremony
59 Young Athlete
Heptathlete Katie Stainton
82 Dip Finish
Athletes hit the roof over speciality running track in China
ACTION
14 Bupa Great Birmingham Run
Favourites beaten in top half-marathon as Kimutai and Wanjiku triumph
16 Area cross-country relays
Belgrave, Birchfield and Liverpool among the winners – reports, pictures
and results from around the country
PERFORMANCE
62 How They Train
British 800m runner Alison Leonard on her breakthrough season
64 Products
We review the best gloves, hats and thermal wear for the coming season
66 Taking the lunge
Variations of a useful exercise for all track and field athletes and runners
EVENTS
68 Results
Comprehensive round-up of the top marks from home and abroad
77 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming weeks
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 23/10/2014.