AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

AW has been the bible of the sport since the 1940s and is still the No.1 choice for the true running and athletics fan, designed to keep you informed about all the best news, comment, event reports and results from Britain and around the world. In the summer AW offers the very best in-depth coverage of the track and field season focusing not only on the major championships, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships, but also the best in schools and grassroots club athletics. The spring and autumn seasons concentrate on road racing, including the big events such as the Great North Run and Virgin Money London Marathon, while the long winter campaign looks toward the cross country season and the exciting indoor scene. Alongside our unrivalled coverage of all the top events, AW also offers a sharp and detailed news service focusing on elite and up-and-coming athletes and the issues which rage within the sport. We provide all the important fixtures as well as the most comprehensive service of results from around Britain and the rest of the world. AW provides detailed features focusing on the top names in the sport as well as its highly regarded coaching, performance and nutritional advice, product reviews and plenty of debate and opinions via our popular letters column and web forum. Make sure you get AW to keep up-to-date with the sport’s latest.

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AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

RUNNING THROUGH THE RUBBLE

THE MONTH IN NUMBERS • A look back at some of the biggest news and best performances of recent weeks

GOUT THE AUSSIE EXPRESS • Standout teenage sprinter Gout Gout looks like a star in the making, but let’s give him room to develop rather than piling on the pressure, writes Katharine Merry

A SERIOUS BUSINESS • It might have first been mentioned as a joke, but World Athletics’ proposal to stage a World Treadmill Championships has merit and is a potential way to tap into a huge market, writes Ben Bloom

GEMMA STEEL MY GREATEST RACE • After previously coming second and third, a brilliant dogfight between British team-mates that was only decided in the final metres saw the Englishwoman finally strike Euro Cross gold in the mountains of Bulgaria

RISING STAR WILLIAM RABJOHNS • Jasmine Collett meets the new Loughborough student who has found success on and off the track after switching sports and placing plenty of importance on consistency

TALKING TURKEY • Jasmine Collett looks at the key moments from the 30th edition of the European Cross Country Championships

A LIFETIME RESOLUTION • Some people may question my sanity for doing so, but there’s nothing I’d rather be devoting my time to than the pursuit of athletic excellence, writes Verity Ockenden

25 wishes for 2025 • As the Paris Olympics fade from view and Tokyo starts to loom on the horizon, it’s time to look at what’s ahead in the next 12 months, a year laden with major championships and a big shake-up of the professional circuit. Cathal Dennehy picks out some of the things he’d like to see

2025 Calendar • The key dates to circle in the athletics year ahead

Who will triumph in Tokyo? • The AW team gazes into their crystal ball to provide some early thoughts on the athletes most likely to make their way on to the World Championships podium in 2025

‘My curiosity wins over my fear’ • Sifan Hassan talks to Euan Crumley about the psychology behind her multiple medal-winning challenges, the "beauty" of doing difficult things and the lessons the new generation of athletes need to learn

In the long run • US marathon runner Sara Hall talks to Tim Adams about breaking records in her forties, the secrets to her lengthy athletics career and her sport being a real family affair

‘I had to change’ • Jemma Reekie talks to Stuart...