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.

BUILDING THE FUTURE

AW - Athletics Weekly Magazine

SPINE NOT BENIGN

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

THE MAGIC RECIPE • Finding the right coach is like gold dust, but it seems that athletes have less patience when it comes to getting the results they're looking for, writes Katharine Merry

FINDING A COMMON PURPOSE • Former UK Athletics Director of Coaching Frank Dick believes that, with some joined up thinking, athletics in Britain could lay the foundations for consistent success in the years to come

MY GREATEST RACE • World Junior Championships, Athens, July 18, 1986, Men's 800m, gold, 1:48.32

RISING STAR • Jasmine Collett talks to the European U20 cross country silver medallist who is making huge progress training alongside the Olympic 1500m champion and working with a coach who is far removed from the norm

A PILGRIMAGE TO “POTCH” • Verity Ockenden writes about her first-time experiences of venturing to the South African university town that has become the winter training destination of choice for so many elite athletes

A CANCEL CULTURE? • Jason Henderson looks at why more athletics events in Britain are being called off – and the increasing pressure placed on organisers

“The athletes are amazing but they need a platform” • As the inaugural staging of Grand Slam Track approaches, Michael Johnson talks to Euan Crumley about his ambitions for the project and why he thinks it can bring about the kind of change that athletics needs to be able to grow

Inside stories • As the indoor athletics season starts to ramp up, we look at a few reasons to look forward to what is coming in the weeks ahead

In the spotlight • Putting her name to a new event, and launching it by going after a world record, really has given Keely Hodgkinson nowhere to hide. The Olympic champion has never been afraid of setting herself tough targets, though, and she talks to Euan Crumley about using her platform to help grow her sport

ČEPLAK'S CONTROVERSIAL RECORD

“I still don't know what happened” • Molly Caudery suffered Olympic heartbreak last summer. Although at a loss about being unable to clear a routine height, the world indoor champion tells Euan Crumley why she is focusing instead on her rapid progress and aiming even higher in 2025

The future's Oranje • Dafne Schippers talks to Euan...