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

INGEBRIGTSEN AT THE DOUBLE

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

RHYS WILLIAMS MY GREATEST RACE • European Championships, Helsinki, June 29 2012, Men's 400m hurdles, gold, 49.33

RISING STAR DIVINE IHEME • Jasmine Collett speaks to a young sprinter who is beginning to make a habit out of breaking records and is planning to make even more history

Fisher king • America's distance star talks to Euan Crumley about the art of world record-breaking, raising standards and running towards the unknown with Grand Slam Track

Eyes on the future • So much is being said and written about how athletics needs to change in order to thrive and remain relevant. There is no doubt, though, that evolution has already been happening in a number of ways and, over the coming the pages, we examine some of the big areas where there has been a clear shift in the sport – not always for the better – and how things might look as track and field takes its next steps

Simple truths • A great deal about athletics has changed since I competed, but I'd argue that the fundamentals of what it takes to succeed are exactly the same, writes Katharine Merry

AGAINST THE ODDS • As the race to become IOC President enters the finishing straight, Duncan Mackay assesses the chances of Sebastian Coe, the man in charge of World Athletics, being able to prove his doubters wrong once again

A great leap • Carl Lewis tells Tim Adams why he's so troubled by World Athletics’ long jump proposals, why athletics needs an overhaul in its outlook and why the way the sport is governed should also be reconsidered

GATHERING MOMENTUM • Verity Ockenden provides an athlete's insight into some of the key developments in the sport that may have made the pursuit of a professional career more challenging but are also driving progress

Team game • From training environments to the number of experts behind the scenes, there has been a marked shift on the importance being placed on those who support an athlete's ambitions

No easy task • Athletics might be trying to evolve but there will be no sport without coaches. It's a role that is not only undervalued but also increasingly complex, writes John Shepherd

Giant steps • The rise of super shoes and spikes has had an extraordinary impact on athletics in recent years...