Athletics Weekly - February 06, 2020

In this issue

BRITISH RECORD
Jemma Reekie runs amazing 800m indoors.

STUDENTS’ TOP MARKS
Møller and Mahamed to the fore at BUCS Cross Champs..

Reekie's Breakthrough Brilliance Over Two Laps

Scottish runner and coach andy young to revisit 2020 plans after stunning 800m

3 mins

Ugen Is Thriving Under New Coach

British athlete starts 2020 in flying form after teaming up with four-time world champion Dwight Phillips

2 mins

Vaporfly gets the green light

CONTROVERSIAL NIKE SHOES SURVIVE WORLD ATHLETICS’ LONGAWAITED VERDICT BUT ALPHA FLY AND SIMILAR PROTOTYPES ARE BANNED

2 mins

Universities challenged

STUDENTS TURN OUT IN FORCE AS MØLLER AND MAHAMED DOMINATE THE BUCS BATTLES STAGED AT HOLYROOD PARK VENUE

10 mins

Just for starters

KATY BARDEN TALKS TO BARRY CRAIGHEAD, SCOTLAND’S CHIEF STARTER WHO IS STILL GOING STRONG AS HE ENTERS HIS 61st YEAR IN ATHLETICS

5 mins

“I executed that race and probably shocked myself”

IN THE FIRST OF A NEW SERIES, THE 1992 OLYMPIC 400m HURDLES CHAMPION TELLS ATHLETICS WEEKLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GAMES AND HER EXPERIENCES

3 mins

Mary Rand at 80

THE ORIGINAL ‘GOLDEN GIRL’ OF BRITISH ATHLETICS TURNS 80 NEXT WEEK. MEL WATMAN, WHO WAS IN TOKYO TO REPORT FOR AW ON HER 1964 OLYMPIC LONG JUMP TRIUMPH, LOOKS BACK ON HER DAZZLING CAREER

6 mins

Can You Keep Time?

British indoor 1500m championturned coach lewis moses tells matt long why it’s crucial to include tempo runs in your training

4 mins

Transition timing

LAURA WEIGHTMAN AND HER COACH STEVE CRAM DISCUSS EVENT TRANSITIONING WITH MATT LONG

3 mins

Lessons from Eddie

JOHN SHEPHERD RECENTLY READ ENGLAND RUGBY COACH EDDIE JONES’ AUTOBIOGRAPHY. DID HE LEARN ANYTHING THAT WOULD AID ATHLETICS COACHES?

5 mins

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Athletics Weekly is the UK’s No.1 magazine for road running, track & field and cross country. Published since 1945, AW is the bible of the sport, avidly read by runners, athletes and fans alike. Each week AW reports on all the top news and action from grass-roots to major international championships, providing insight on all the key issues of the day, plus features, interviews, results, product reviews and AW’s highly regarded coaching advice and training guides.