Athletics Weekly - March 05, 2020

In this issue

CAPITAL BONUS Lily limbers up in London with Tokyo in mind.

VIRAL PROBLEM Athletics events hit by coronavirus.

SPRING INTO FORM How to transition from winter to summer.

US TRIALS DRAMA Galen Rupp seals spot amid surprises in Atlanta..

Tish battles through tough adversity

OUR SERIES ON LONDON MARATHON HOPES CONTINUES WITH ONE OF THE SUCCESS STORIES FROM LAST YEAR’S RACE, TISH JONES

4 mins

No half measures

CHRIS JONES, TEAM LEADER FOR THIS MONTH’S WORLD HALF MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIPS, LOOKS FORWARD TO UPCOMING EVENTS

2 mins

Drama In Atlanta

Galen Rupp and Aliphine Tuliamuk take Olympic trials Victories on a day of excitement and surprises in Georgia

5 mins

Big win for Bekele

ETHIOPIAN STAR WINS AS CHRIS THOMPSON AND LILY PARTRIDGE GAIN NATIONAL TITLES AND JAKE SMITH SETS U23 RECORD

8 mins

Flashback to 1970

MEL WATMAN, EDITOR OF AW AT THE TIME, LOOKS BACK AT 1970, THE YEAR THIS MAGAZINE CELEBRATED ITS 25th BIRTHDAY

5 mins

Ready for the roads

2020 PROMISES TO BE A MEMORABLE YEAR OF RACING AND THREE OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL EVENTS WILL BE STAGED IN GREAT BRITAIN

2 mins

How To Call A Race

TV coverage legend stuart storey gives budding broadcasters some tips on how to commentate

5 mins

Indoors to outdoors

NOW THAT THE INDOOR SEASON IS OVER WHAT ARE THE TRAINING PLANNING OPTIONS FOR ATHLETES ANDCOACHES, ASKS JOHN SHEPHERD?

5 mins

Small tweaks, big gains

TRAINING TENDS TO FOLLOW A FAMILIAR STRATEGY, WRITES DAVID LOWES, BUT A FEW TWEAKS CAN LEAD TO MUCH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE

6 mins

Know Your Own Stats

Alex Teuten explains how ordinary athletes can gain an edge by undergoing performance testing

6 mins

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Athletics Weekly Magazine Description:

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.