Athletics Weekly - March 19, 2020

In this issue

ENGLISH SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS
In the last major domestic athletics event for some time, around 2000 of the nation’s top teenage athletes relished the occasion at Sefton Park and fought out some terrific races.

SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE
Jamaican sprinter looks back at her performances at the greatest show on earth.

NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE
After the merging of the BAL and UKWL we take a look at the new competition, which is due to start in May, coronavirus permitting..

Covid-19: Athletics Events Are Wiped Out

Unprecedented calendar changes due to Covid-19

3 mins

English Schools Survival At Stake

Covid-19 could lead to ESAA losing thousands this summer

2 mins

Continental Cup no more

WORLD ATHLETICS SCRAPS AN EVENT WHICH SAW MANY MEMORABLE RACES

1 min

Moving barriers

UKA’S DOMESTIC ATHLETICS OPERATIONS MANAGER DONNA FRASER ON HOW ADJUSTING FOR NEW STEEPLECHASE RULES IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVER-CHANGING SPORT

2 mins

Class of 2020

AROUND 2000 OF THE NATION’S TOP TEENAGE CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS DEFIED CORONAVIRUS FEARS TO RACE AT A MUDDY SEFTON PARK

10+ mins

Bathurst beckons

WITH ONE YEAR TO GO UNTIL THE NEXT WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS, AUSTRALIA’S MOUNT PANORAMA MOTOR RACING CIRCUIT IS STEPPING UP PREPARATIONS FOR A SPORTING CONTEST OF A VERY DIFFERENT KIND

3 mins

A fresh start

UK ATHLETICS CHAIR NIC COWARD IS KEEN TO PRIORITISE COACH DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM PLANNING AS HE STARTS WORKING WITH THE GOVERNING BODY’S NEW CEO JOANNA ADAMS THIS WEEK

8 mins

“When I crossed the ine in Beijing I couldn't contain myself”

IN THE LATEST OF OUR SERIES, 2008 AND 2012 100m CHAMPION SHELLY-ANN FRASER PRYCE RECALLS HER OLYMPIC EXPERIENCES

2 mins

The Young ones

ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND PLACING A REAL FOCUS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS IS THE SECRET TO COACH’S GROWING SUCCESS STORY, AS EUAN CRUMLEY DISCOVERS

4 mins

Revitalising club competition

THE BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE AND UK WOMEN’S LEAGUE ARE JOINING FORCES TO CREATE A NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE AND DANIEL REES LOOKS AHEAD TO THE NAL’S INAUGURAL SEASON WHICH KICKS OFF IN EARLY MAY, CORONAVIRUS PERMITTING

6 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.