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

FROM CLOSE SHAVE TO GOLDEN GLORY

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

PEAK PRACTICE • The third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships provided brilliant races in the spectacular Pyrenees

MY GREATEST RACE • AAA Championships marathon, Rugby, May 10, 1981, first place, 2:14:07

RISING STAR • Jasmine Collett talks to a hurdler who is making an impact off the track

THE LONG GAME • Verity Ockenden writes about why we should expect more “veteran” athletes to be challenging at the top level in future – and why that can only be good for the sport

FLORIDIAN FLAIR • With three months to go until the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, organisers are promising a top-class course full of fun and challenging features,

FLASHBACK TO THE 1992 WORLD CROSS IN BOSTON

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED • From a second chance being seized, the stars coming out to play and a number of surprises being sprung, the 2025 Tokyo World Championships had it all, writes Euan Crumley

GENERATION GAME • The Tokyo world championships highlighted not just the past but also the fascinating present and exciting future of the elite sprinting scene. Euan Crumley hears from the athletes that fall into each category

“I wanted to set high standards. And I did” USAIN BOLT

“Now I know who I am” SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE

“The weight I was carrying has gone” OBLIQUE SEVILLE

“I'm not afraid of change” NOAH LYLES

“I stepped out of my comfort zone” MELISSA JEFFERSON-WOODEN

“I'm meant to be here” GOUT GOUT

THE LAST DANCE • After a number of high-profile departures from his sprints group last winter, coach Marco Airale feared he may have to give up the job he loved. However, Amy Hunt stayed put and the two went all-in on the pursuit of success on the world stage. Euan Crumley speaks to the Italian about coming back from “the bottom”

THE EDGE OF HUMAN ENDEAVOUR • The women's 400m final in Tokyo produced extraordinary performances that showed the event has moved on to a different level. Former Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu talks to Euan Crumley about the new age of one-lap running

Paulino: “The world record? I'm nearly there”

SILVER LINING • Jake Wightman came so close to winning another...