AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine  |  14/04/2016
THE BIG FEATURE
14 ADELLE TRACEY
From London 2012 cauldron-lighter to
potential Rio Olympian
SPOTLIGHT
22 LELISA DESISA
Profile of the Ethiopian marathoner as he
aims for victory in Boston on Monday
NEWS
6 IAAF set to decide on Markus Rehm
9 Kenya given May deadline by WADA
13 Top fields set for Diamond League opener
ACTION
56 GREAT IRELAND RUN
Fionnuala McCormack scores Dublin victory
58 MANCHESTER MARATHON
Steve Bayton and Kelly Crickmore take wins
STATISTICS
26 CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGS
AW’s order of merit for all age groups for the
2015-6 season
38 ROAD TO RIO
The history of the women’s 1500m at the
Olympic Games
TALKING POINT
20 Globe-trotting Tim Hutchings on the latest
goings-on in the athletics world
PERFORMANCE
46 Sports science news
48 Porridge – the breakfast of champions
50 Psychology and dealing with injury
52 Sonia Samuels’ marathon tips
54 Products – middle-distance spikes
RESULTS & FIXTURES
60 Results from home and abroad
75 Comprehensive fixture listings for April
REGULARS
41 YOUR SAY
42 ASHTON EATON POSTER
44 YOUNG ATHLETE
78 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AW – Athletics Weekly Magazine 14/04/2016.