Athletics Weekly April 2021
DIGEST
8 Picture special – Switzerland’s Ajla Del Ponte out in front in the women’s 60m
10 Have your say on the future of athletics
11 London Marathon looks for “missing piece of the jigsaw”
12 New Continental Tour event being planned for Manchester
14 Andrew Heyes wants athletes’ voice to be heard when it comes to selection
16 New books offering running inspiration
TALKING POINT
18 Toni Minichiello insists the education of coaches is being missed
EUROPEAN INDOORS
20 A look at the good, bad and concerning issues from an eventful championships in Poland
26 The mayhem that comes with athletics mascots
EURO STARS
28 Jakob Ingebrigtsen outlines his plan to reach the very summit of his sport
34 Femke Bol at the forefront of some very exciting Dutch developments
38 Amy-Eloise Markovc on feeling like she belongs in the heat of competition
STATISTICS
40 Statto Steve picks out the 10 best European Indoors performers of all time
YOUNG ATHLETES
42 The training squad aiming to help develop British talent
INTERVIEW
44 Georgie Hartigan on why her switch to run for Ireland has opened up opportunity
MY GREATEST RACE
46 Ann Packer recalls an unexpected golden 800m moment in Tokyo
CLUBS IN CRISIS?
48 One year on from the first lockdown, how have British clubs coped with Covid-19?
ME AND MY CLUB
54 Marilyn Okoro outlines how Shaftesbury Barnet changed her life
COLLEGE LIFE
56 After another amazing championships, we look at the NCAA scene in America
A DAY AT THE TRACK
60 Author Michael Stocks on what it takes to tackle a 24-hour race
ASK THE ATHLETE
64 Former Olympic champion Sally Gunnell answers your questions
PERFORMANCE
66 The latest news and research
68 Coach Lewis Moses urges athletes not to take their eyes off the prize
72 Why the dialogue around how women train needs to change
76 The Art Of...Triple Jump. John Shepherd takes a hop, step and a jump
80 How They Train – with Australian endurance athlete Stewart McSweyn
82 Physio Paul Hobrough on the need to stop your hamstrings from multi-tasking
84 Running shoe guru Paul Freary is first to review some eagerly-anticipated new footwear
RESULTS
90 Steve Smythe picks out March’s highlights
CLOSING STRETCH
94 A Lap With…Holly Mills
95 Test your knowledge with our quiz
96 Have Your Say: readers’ letters
97 What to look out for this month
98 Dip Finish
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