AW Magazine

7 July 2022

Digest 8 Picture this – Jake Wightman's wait is over 10 Latest news from the world of athletics 14 Big moments from Manchester 18 Verity Ockenden's Champs experience 20 Stars and gripes in America ask the athlete 22 Four-time Olympic sprint champion Michael Johnson answers your questions my greatest race 24 Sally Gunnell relives a world record-breaking World Championships victory from 1993 Oregon 2022 special Welcome to Track Town 28 A look at the athletics heritage of the World Championships' host city The pressure is on 34 AW columinst Katharine Merry on why this event needs to be a roaring success Event-by-event previews 36 From the 100m to the marathon, Steve Smythe analyses all the disciplines in Eugene Event timetable 62 Don't miss any of the action from Eugene America's first lady 64 Allyson Felix looks back on her highly decorated career with Stuart Weir Rising star 71 Decathlete Sammy Ball BIRMINGHAM 2022 special Ready to make his Mark 74 Max Burgin determined to seize his chance Home comforts 76 Sammi Kinghorn on the joy of competing in front of a partisan crowd Commonwealth colossus 78 Jason Henderson speaks to Bob Weir about his remarkable throwing feats Changing racing forever 82 Filbert Bayi's new book highlights a 1500m performance which changed the game Facts and figures 86 Commonwealth champions and records Event timetable 88 Plan what to view at Birmingham 2022 performance 90 The latest news and research 92 How They Train – Nicole Yeargin 94 Leap your mental barriers 96 How to build a solid coaching plan 100 Ask The Physio with Paul Hobrough 102 Paul Freary reviews some speedy shoes Results 106 Round-up of the last month's action Closing stretch 110 A Lap With ... Sam Atkin 111 Test your knowledge with our 10 teasers 112 Have Your Say: readers' letters 114 Dip Finish