AW Magazine

8 September 2022

Contents of AW: DIGEST 8 Picture this – Dover's record run 10 Latest news from the world of athletics 12 World Athletics' high standards 14 Kings of the mountains 16 Kate Seary's call for action ASK THE ATHLETE 18 World 800m medallist Jenny Meadows answers your questions MY GREATEST RACE 20 Andy Turner looks back at when he proved a point in Barcelona 12 years ago SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 22 Verity Ockenden examines athletes' relationship with their online presence WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? 26 Katharine Merry looks at how athletics can build on the summer momentum 30 Former athlete Gareth Balch on his plans to help keep the crowds coming in MUNICH 2022 RAISING THE ROOF 32 Germany rose to the occasion with the European Championships BACK FROM THE BRINK 34 Matt Hudson-Smith on how he has turned his life around to find happiness again COMPLETING THE HAT-TRICK 38 The athletes who won individual medals at the major championships this summer THE DEEPEST CUT 40 Jacob Fincham-Dukes on recovering from the pain of missing out on a silver medal MUNICH MEDAL WINNERS 42 All the athletes who made the Euro podium BIRMINGHAM 2022 FOLLOW THAT 44 How Birmingham is planning to transfer Commonwealth success to the 2026 European Championships HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS 50 Birchfield Harriers and the battle to get back to their club base ELAINE THOMPSON-HERAH 52 Interview with the 100m and 200m Commonwealth champion COMMONWEALTH CONQUERORS 56 The medallists from Birmingham STATTO STEVE 58 Steve Smythe crunches the numbers to uncover the key trends from the summer ROAD MAP 64 Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan talks about taking on the marathon in the next chapter of her career RUNNING INTO AUTUMN 70 Tim Hutchings guides us through the major road racing events on the horizon PERFORMANCE 76 The latest news and research 78 How They Train with Olivia Breen 80 John Shepherd on the power of potentiation 84 Ask The Physio with Paul Hobrough 86 Paul Freary reviews the latest trail shoes RESULTS 90 Round-up of the last month's action CLOSING STRETCH 94 A Lap With ... Alastair Chalmers 95 Test your knowledge with our 10 teasers 96 Have Your Say: readers' letters 98 Dip Finish