December 21st 2005 (60-03)

CONTENTS

6 News
Mike East withdraws from Melbourne Commonwealth Games with injury

8 News
Shot-putter recovers from heart attack to win county title

10 Commonwealth countdown
Welshman Tudor Bidder hopes to guide Australia to the top of medal table

12 Brussels Cross Cup
British runners storm Belgian capital

16 Review of 2005
Athletics Weekly’s top memories of 2005

18 Pictures of the year
Some of the most enduring images of the past 12 months

22 Coaching
Frank Horwill on how to make your races seem easier

23 Festive training
What the likes of Paula Radcliffe and Dean Macey have planned for Christmas Day

24 Comment
Are the GB medal predictions for 2012 realistic? asks Max Jones

28 Letters
Views on the AAA EGM and AW’s recent ‘calendar girls’

29 Interview
European junior cross country runner-up Andy Vernon

30 Rising Stars
The Russian discus thrower who became European junior high jump champion, plus the British record-breaking weight throwers

32 Under-13 boys’ rankings
The leading performers of 2005

33 Phiten reader offer
Athletics Weekly readers can win one of 60 FREE titanium bracelets from Phiten UK

36 Results
Weekend round-up

45 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming weeks

PLUS AW BASICS 16 pages of advice for beginners Shin problems Dodgy knees Plan your winter survival Free sock offer Product reviews Time Management Q-Link on trial 10 LIFEWAVE Competition 1 “Why I had to run a marathon” Don’t be frightened to rest First timers