January 5th 2006 (61-01)

CONTENTS

6 News
Injured Benjamin can make the Games

7 Disability Lottery lists announced

8 Goldie Sayers to face javelin idol in Melbourne

10 Lincolnshire school honours Paula Radcliffe

11 Commonwealth countdown
News on the road to Melbourne

12 Rising Stars
Includes profile of Swedish 800m talent Mattias Claesson

14 2012 competition
Teenage readers of AW meet Seb Coe in London

17 Comment
A light-hearted look at the next 12 months with Max Jones

18 Jo Pavey
Exclusive interview with Britain’s top 5000m runner in 2005

25 How to long jump
Photo sequence of Kelly Sotherton jumping in Glasgow last summer, with words by Aston Moore

28 Injury advice
Frank Horwill tells you twelve things you should know about Achilles tendon problems

29 Letters
Bruce Tulloh proposes the formation of a special club for 5000m runners

31 Gabriela Szabo
Romanian distance legend describes her life after athletics

32 Veterans’ rankings
Half-marathon marks from 2005

34 Results
Round-up from the festive period, includes news of Paula Radcliffe’s performance in Spain

45 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming weeks