January 19th 2006 (61-03)

CONTENTS

6 News
Edinburgh bids to stage world cross in 2008

7 Gebrselassie overhauls Zatopek’s world record total

8 Tomlinson poised to be only Briton to double in Melbourne and Moscow

10 High jumper Michelle Dunkley says experience will count in new UKA position

12 Rising Stars
The Sussex student with winning genes

14 Edinburgh Cross
Action from last weekend’s meeting starts with reports from the men’s elite races

16 Dibaba humbled
World champion defeated by teenage team-mate Burka

18 McCormick interview
Winner of last Saturday’s 4km race at Great Edinburgh meet looks forward to Melbourne

21 Inside the Games
Regular new section focusing on Olympic news

22 Commonwealth countdown
England management recall their own glory days

24 Letters
Teenage athletes Twell and
Pallant make plea for road relay return

26 Martyn Rooney
Interview with the young 400m talent

28 Barefoot in Egypt
Exclusive report from a national cross-country champs held on the road

31 Where are they now?
Former international sprinter Paula Dunn

36 Olympic hopefuls
We reveal the athletics website that so many British junior athletes have made their online home

38 Products
The Air Max 360 – is this Nike’s best shoe yet?

40 Comment
Coach Wilf Paish wonders if athletics administrators will ever get it right

41 Results
Reports and pictures from last weekend’s action nationwide, including county championship action

55 What’s On
Up-coming fixtures for you to plan your diary

58 Cardiff preview
A look at the fields for the UK Cross Challenge this coming weekend