January 26th 2006 (61-04)

CONTENTS

6 News
UKA to work with football and rugby to stop talent drain

7 Big city marathons unite

8 Middle-distance talent Dani Barnes returns from injury

10 Welsh Schools’ future in doubt due to financial crisis

11 Commonwealth countdown
Richard Buck called up to 4x400m relay squad

12 Cross Challenge
Five pages of reports, pictures and results from Cardiff

17 Club focus
Andover AC explain the secrets of their success

18 Rising Stars
Uruguayan decathlete Andrés Silva is profiled

20 Where are they now?
Interview with 1984 Olympic 10,000m runner-up, the Elswick Express Mike McLeod

24 Olympic news
We delve ‘inside the Games’

25 Letters
Readers’ views on Egypt, hubs and the love of Lycra

26 Nathan Morgan
On the eve of the Glasgow Indoor International, the Commonwealth long jumper explains why he will not defend his title in Melbourne

29 Kelly Sotherton
Can Britain’s top heptathlete win two medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games?

30 Glasgow preview
Athletes in action at Saturday’s indoor international

31 Coaching
Frank Horwill on the importance of camp training

32 Classic image
The infamous Tough Guy race in Wolverhampton

35 Sir Chris Chataway
Mel Watman profiles the career of one of Britain’s finest distance runners, who turns 75 later this month

36 Olympic hopefuls
Melbourne-bound 800m runner, Jemma Simpson

38 Veterans’ rankings
2005 UK men’s lists

40 Comment
John Hayward wonders where the next generation of officials is coming from

41 Results
Includes report and pictures from the DM Hall Scottish Indoor Championships

54 What’s On
Up-coming fixtures

60 Area cross champs
Previews of this weekend’s Northern, Midland and Southern events