February 9th 2006 (61-06)

CONTENTS

6 News
Kajsa Bergqvist breaks world record but coach says she can smash outdoor record too

7 Christian Malcolm’s coach, Jock Anderson, quits

10 Age no barrier for Lucy Elliott

12 News focus
Lord Coe remembers his victory at the 1977 European Indoor Championships as the tickets go on sale for the 2007 edition of the event in Birmingham

14 Rising Stars
Top juniors profiled, plus our performance of the week

16 AAA 10km
Peter Riley and Hayley Yelling take victory in Chichester

18 BUSA Champs
Frank Tickner and Eleanor Baker win national university cross-country titles in Stirling

22 Indoor City Cup
Cardiff win on home turf

24 Olympic news
Lord Coe describes how the 2012 Olympics can affect Britain’s regions

26 Comment
Are you ‘Chump’ or ‘Champ’? Quality of coaching is of vital importance to athletes, says Max Jones

28 Where are they now?
Roger Black on mentoring, motivational speaking and fatherhood

30 Rising Stars interview
Pat Hambly, son of former international Andrea Wallace

32 London Marathon
Five runners begin the story of their countdown to this year’s big race on April 24

34 Coaching
Peter Thompson explains ‘reversal theory’

37 Letters
Readers voice their opinions

38 Veterans’ rankings
Road marks for 2005

40 Club focus
Carmarthen Harriers profiled

41 Results
Round-up of recent events and meetings from home and abroad

53 What’s On
Up-coming fixtures

60 Preview
A look ahead to this weekend’s AAA Indoor Championships in Sheffield