March 2nd 2006 (61-09)

CONTENTS

14 News
Charlotte Dale’s run of bad luck continues at National

15 British world university cross country team named

16 Profile of Simon Plummer, UK Cross Challenge leader

19 Mark Findlay poised to make senior GB debut in Moscow

20 Countdown to Melbourne
Chris Tomlinson is in a confident mood on the eve of the Games

22 Rising Stars
How Ashlee Nelson won at televised meeting despite having only training twice all winter

25 Inside the games
Weekly slice of Olympic news

26 Model behaviour
Welsh runner competes in Miss World beauty contest

29 Interview
Andy Penn will walk for England in Melbourne, but he could easily have been a snooker professional

30 Coaching
Peter Thompson on long term athlete development

32 Classic image
Mark Shearman captures Ashia Hansen in full flight at the 1999 World Indoors

34 Where are they now?
Eighties steeplechase icon Doctor Roger Hackney

36 Rising Stars feature
Leading junior distance runner Chris Hart on his desire to reach the top in time for London 2012

39 Veterans’ news
Distance runner Jane Clarke explains how athletics life begins at 40

40 Letters
Your chance to have a say on what is happening in the sport

41 Results
Weekend round-up with action from the BUSA indoor champs, Birmingham Games and results from the Welsh cross country champs

53 What’s On
Fixtures on all surfaces for the next few weeks, including a preview of the British masters championships indoor and over the country

60 Preview
We take a special look ahead at the fell-running year across the United Kingdom

 


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