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May
11th 2006 (61-19)
CONTENTS
5 News
Tasha Danvers-Smith looks forward to a season of clashes in glamour
event of 2006
6 Birchfield set to sign 2.34m
high jumper Germaine Mason
7 Mark Steinle sets himself
career ultimatum
8 The athletics background of
Scotland’s answer to football owner Roman Abramovich
11 PAC
Training DVD-Rom
All about your FREE computer-based training guide from Steve Backley
12
British League
The new ‘Premiership’ kicks off at Barnet Copthall
16 Great
Scot!
Action from Sunday’s BUPA Great Edinburgh Run
18
Paralympic Cup
Reports and pictures from Manchester’s Sportcity
22
Rising Stars
Is Cuba’s Yordanis García the new Daley Thompson? Plus, Q&A with
Michael Wheeler
24
Coaching
Max Jones takes a look at the most popular exercise in the gym – the
bench press
26
Inside the games
Protection of sponsors’ rights could lead to reduction of interest
in 2012 Olympics
28
Letters
Jade Goody, endurance issues and Greg Rutherford’s coaching switch
controversy
31 AW
‘Basics’
Beginners’ advice, which will now come to you on a weekly basis this
summer
35 Where
are they now?
Former London Marathon winner Hugh Jones
36
Comment
How athletics’ clubs can work with local authorities
38 Club
focus
Stockport’s DASH Athletics
40
Product reviews
Includes news of a shoe that simulates hill training
41 Results
Weekend round-up
54 What’s On
Top fixtures coming up in May and June
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