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September
28th 2006 (61-39)
CONTENTS
6 News
Tomlinson says athletes in dark over drug testing system
7 English Cross Country Relays
just keeps getting bigger
8 Jo Pavey is ready for hills
ahead of the Great North Run
14 Lamine Diack under fire from
athletics official Luciano Barra
16
Rising Stars
Our international ‘one to watch’ series continues with thrower
Melissa Boekelman
17
Products
A true work of Craft, plus a special reader offer to buy some muscle
and joint rub
18 Coe
at 50
As Seb Coe hits his 50th birthday this week, Mel Watman celebrates
his Olympic achievements
20
Comment
Duncan Mackay says Lord Coe is playing the political game to
perfection
22
Letters
Should athlete and coach arguments be in AW?
24 Cross
country fixtures guide
Definitive listing of major events on the mud this winter
30
Comment
Peter Thompson looks at the exploitation of talented African
athletes
32
Coaching
Tirunesh Dibaba and Jo Pavey’s technique analysed
34 Jon
Brown
Britain’s top male marathoner speaks to Matt Smith on the eve of the
Great North Run
36 BUPA
Great North Run preview
A look ahead to this Sunday’s half-marathon and wheelchair races,
plus Saturday’s road miles and 3km events
38 AW
Basics
Essential items to pack in your kit bag before travelling to a
competitive event
41
Results
Includes a report from the Berlin Marathon, where Haile Gebrselassie
narrowly failed to break the world record, while domestic action is
dominated by the Nike area road relays and the Swansea Bay 10km
56
What’s On
Future fixtures and television listings, including timings for the
Great North Run coverage
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