November 30th 2006 (61-48)

CONTENTS

6 News
Medal haul expected for Great Britain at Euro Cross

7 A body with sole responsibility for road running to be formed

8 Athletics volunteers honoured and athletes model menswear for John Lewis

9 Peter Riley foregoes his place in the Euro Cross team to run the Flora London Marathon

10 Jacques Freitag on his forthcoming comeback

12 Olympic News
ODA defends extra £400m costs to deliver the Games

14 UKA Congress
Dave Moorcroft’s final speech urged British athletics to adapt in order to survive

18 Euro cross trials
Jo Pavey completes easy win at Sefton Park and Steph Twell scores an unexpected victory over Emily Pidgeon

22 Toyota Great Ethiopian Run
Jason Henderson visits Addis Ababa and discovers why Ethiopia has the best runners

27 Rising Stars
Ian Hodge on why the under-15 boys’ rankings give hope

28 Rankings
UK under-15 boys’ lists

30 Martyn Bernard
Evaluates his 2006 season

32 Comment
Dominic Croft explains why endurance runners need plenty of company to step up the standards

34 Coaching
To stretch or not to stretch? Peter Thompson on the right and wrong way to warm up

36 Letters
Readers’ views, including suggestions for National Junior League improvement

38 All-time greats
Mel Watman assesses the men’s triple jump and shot

40 Club focus
New club Wessex & Bath AC comes under the spotlight

42 AW Basics
An introduction to the opportunities available in indoor competition

46 Results
Includes a report on last week’s Chiba Ekiden road relays in Japan

56 What’s On
Future fixtures and TV listings, including a preview of the Fukuoka Marathon

62 Last lap
A photgraphic glance back to the 1989 European Cup 10,000m in Gateshead

 


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