December 7th 2006 (61-49)

CONTENTS

6 News
Jessica Ennis prepares for another step up in 2007

7 Haile Gebrselassie hopes to make debut in Great North Run before he retires

8 Why being born at the wrong time of year could harm your prospects as an athlete

9 Mark Warmby moves in with Mo Farah to further his career

10 Can Britain’s coaching system lead the world?

12 Olympic News
Games are on schedule, says Olympic Delivery Authority

14 News focus
US anti-doping campaigner proposes new system called ‘Certified Drug Free’

16 Carolina Klüft interview
The most exciting woman athlete in the world reveals the quieter side of her personality to AW

20 Euro cross preview
Britain has individual gold medal chances in three races this weekend in Italy

24 Tyson Gay interview
One of the revelations of the 2006 season could be poised to dominate 100m and 200m sprinting in the near future

27 Rising Stars
Sprinter Tannika Burgess profiled, while talent squads are launched in Scotland

28 Rankings
UK under-13 girls’ lists

31 Coaching
Dave Sunderland uses image sequences of Hatti Dean and Jo Ankier as he brings you advice on the steeplechase

34 All-time greats
Al Oerter and Yuriy Sedykh come out tops in the men’s discus and hammer as Mel Watman’s popular rankings series continues

37 Club focus
County Antrim Harriers

38 Products
Christmas gift ideas for athletes and coaches

40 Letters
Two pages of readers’ views

42 Vets news
Top masters distance runner Dave Taylor in the spotlight

44 Results
Weekend round up, including news from the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan

54 What’s On
Future fixtures and TV listings, including a preview of the Asian Games

61 Last lap
Whatever happened to ... 1983 London Marathon winner Mike Gratton?

 


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