May 31, 2007 (62-22)

CONTENTS

6 News
Andrew Steele is in form for a place on the team for Osaka

7 Paul Edwards continues fight to clear his name

8 Abby Westley is enjoying running as a senior

9 Steph Pywell reveals motivation behind her breakthrough

10 Olympic news
IAAF plans to turn around the fortunes of athletics

11 Countdown to Osaka
Gerd Kanter is chasing the discus world record

12 Rising stars
Under-17 athlete breaks a UK senior record

14 Inter-Counties
Six pages of results, reports and pictures from a very wet weekend in Bedford

21 Glasgow preview
A look ahead to the weekend as the first of the UK-based international meets takes place

22 Coaching
Dave Sunderland’s comprehensive guide to tactical running

24 Comment
Ray O’Donoghue on the participation decline

25 Coaching ladders
Middle-distance man Nick McCormick looks back over his past coaches

28 Letters
The debate about Pilates for athletes continues

33 Where Are They Now?
We catch up with four-time English National Cross Country champion Pam Davies

35 Veterans’ news
Gareth Jones’ steady rise to the top

37 Results
The leading marks from home and abroad, including results from the Hypo Meeting in Götzis, a 19.69 200m run by Walter Dix and a world record in the hammer

52 What’s On
Fixtures for the month ahead, including a preview of this weekend’s British Athletics League and UK Women’s League matches at the Sport City stadium in Manchester

62 Last lap
A fall during the 1500m at the 1989 AAA Championships almost ruins a classic Seb Coe v Steve Ovett clash
 

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