November 22, 2007 (62-47)

CONTENTS

6 News
Coach explains reasons for Jon Brown’s nation switch

7 Tim Benjamin is enjoying life as a married man

8 Mark Lewis-Francis wants to break his championship jinx

9 Marlon Devonish is not scared of the sprinting elite

10 Introducing the Ronhill young athlete of the month challenge

12 Nike+ Supersonic
Hundreds of London runners compete for sporting prize

14 Rising Stars
Katarina Thompson towers above her opponents

16 Rankings
Leading UK track and field under-15 girls for 2007

18 Masters’ International
Cross-country veteran action from Belfast’s Stormont Park

24 Letters
Readers’ views on ways to improve the sport

26 Jenny Meadows
The two-lap runner talks openly to AW

29 Comment
Charles Gains dispels some of the sport’s myths

30 Athletes of the Year
Time for the AW readers to offer their picks of 2007

31 From athlete to coach
Do all top athletes have the potential to become a coach?

32 A day in the life of ...
BBC athletics executive producer Martin Webster

34 English regions
A look at athletics in the North East of England

36 All-time GB greats
Mel Watman’s series features men’s high jump and pole vault

38 Coaching
The second of Frank Horwill’s look at the evolution of distance-running coaching

40 AW Basics
How to introduce youngsters to the basics of running

42 Results
All the latest results from home and abroad, including the Brooks Brighton 10km and the Tokyo women’s marathon

50 Euro Trials preview
A look ahead to this weekend’s cross-county races at Sefton Park in Liverpool

51 What’s On
Fixtures for the coming month for cross, road, fell and track

62 UKA official line
Ed Warner talks about the costs of the London 2012 Olympic stadium

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