February 1, 2007 (62-05)

CONTENTS

6 News
Niels de Vos named as new UK Athletics chief executive

7 Emily Pidgeon splits from coach David Farrow

8 Steve Vernon is no longer afraid of the longer distances

9 Becky Lyne, the kit collector

10 Letters
Questioning the locations of area cross country champs

12 Norwich Union International
Four pages of coverage from the televised Glasgow five nations match

16 Southern Cross Country Champs
Titles for Damen and Hicks

19 Northern Cross Country Champs
Jones and Dean victorious

22 Midland Cross Country Champs
Farquharson and Ross win

26 Rising Stars
Why James Campbell chose athletics over football

28 Coaching
Distance coach Dave Sunderland explains how to merge winter into summer

30 Comment
Max Jones wants the record books cleaned up

32 All-time greats
Yordanka Donkova and Sally Gunnell top Mel Watman’s hurdles lists

34 Veterans’ rankings
M40 and M45 road running lists for 2006

35 Club focus
Cambridge University Hare & Hounds cross-country club

36 AW Basics
Some basic guidelines for beginner coaches

41 Results
Results from home and abroad, including details of Tirunesh Dibaba’s world indoor 5000m record

52 World trial preview
A look ahead to the BUSA Champs this weekend

53 What’s On
Your comprehensive guide to fixtures for the UK and overseas

62 Last Lap
The 1986 Northern Cross Country Championships
 

 


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