March 8, 2007 (62-10)

CONTENTS

 6 European Indoor Championships

Host nation Great Britain enjoy their best ever European Indoor Champs

MEN
8 Jason Gardener wins fourth European Indoor title with Craig Pickering right behind

10 David Gillick defends his title and Robert Tobin wins bronze

11 Arnoud Okken wins over four laps, while trio of Spaniards dominate the metric mile

12 Brit hopes miss out on medals in 3000m and 60m hurdles

13 Bernard’s surprise high jump bronze and Danny Ecker’s easy pole vault win

14 Phillips Idowu and Nathan Douglas take triple one-two

15 Young star wins long jump, while former cheat takes shot

16 Roman Sebrle unbeatable again in heptathlon and Britain’s nice surprise in relay

WOMEN
17 Nicola Sanders scores stylish 400m success

18 Gold for Kim Gevaert in 60m and Oksana Zbrozhek in 800m

19 Lidia Chojecka takes rare distance double – but no medals for Britain

20 Susanna Kallur defends title, while Tia Hellebaut sets high jump competition record

21 Svetlana Feofanova and Naide Gomes win gold again

22 High standard in triple jump, low marks in shot and a surprise Russian relay defeat

23 The greatest pentathlon competition of all-time

24 Martyn Bernard and Kate Dennison encouraged by Birmingham breakthrough

26 In-depth results from all the rounds of the championships in Birmingham

28 News
Kenenisa Bekele changes his mind about the World Cross

29 Peter Radcliffe urges clubs to ignore the new Running Clubs body

30 USA will use Birmingham as a base for the 2012 Games

32 Comment
Tom McNab looks at the benefits of basic exercises

34 Coaching
The first in a three-part series on sprint hurdles

36 Where are they now?
Julian Goater on the demise of the National cross

38 Club focus
The story behind Ackworth Road Runners

39 Letters
Does UKA need more businessmen?

40 AW Basics
Our step-by-step guide to using a heart rate monitor

43 Results
A full round-up from home and abroad, which includes the British Masters’ Indoor Championships

52 National preview
We look ahead to this weekend’s cross country action in Sunderland

53 What’s On
Seven weeks of fixtures on the road, track, fells and trails, for home and overseas

62 Last lap
Just how did Italy’s Giovanni Evangelisti win the long jump bronze in Rome in 1987?
 

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