May 24, 2007 (62-21)

CONTENTS

6 News
The javelin is still the weakest element of Kelly Sotherton’s heptathlon

7 Goldie Sayers is looking ahead to Osaka after breaking the UK javelin record

8 Distance runner Kevin Deighton is out with a knee injury

9 Keswick secures Commonwealth fell and mountain running event

10 Zoe Derham wants to become the British No.1 in the hammer

12 Rising stars
Recent UK under-15 javelin record-breaker Matti Mortimore speaks to Karyn Reidy

14 Loughborough
Four pages of reports, results and pictures from the international athletics match where Goldie Sayers broke the UK javelin record

18 Leamington Walks
Yohann Diniz and Ryta Turava dominate at the European Cup of Race Walking

22 Great Manchester Run
Jo Pavey wins women’s race while Micah Kogo sets UK
all-comers’ 10km record

24 Ed Warner
Part two of the interview where the UK Athletics chairman faced questions from AW readers

26 Coaching
Tony Lester talks about his current stable of leading British sprinters

28 Gerard Hartmann
The esteemed Irish physiotherapist reveals his athletics museum

30 Letters
Readers air their views on the current hot topics in the sport, from the London Marathon to the Cardiff Cross

33 Comment
Cornwall should be used as a model for the new road running group, says Peter Sargent

34 AW Basics
The basic principles of sprinting and a look at some of the best athletics biographies around

39 Results
Comprehensive results over the past weekend from home and overseas, including the adidas Track Classic in the USA

53 What’s On
Fixtures for the month ahead, plus a preview of the Inter-Counties Championships in Bedford this weekend

62 Last Lap
An all-star British 4x100m relay squad enjoy a lap of honour at the 1989 European Cup in Gateshead

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