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Views from Athletics Weekly

23rd Apr 2024

Cairess and Mahamed remind us why a Brit CAN win London Marathon

Will Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed emulate Eamonn Martin one day? Plus, the remarkable David Picksley, rise of Podium 5km and mystery surrounding Tigist Assefa's name
16th Apr 2024

The day Bannister ran a ‘demo’ mile

Ahead of the Bannister Miles anniversary event in Oxford on May 6, Gavin Riley recalls a prophetic 'demonstration mile' featuring Roger Bannister at Motspur Park in 1953
15th Apr 2024

Is Athletic Ventures up to the challenge?

Optimism is high as London Marathon Events and the Great Run Company help UK Athletics resurrect the sport's fortunes
11th Apr 2024

Bring back the stats parkrun campaign reaches crunch point

Parkrunners set to protest this weekend, plus why I'm non-plussed by the Hardest Geezer's athleticism
31st Mar 2024

Nine takeaways from the World Cross in Belgrade

The 2024 World Cross Country Championships was far from perfect but it remains one of the most important events on the athletics calendar
29th Mar 2024

Seb Coe calls for more Euro nations to support the World Cross

World Athletics president says "cross country, properly used in the modern training regimen, is an ageless and timeless concept" at pre-champs press conference in Belgrade
25th Mar 2024

Exciting plans for a ‘steeplechase mile’ in Oxford on May 6

The Bannister Miles to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first sub-four-minute mile is set to feature an innovative four-lap race over barriers
21st Mar 2024

Podium Festival can help change UK's athletics landscape

The SportsShoes.com Podium Festival was one of few meets in the UK to attract both elite athletes and focus on fan engagement 
19th Mar 2024

Welcome to the Wild West of online athletics coverage

Never before has there been so much live athletics on the internet, but actually finding it each week is easier said than done
11th Mar 2024

Why the boardless long jump idea has struggled to take off

Latest on World Athletics' controversial rule change proposals, plus the parkrun stats squabble, ultra runners in the Dragons' Den and why Jakob Ingebrigtsen's rivalry with Josh Kerr is tame compared to the 1980s
5th Mar 2024

10 top moments from the World Indoor Champs

Highlights from three days of global track and field action at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow
17th Feb 2024

How Dwain Chambers won the crowd at the UK Indoor Champs

British sprinter's rollercoaster career has seen him go from disgraced drug cheat to someone who now receives admiration, affection and applause
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