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Rio revisited - technique

In the second part of his Olympic review, Tom McNab analyses the pole vault, long jump and distance events
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Success in the genes

It's often said that to succeed in sport you need to choose your parents carefully, but is having champions as parents a blessing or a curse? Eilish McColgan gives her views
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Sweat-tracking can predict muscle fatigue

Your sweat could provide activity feedback
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My killer session – Dame Kelly Holmes

In 2004, Kelly Holmes won double Olympic gold at the end of a career that had already included an Olympic bronze in 2000 and she gave AW an insight into the training programme that took her to the height of her powers
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Is overtraining to blame for youth dropout in athletics?

Continuing AW's investigation into alarming dropout rates, Robert Mann reports on his study to find out why it's happening
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Running routes: Exe Estuary

In our continuing series on the best off-road running routes in Britain, we head to the south west
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What’s in your trolley? - Jenny Nesbitt

Distance runner Jenny Nesbitt tells us what is on her weekly shopping list
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Athlete insight – Jake Wightman

A big track mile PB of 3:54.20 plus a win at the Great North CityGames saw Jake Wightman's 2016 end on a high after the disappointment of not making the team for Rio
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Lessons from Rio - technique

What were the major factors influencing some of the top performances at the Rio Olympic Games? In the first of a two-part series, Tom McNab casts his eye over some results
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Running routes: Tamsin Trail, Richmond Park

We begin a new series exploring some great off-road running routes around Britain
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What’s in your trolley? – Sarah McDonald

European Championships 1500m finalist Sarah McDonald tells AW what is on her weekly shopping list
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My killer session – Susan Tooby

Susan Tooby (now Wightman) told Ruth Jones about the training that led to her record-breaking performance at the 1988 Great North Run
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