How They Train

How They Train

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Athlete insight - John Lane

Having broken the British record for the indoor heptathlon with 5922 points in 2014, John Lane has his sights set on becoming the first British athlete to score over 6000 points for the seven-event discipline
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Athlete insight - Steph Twell

Selection for the European Cross Country Championships was always on the agenda for Steph Twell. Here, she tells Ruth Jones about her battle back after an horrific ankle injury in 2011
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Athlete insight - Michael Rimmer

After an injury-plagued season in 2015, Michael Rimmer is looking for a return to form in an attempt to make his third Olympic Games. Eilish McColgan catches up with him
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Athlete insight - Bethan Davies

The former Welsh cross-country international tells Ruth Jones how breaking the British 20km walk record on the track has spurred her on to aim for Olympic selection
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Athlete insight - Eilidh Child

With a frustrating 2015 behind her, Eilidh Child is focused on reaching the podium in Rio, she tells Eilish McColgan
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Athlete insight - Anthony Whiteman

As he heads toward the M45 ranks, yet continues to beat athletes half his age, Anthony Whiteman tells Ruth Jones the secrets to his longevity
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Athlete insight - Allan Smith

Having cleared a PB of 2.29m indoors to top the UK rankings for 2015, Allan Smith wants to close the gap on the world's best
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Athlete insight - Lennie Waite

British 3000m steeplechase champion Lennie Waite was in the form of her life this year. Here she tells AW the secrets of her success
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Athlete insight - Tommy Ramdhan

Tommy Ramdhan took the European junior 200m title two years after quitting high-level rugby and AW caught up with him to find out more
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Athlete insight – Jenny Nesbitt

The 2014 Worcester City 10km winner talks about the running side of her life
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Athlete insight - Alyson Dixon

In the first of a new series providing an exclusive insight into the way top athletes eat, train and live, the Sunderland-based runner opens up to Ruth Jones about cake and her Olympic ambitions
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How they train - Katy Brown

Another athlete in a seemingly endless crop of promising young 800m runners is Katy Brown and she spoke to AW about her rise up the ladder
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