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Before they were famous: the first time Bannister, Turing, Coe and Ovett appeared in AW

Alan Turing winning a club three miles title, a 13-year-old Tessa Sanderson clearing 1.40m and a teenage Jeffrey Archer sprinting for Somerset – our archive reveals the earliest mentions of some very famous names.

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Beth Dobbin: ‘I feel like I’ve lost everything’

Former Olympic sprinter on the illness that has confined her to bed five years after Tokyo, and why she is speaking out despite the risk to her health.

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Richard Kilty’s young sprinting talent Celine Obinna-Alo is only getting started

The European under-18 medallist and British record-holder talks about her progress and learning her sprinting craft from Richard Kilty.

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Ockenden to defend UK 10-mile title at Great South Run

Verity Ockenden faces debutant Izzy Fry in the women’s race while Andy Butchart makes his debut in the men’s event at the AJ Bell Great South Run on Sunday (Oct 18).

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Kipchumba targets his own course record in Amsterdam

Kenyan returns to defend his title as Ethiopian quartet lead strong women’s field at the TCS Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday (Oct 18).

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WATCH: Track and Field Legends – Femke Broeders-Bol
Tim Hutchings exclusively sits down with double world 400m hurdles champion and now 1:55.60 800m runner Femke Broeders-Bol. Broeders-Bol talks through why she decided to swap the 400m hurdles for the 800m, the pressures that come with that and her long-term potential over two laps....
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WATCH: England Athletics and AW club of the month – Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow
Through the voices of athletes, coaches and those who work behind the scenes, get exclusive insight into AW's and England Athletics' club of the month, Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow. Each person talks through their journey at Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow and tells AW how much the club means to them....
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Nairobi 2029: Kenya's chance to change the conversation
There have been concerns raised about Kenya's connections to doping, but Nairobi winning the right to host the world championships has created a huge opportunity to change perceptions, writes Michelle Katami. "History is coming home!" It was a short but weighty statement from double Olympic and world champion Beatrice Chebet after Kenya – and more specifically the capital city of Nairobi – was awarded the right...
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Winds of change are blowing across the sport
Some purists might not like it, but athletics needs events such as the Ultimate Championship and Athlos to help the sport thrive, writes Katharine Merry. I can’t really remember a month quite like the one we’ve just witnessed in the sport of athletics. Talk about finishing the outdoor track and field season with a flourish.  Be...
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Verity Ockenden: "Don't call it a comeback"
How we label an athlete’s return to the sport following time away can have a big impact, writes Verity Ockenden. It should be left up to them to define their moment. Nobody likes to tempt fate, least of all an athlete. Despite our daily sacrifices in sweat, paid in full to the gods of sport, our careers still depend quite a lot on luck. That’s certainly one of the reaso...
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Katharine Merry on the summer of 2026
Katharine Merry begins our review of the Commonwealth Games and European Championships by looking at what worked – and what didn’t – at both championships. I must admit I had a bit of a lump in my throat on the final night of the European Championships in Birmingham. As a Birchfield Harrier, the Alexander Stadium means a lot to me and I had been co-commentator there alongside Geoff Wightman for the whole o...
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2019 world 200m champion and multiple major medallist
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Alfie Manthorpe eyes Olympic dream after rapid rise on the roads
The British distance runner talks through his transition to road running, how he trains for a marathon and his Olympic ambitions in the sport. Alfie Manthorpe casts his mind back to the 2024 Malaga Marathon. Having struggled to get a place in the race, he managed to find a spot as a pacer and, for almost 20km, ran it at 3:01/km. The result? Manthorpe stepped off the Spanish tarmac with 62:24 for the half marathon. The following day he annou...
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Diamond in the rough: how Conica keeps Lausanne's Diamond League meet among the fastest in the world
Founded in the same year as Athletissima, Swiss track specialist Conica has underpinned Lausanne's fast times since 1986. Meeting founder Jacky Delapierre and chief executive Julien Carrel explain how a new CHF 1.5m surface keeps Pontaise among the quickest venues on the Diamond League circuit. The Danube is a strange place to talk about Swiss rock. But that's where this conversation properly got going — on a war...
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Ben Dhiman: scaling new heights as UTMB men's winner in 2026
After failing to finish twice and then coming second last year, Ben Dhiman got to taste UTMB victory this time around. The former footballer who found his calling on long-distance hiking trails explains how he did it. Ben Dhiman had fallen hard, with just 10km to go. After more than 18 hours of racing across the Mont Blanc massif, with a lead of more than half an hour and the finish line in Chamonix within reach...
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The English patient
Cathal Dennehy talks to the Irishman whose summer of 800m success has been a long time in the making. Back in 2020, Mark English got chatting to one of his rivals, Adam Kszczot, about training for the 800m. The Pole – a five-time global medallist and six-time European champion – passed on some useful advice. “He said the 800m...
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WATCH: England Athletics and AW club of the month – Cornwall Athletic Club
Through the voices of athletes, coaches and those who work behind the scenes, get exclusive insight into AW's and England Athletics' club of the month, Cornwall Athletic Club. Each person talks through their journey at Cornwall AC and tells AW how much the club means to them....
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WATCH: Track and Field Legends – Kriss Akabusi
Tim Hutchings exclusively sits down with Olympic bronze medallist and 1990 European 400m hurdles champion Kriss Akabusi. In an in-depth interview, the pair discuss Akabusi’s role in that iconic world 4x400m relay in Tokyo, his difficult upbringing in foster care and his career in television.  ...
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WATCH: Track and Field Legends – Jenny Meadows & Trevor Painter
Tim Hutchings sits down exclusively with M11 Track Club coaches Jenny Meadows and Trevor Painter, who coach Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell. The pair discuss how they divide their time and responsibilities across the Manchester-based group, reflecting on Meadows’ transition from athlete to coach and the changing demands of the 800m for Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson....
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WATCH: Track and Field Legends – Femke Broeders-Bol
Tim Hutchings exclusively sits down with double world 400m hurdles champion and now 1:55.60 800m runner Femke Broeders-Bol. Broeders-Bol talks through why she decided to swap the 400m hurdles for the 800m, the pressures that come with that and her long-term potential over two laps....
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How they train: Andreas Almgren
Katy Barden speaks to the world half-marathon and European 10,000m champion about how he is preparing for to make his marathon debut in New York. Sweden’s Andreas Almgren shattered his European half marathon record with 58:06 (previously 58:41) to win the world half marathon title in Copenhagen in September. Outkicking Kenya’s long-time leader Nicholas Kipkorir in the final 300m, it was yet another exception...
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How they train: Patrick Dever
We speak to the Olympian who took some hugely encouraging first steps in his marathon career with fourth place in New York. Age: 29; Coaches: Alistair and Amy Cragg Patrick Dever made a conscious effort to prioritise consistency over perfection in 2025 and it paid off with a fourth-place finish at the New York City Marathon, his time of...
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How they train: Tom Evans
The UTMB winner talks about his approach and why finding happiness has been a key ingredient in his recipe for success. Since his spectacular Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) victory in August, former British Army Captain Tom Evans has been working to a military-style schedule to accommodate a multitude of media and sponsor commitments. Yet, after a calculated and dominant performance over approximately 170km/10,000m elevation gain, it’s...
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A deep dive into Eilish McColgan's training
These are the methods that the British 5km, 10km and half-marathon record-holder has undertaken ahead of the Great North Run Eilish McColgan is in full preparation ahead of the autumn road running season. After making her 26.2 mile debut in London back in April – she placed eighth overall in 2:24:25 – the 34-year-old is gearing up to compete at the...
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