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A T H L E T I C S 52 How They Train Street athletics and relay extravaganzas have proved W E E K L Y Middle-distance runner Rosie Clarke popular, but why stop there? Other ideas include: tells us her secrets Scrapping relay changeover zones and letting a team 54 Products vary the distance that its athletes run. Get kitted out for summer training Long and triple jumps measured from take-off rather 60 Beetroot juice than a board. Or pole vaults for distance, not height. Runners wearing weighted vests, similar to Add a legal boost to your diet handicapping in horse racing. 61 Club night Athletes, especially throwers, competing in boxing- A visit to Inverness Harriers style weight categories. Jason Henderson, Mixed sex competitions or events between athletes of Editor EVENTS diff erent ages using a handicap system. For example, 28 Track and fi eld guide parents over the age of 40 taking on their children aged under-15. Plan your summer competition Sprinters tested for maximum speed in a “speed trap test” instead of racing from A to B. 62 Results Bring back discontinued events like standing jumps or javelin with a spinning technique. High jumpers judged on how many centimetres they can leap over their own height. Highlights from last weekend Shot putters using two hands instead of one. Or athletes in heavy throws stepping out of 72 Previews the traditional circle and letting go of their implement from behind a line. Great CityGames Manchester and Some of the above ideas might be daft, but aren’t they worth a try? the Morrisons Great Manchester Run 77 What’s On The United States’ fi rst win over Jamaica in a men’s 4x100m fi nal since 2007 in the Bahamas last weekend left a bad taste in the mouth. Three of the American quartet, Justin Fixtures for the coming weeks Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Mike Rodgers, plus team coach Dennis Mitchell, have failed drugs tests in the past. Not everyone enjoyed seeing anchorman Ryan Bailey’s cut-throat version Cover: Ryan Bailey of the USA beats Usain Bolt at of Usain Bolt’s lightning pose either. the IAAF World Relays (Photo: Getty Images) 4 | ATHLETICS WEEKLY AW May 7 Contents 4.indd 2 05/05/2015 15:53:34 FORMULATED BY EXPERTS. TRUSTED BY ATHLETES. “Athletes’ typical intake of omega 3 fatty acids through their diet is relatively low so it’s important they get additional support by taking an omega 3 supplement. Healthspan Elite’s Informed-Sport approved fish oils are of the highest quality and so provide a fantastic for fish oils way of doing that.” Richard Chessor Performance Nutritionist INTRODUCTORY OFFER * QUOTE CODE: EXPERT ACCREDITED • ELAW-YMY SUPPLEMENTS £5 off + FREE P&P UNPARALLELED QUALITY & VALUE • INFORMED-SPORT APPROVED • TAMPER EVIDENT PACKAGING • HEALTHSPANELITE.co.uk FREEPHONE 0800 80 30 123 @HSElite Proud Partners and Official Suppliers to: *£5 off voucher valid on orders over £10. 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Relays (see below) and we The former world junior should instead criticise champion had been due to British Athletics for not compete for Britain at the IAAF having made World Relays in the Bahamas participation last weekend but withdrew as in the event a a precaution owing to a small condition of hamstring tear suff ered while funding. training in Florida. Those who Over the rarely contested are not happy distance of 150m, Williams will with the high take on the Dutchwoman who beat percentage her in Zurich, Dafne Schippers. Jodie Williams (left) faced Allyson Felix in 2013 at the CityGames of funded “Unfortunately I got a minor athletes hamstring tear about two weeks She will be keen to build on you are and what you need to work who are sprinters, courtesy ago which has fully recovered her breakthrough season as a on. It’s always scary, but exciting of the high chances of now, but we just thought it was senior in 2014 when she won at the same time. relay championship going to be too much of a risk,” Commonwealth and European “Because of this minor injury medals compared to other said Williams. “If anything did silver, the latter with 22.46, which I’m not putting too much pressure disciplines, will be arguing happen when I was out there then took her to second on the UK all- on myself,” she said. “I just want that the least they can I could have let the whole team time list. to go out there and hopefully race expect from the governing down and we didn’t want that to “The fi rst race is always the well.” body’s investment is happen so I pulled out, more as a most nerve-racking,” she said. The quickest time by a British for them to take every precaution really. But it will be fi ne “You know roughly what kind of athlete is the 16.63 by Anyika opportunity to practise for for Manchester.” shape you’re going to be in from Onuora at the 2013 edition of the and qualify for the major In her absence, the GB quartet your training but sometimes it event. Williams will be looking to championships. took third with 42.84 behind doesn’t go as planned. That fi rst improve on the 16.81 she clocked Paul Halford, Deputy Editor Jamaica and USA (see p24). race is the one to tell you where in the same race. Bolt to race in Ostrava USAIN BOLT will compete in the 200m Kilty slams relay absentees in Ostrava on May 26. WORLD and European indoor IMAES GETT aspirations but we have a Richard It will be his seventh appearance in 60m champion Richard Kilty has Kilty: massive, massive chance to the Czech city and he will be hoping criticised some of his fellow GB frustrated win a medal in Rio and more of to follow his two victories there in the sprinters for failing to compete a chance than we have in the half-lap event. at the IAAF World Relays in individual,” said Kilty.