SCOTLAND'S SEPTE MBER 1989 £1.20 ISSUE 37 I~ . ATHON '-'. 9-23 SEPTEMBER 1989 S~CO~TT::;:;:IS~HT~EA-LM The organisers urgently require clubs to participate in the McEwan's LA Run for · Scotland Relay Marathon. COMMONWEALTH GAMES YOU CAN CONTACT RUN MANAGEMENT ON 031-228 2851 SCOTTISH REPORTS INSIDE TMA Communications, 4 Dewar Place Lane, Edinburgh EH3 SEF ABERDEEN 'S MARK DAVIDSON PROFILED r GT Ill - A New Era In ASICS'GEL Technology SCOTLAND'S Reflector REGULARS REGULARS 5 21 Durable rubber INSIDE LANE WOMEN'S RANKINGS ' 7 UPFRONT 27 Asics Gel protects your Scottl3h Ch4mpionships, P29 JUNIOR SCENE 13 every move LETTERS FEATURES 22 40 Depending on his pace, a The better the absorption INTERNATIONAL runner's body experiences impact and the more the shoe is 16 CLUB PROFILE Tom Campbell looks at REPORT forces that are 3-5 times his designed with the specific WOMEN IN SPORT body-weight - every step of the needs of the particular Cumnock and Distlict AAC way. 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