Sept 25, 2000 has gone down in athletics folklore as "magic Monday". It was my first Olympics for AW and unfolded slap bang on our weekly print deadline. Here's my original report of Cathy Freeman's iconic 400m win ➡️ athleticsweekly.com/news/reports/f… 📸 Mark Shearman MBE

“What an awful first Games,” long-time @athleticsweekly editor Mel Watman told me. “Because nothing will ever top it surely.” athleticsweekly.com/news/why-magic…

A look ahead to the World Cross Country Champs in Tallahassee. 🐊 Course features include 'alligator alley'. ⛅ Fine weather likely but don't rule out snow. 🗓️ Organisers hope new January date will attract more athletes. ✍️ Jason Henderson athleticsweekly.com/news/meetings/…

Paddy Dever has historically been neck and neck with Emile Cairess as they've risen through the age groups. Cairess was 4th in the 2024 Olympic marathon, so it's no surprise to see Dever enjoying a strong debut in NYC. 📸 Mark Shearman MBE – Cairess vs Dever in the 2019 BUCS XC.

I've trained on and off on Par track in Cornwall since the 1980s so it's disappointing to see it gormlessly damaged by what local residents in this usually peaceful part of the country are calling "feral youths". 📸 @Par_track / Newquay & Par AC athleticsweekly.com/news/cornish-a…

More than £5000 raised already by the Par Track GoFundMe appeal following the arson attack on the high jump area with the story attracting the attention of ITV local news among others. athleticsweekly.com/news/cornish-a…

'Mindless vandalism': One of Cornwall's two all-weather athletic tracks damaged in arson attack Read more here: tinyurl.com/2me39z3v

Grant Fisher believes the days of mid-session finger pricking to measure lactate could be replaced one day by a device similar to a continuous glucose monitor. athleticsweekly.com/performance/gr…

Almost £7000 now raised via 250-plus donations following the Par track arson incident. This will no doubt keep rising, too, after the ITV News West Country coverage of the story. #TrackAttack Newquay & Par AC Par Track athleticsweekly.com/news/cornish-a…

☀️ Cardiff Cross Challenge 🍂 Cynthia Chepkirui, 17, wins women's race ✅ Megan Keith 4th after stopping to dislodge twig from shoe✅ Innes FitzGerald opens cross-country campaign with big U20 win✅ Mathew Kipsang impresses in men's race✅ ✍️ Jason Henderson athleticsweekly.com/news/teenager-…

With a bustling and confident display, Conor Benn schools a lethargic looking Chris Eubank Jnr. Anyone for a trilogy? 🥊

The sandy and undulating Euro Cross course in Lagoa sounds interesting and quite different to the muddy GB trials in Liverpool. World Cross selection also at stake in Portugal. athleticsweekly.com/news/fitzgeral…

This month marks the 80th birthday of AW 🎂 🎇 Here's to another 80 years! 👋 athleticsweekly.com/news/opinion/a…

Alex Yee goes second on UK marathon rankings with 2:06:38 in Valencia. Olympic triathlon champion now has Mo Farah's British record in his sights after impressive run in Spain. 🖊️ Jason Henderson athleticsweekly.com/news/alex-yee-…

So much sand at the Euro Cross in Portugal, maybe Blackpool or Newquay should bid for the 2027 event. 🏖️

Seb Coe's UK 800m record celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2026. With super-shoes on their feet and bicarb in their belly, Max Burgin & Ben Pattison are closing in on the mark. Coe says they need to start winning things first and the rest will follow. athleticsweekly.com/news/seb-coe-s…