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Volume 58, No. 4, November 2020
	Editorial Comment: Dana's unexpected 70-year legacy for the IAAF The Berlin Olympic dilemma of B.L.S. Prendergast - Jamaican by birth, British by choice - John Edwards Gerald Foster, the first Jamaican sprinter of international class - Bob Phillips Leslie Laing, the fourth man in the historic Jamaican quartet which beat the Americans Desperately needed after 40 years, a new man to succeed Jamaica's "one of the special ones" (Seymour Newman) Greg Rutherford heads Lynn Davies, Heike Drechsler still leads JJK and the world (All-time long jump rankings) - Trevor Clowes Ireland's secret weapon, a Welsh "pocket rocket" (N.D. Morgan) - Peter Lovesey An athletics life with my Belgian grandfather (Edouard Hermes) - Paul Burton Mind over Metal. Ralph Keene; from international hurdler to Venice Film Festival prize-winner - Bob Phillips "The perfect picture of an athlete". But did anyone know outside Northumberland? (Albert Grant) - Bob Phillips "Peak-bagging". Bob Graham's Round of 1932 - Neil Shuttleworth Seven world record-breakers in a decade and only one ever represented his country (Alfred Pope and other British race-walkers of the 1930s) - Bob Phillips A nice little walk for the India Office hiker. Great fun, great exercise, healthy and free (Alfred Pope) A survey of national records in the throwing events - Steve Akehurst After 108 years, the doomed Frenchman takes precedence over Nurmi, Zátopek and Gebrselassie (Part II of performance grading) - Martin Garrod A 400 metres and 440 yards chronology with a difference - Jacques Carmelli Alf Pope and Harold Whitlock - walkers of the 1930s on cigarette cards
Volume 58, No. 3, August 2020
	Editorial Comment: No standing still with statistics, 62 years on George Duxfield and his fellow Northerners on the inside track at the formation of the Amateur Athletic Association in 1880 - Bob Phillips Jack Corfield. The last of England's war-time distance-running generation - Chris Holloway The importance of non-winning ... times at the 1920 Olympics - Stuart Mazdon "Long regarded as a marvel who might always do even a little better". The obscure world records of Ernie Harper - Neil Shuttleworth William D. Anderson: A mystery finally resolved (almost)! - John W. Keddie And a Scottish woman athlete properly identified (May Mackenzie) Wilfred Kent-Hughes, Philip Pitt. Recruits from Australia in the first British team against France - John Edwards Bubka and Isinbayeva, of course, and Mike Bull from the 1960s is still the best of the British (All-Time pole vault rankings) - Trevor Clowes Bob Tisdall enters the Commonwealth rankings - Trevor Clowes Book Reviews (Martin Sheridan's biography, Long-distance walking) - Colm Murphy, Sandra Brown How Bobby Morrow won Olympic 100 metres gold - Maxwell Stiles A Novelty. A Farce. The "Flying Squadrons" in Britain's first relay race - H.F. Pash The roots of South American marathon racing and the first Pan-American event - Roger Gynn Enjoying life as the guardian of Cyril Ellis's back. The humble duties of a British miler (F.W. Turner) - John Edwards European All-Rime rankings; 10km Road - Giuseppe Mappa How nations have scored year-by-year at the European Championships - Trevor Clowes Grading medal-winning performances in the 400, 800 and 1500 metres events. Or what has parkrun got to do with the Olympics? - Martin R. Garrod The "Word Put". Peter Lovesey reflects on his sedentary athletics event The double life of a founding father striding out along the martyr's walk (J.R. Barnes-Moss) - Bob Phillips, John Edwards Cress flourishes in the land of 97 per cent water (Marshall Islands) - Bob Phillips, Steve Akehurst New on the NUTS web-site - www.nuts.org.uk - Stuart Mazdon
Volume 58, No. 2, May 2020
	Editorial comment: When the US was ready regardless of time or place For "Sir Solly", the other outspoken Abrahams, the "Brilliant Star" reward of a colonial lifetime (Sir Sidney Abrahams) - Bob Phillips Catch him if you can. Edmund Barrett's six different events at the Olympics (Edmund and James Barrett) - Bob Phillips A newly discovered English record for Walter Henderson The unexpected first British sub-four-minute mile indoors, still unrecognised after 48 years. Bob Maplestone loses his record plea - Clive Williams Out of the shadows of the Boer War, an Olympic runner at last at the age of 44. Yet there are many great challenges to come (Wally Hayward) - Andy Milroy Was it "athletic enthusiasm"? Or "a somewhat hesitant spirit"? The war-ravaged Antwerp Olympic Games of 100 years ago - Bob Phillips In reserve only if the money can be raised. A fortnight later he is Olympic champion (Jack Ainsworth-Davis) Rome 1960. Tokyo 1964. "Roamer", the most perceptive of the Olympic diarists 1960 Rome Olympic Games: Black Wednesday - Neil Allen 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games: Ann Packer, Peter Snell - Neil Allen R.A. Nicholas, the only international from Cornwall for more than 50 years - John Edwards J.E. Miller, the first Irishman after independence to represent Great Britain - John Edwards S.N. Graham, a newly-found first Scottish-born high jumper for Great Britain Still the best high jumpers ever - Dalton Grant and Dorothy Tyler (All-time rankings) - Trevor Clowes Goodbye to the high-jump record-breaker. Oh, incidentally, we've dug up your pit (Thelma Hopkins) - Bob Phillips "Look at Mills!!! Look at Mills!!!" An unlikely outburst from the "quiet American" (Dick Bank) - Bob Phillips Searching for Sweeting: some steeplechasing mysteries and revelations from the 1920s (Harry Sweeting) - John Edwards Book Reviews (Women's 100 Best Year Lists 1911-1962, British Athletics 2020, Athletics in the Manchester area, Fell-running) - Bob Phillips, Andy Milroy Where the men lag behind - Steve Akehurst What's up, Doc? Monaco's vain medal hunt NUTS Annual and AGM
Volume 58, No. 1, February 2020
	Editorial comment: Can can, but that doesn't mean others can't (European Cross Country Championships) The brief international career of the man from the Burberry fashion-wear store (Herbert Nicholls) - John Edwards & The Editor "F.G. Livingstone, I presume?" And a leading opponent was named Stanley! - John Edwards Even David Hemery bows the knee to His Lordship (All-time rankings, 400 metres hurdles) - Trevor Clowes The first Australian in the "International", and he led England to yet another victory! (Alfred Clemes) - The Editor ... And the 19th century English and American champions of France (Alfred Tunmar, the Sheldon brothers) - The Editor What a sight to see! The future discus world record-holder, baton in hand, flat out for 100 metres round a bend! This is the Swedish Relay The Swedish Relay. A statistical perspective - Keith Morbey "Emancipation from the thraldom of good-natured disdain". The first women in the Comrades Marathon - Andy Milroy Was Geraldine Watson inspired by Coales, Hibbins and the Thrapston Harriers? - The Editor Reg Toone, an Army discovery very soon missing from the action The beginning of another 24 years of watching and enjoying , for which I'm ever grateful (1970 Commonwealth Games) - Stan Greenberg Down in the forest something stirred. A surprising hurdling tradition of the 19th century (Charles Daft) - The Editor Making history in "the best relay race ever decided", a forgotten NZ miler, Dan Mason - The Editor The USA has led the world since 2005, and the gap is widening (World Championships points scores by nations) - Trevor Clowes Book Review (Len Hurst, Britain's first great marathon man) - Peter Lovesey When rays of sunlight shone on British pole vaulting. The life of Joe Birkett in the "New Jerusalem by the side of the Mersey" - The Editor The 1964 Olympic champions, past and present - Brian Hatch Visions that paved the way to Vaporfly (Running-shoe history) - The Editor "Much admired for their neatness and pliability": footwear style in the 19th century - Peter Lovesey A first foray to Finland. A British win at 3000 metres and the Finns have words for it - "PAREMMIN LOPPURIUHTAISSUSSAAN"! - The Editor