Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 114, January 2019 | Page 3

CONTENTS WARMING UP 4 .........Editor’s Letter: Bigger and Better 6 .........Have Your Say: Letters from our Readers 8 .........In the News: South African Running Headlines COLUMNS 18 .....Kalmer’s Corner: The Power of the parkrun 21 .....PJ’s Piece: Another Door to RUN Through 26 .....The Running Mann: Avoiding Sharks on the South Coast 49 .....Anel’s Walk This Way: Happy New Walking! 52 .....Norrie Out The Box: New Year, New Strategy 39 48 RACE WALKING 48 .....Exceptional Elsa: World Record-holder Elsa Meyer (72) ROAD RUNNING 10 .....And the Winners Are... Our 2018 Athletes of the Year 16 .....From Rhino to Runner: A Healthy, Fit Veruschke Kolbe 19 .....Broken Records (and Treadmills): Johan van Tonder 24 .....A Few Tots Too Many: Guillaume Smit’s Brandy Run 28 .....Call Yourself a Marathoner? The Wesley Gabriels View 30 .....Life-Changing Decision: Willie Gagiano’s Weight-loss SAFETY SPECIAL 32 .....Safety First: Seven stories from survivors of attacks, to show why all runners need to be extra vigilant out there TRAIL RUNNING 38 .....Cleo in Control: Emerging Trail Star Cleo Albertus 39 .....Prodigal Son of Trail and Tar: Prodigal Khumalo 40 .....Try, Try and Try Again: Mubeen September at UTCT TRACK & FIELD 42 .....Long Year Ahead: The 2019 Season Promises Much! MULTISPORT 45 .....Taking a Second Bite: Tri Star Michelle Krebs COACHING CORNER 50 .....Training: Build for the Big One – Strength Training 50 .....Body Science: Quick Fixes – Three Problems Solved 51 .....Nutrition: New Year, New Health – Five Essentials Tips 54 .....Tried & Tested: adidas Solar Boost Running Shoes AT THE RACES 56 .....Race Calendar: All your January Racing Options 62 .....Athletes in Action: Two Pages of Readers on the Run TRAINING PARTNERS 12 .....PFMA Club: Great benefits from joining our running club 44 .....Dare To Tri: Sign me up again! – Marcello Gnudi 53 .....#9to5 Challenge: Discover Your Inner Runner 58 .....In2Sport: All your event products in our ‘One Stop Shop’ 58 .....Peak Timing: Your race partner from start to finish 64 .....#runclean: A Huge Thank You to Garbie COMPETITIONS 62 .....Win New Balance running shoes for the winning photo The information, views and advice published in ‘Modern Athlete’ are the opinions of our various contributors – we recommend that you consult with your doctor prior to embarking on any training or exercise routine. Modern Athlete can accept no liability for any injury or loss due to the information carried in this publication. Copyright subsists in all work published in this publication. Any reproduction or adaptation, in whole or in part, without written permission of the publishers is strictly prohibited and is an act of copyright infringement which may, in certain circumstances, constitute a criminal offence. 3