Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 118, May 2019

CONTENTS WARMING UP 4 .........Editor’s Letter: Contentious Topics 6 .........In The News: Caster Loses to the IAAF 25 18 COLUMNS 13 .....Kalmer’s Corner: No Regrets – 11 in Two Oceans debut 16 .....Sport Man Says: The Right to Broadcast – TV times explained 21 .....The Running Mann: The Final Frontier – Upington conquered 27 .....PJ’s Piece: Running for More Than Medals – Running4pads 28 .....Norrie Out the Box: Running Dry – water shortages at races 43 .....Anel’s Walk This Way: Lonesome Ranger – training options th ROAD RUNNING 8 .........Double Dreams vs Dreams Shattered: Two Oceans 2019 14 .....Chasing the Star: Big Six Marathons for Mphokolo Makara 18 .....Teaching a Better Way: Humour keeps Angelo Adams going 25 .....From Outback to Boston: Ayesha Specker’s dream fulfilled TRAIL RUNNING TRACK & FIELD 38 .....State of the Athletics Nation: Is the sport lacking in depth? MULTISPORT 41 .....Reason to Keep Tri-ing: Robyn Louw’s comeback from cancer COACHING CORNER 44 .....Training: Taper Tactics – How to get it right 44 .....Nutrition: Flu-fighting Foods – Essential tips 43 .....Body Science: Sleep Better to Run Better 33 .....Tread Gently: Advice on environmentally-friendly trail running AT THE RACES 48 .....Race Calendar: All your May racing options 14 41 TRAINING PARTNERS 40 .....Dare to Tri: You are an Ironman – our heroes report back 46 .....Pacesetters: Setting the Pace – the men who lead the pacers 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

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