Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 125, December 2019 | Page 3

CONTENTS WARMING UP 4 .........Editor’s Letter: High Fives for Everyone! 6 .........Have Your Say: Letters from our readers COLUMNS 8 .........Kalmer’s Corner: Spanish Excursion 16 .....The Running Mann: Levelling Up in Laingsburg 24 .....Sport Man Says: Change Coming for World Athletics 30 .....Norrie Out the Box: Stimulating a Healthy Debate 38 .....Anel’s Walk This Way: Ready. Set. Tokyo! ROAD RUNNING 10 .....Wonder Woman: What an Incredible 2019 for Gerda Steyn 20 .....100-Miler Siblings: Sibonelo and Nontuthuko Mashimane 26 .....Parkrun on his Doorstep: Jaco Lubbe makes sure he can run! 28 .....Revolutionising Running TV: Livestreaming is the future 10 56 TRACK & FIELD 56 .....Man with the Relay Plan: National Relay Coach Paul Gorries COACHING CORNER 60 .....Training: There’s Always Time – How to fit in that daily run 61 .....Body Science: Cramping Your Style? What causes them 61 .....Nutrition: Potato Power – What, when and how to eat them TRAIL RUNNING 40 .....Himalayan Running Holiday: Alfred Thorpe heads to India 50 .....Humbled by the Hobbit: Sarah Hearn’s Tolkien Trail Quest 50 AT THE RACES 62 .....Race Calendar: All your December racing options 20 40 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