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In the Mag this Month
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WARMING UP
ISSUE 133 SEPTEMBER 2020 / www . modernathlete . co . za Congrats and thanks to all who were involved in our recent Ultimate Modern Athlete 3in1 Virtual Challenge to run a marathon , half marathon and 10km in just 24 hours .
ROAD RUNNING
4 The Ed ’ s Desk : Celebrating a New Look
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If it ’ s true what they say , that a change is as good as a holiday , then we should actually call this our Holiday Edition , because we ’ ve definitely changed things up this month . – BY SEAN FALCONER
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In this month ’ s letters from readers , we look at runners who want to run freely on Table Mountain , the apparent waste of money spent on 2020 licences , and being stranded on 99 parkruns during lockdown .
On the cover
Nick Robert , one of our seven new coaches on board with the mag for the new LIVE WELL health and wellness section . COVER IMAGE Brandon Waugh / Halfpint Photography
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One of Our 7 New Expert Coaches in Wellness
‘ Expert Advice ’ On Trail Running Do ’ s & Don ’ ts
Matt Trautman
Tri Star Raring to Get Going Again
Track Stars
Hidden Blessing of Lockdown Lay-Off
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TRAINING PARTNERS
First Edition of New Look
Carla
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SA-based Brit Breaks Famous Running Record
Trail Running is Like Rock ‘ n Roll
Sibusiso Madikizela
Elite Runner Returns From Mugging Ordeal
SA ’ s Biggest Running Publication www . modernathlete . co . za
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Kalmer ’ s Corner : Marathoning Memories
I have been very blessed with a running career of more than two decades , and one of the things that I will treasure forever is the opportunity to travel the world as an athlete , and making friends globally . So please join me for a little jog down memory lane from my marathoning career . – BY RENE KALMER
To Touch a Signpost
What ’ s a runner to do when you ’ ve been training for months for two ultra-marathons , and then suddenly the world goes into lockdown and all events gets cancelled ? Well , SA-based British athlete and 2018 Comrades Marathon gold medallist Carla Molinaro went looking for a different challenge , and in the process wrote her name into the Guinness Book of Records . – BY SEAN FALCONER
The Running Mann : Roughing it Amongst the Diamonds
A golden jubilee marathon only happens once every 50 years , so when it came to planning my 2020 race schedule , the first race that went down in ink was the Northern Cape ’ s oldest marathon , the Diamond Marathon . Until we can race again , you ’ ll have to make do with me taking running trips down memory lane . – BY STUART MANN
Stabbing Motivation
Saturday 12 May is a day that well-known Cape Town elite runner Sibusiso Madikizela will never forget . That was the day that his running career was nearly ended by a knife-wielding attacker … but he has come back stronger and more fired up to run than ever , while also determined to help other athletes where he can . – BY SEAN FALCONER
Out the Box : New Perspective for a Changed World
Worldwide , 2020 has seen many challenges , with COVID-19 the predominant concern until the rise to prominence of the Black Lives Matter campaign . Heightened concern over the equality of life quickly spread across the world , and this links directly into the long-standing transformation concerns in South Africa , including in SA sport . – BY NORRIE WILLIAMSON
MULTISPORT & CYCLING SECTION
32 The Family Man
Having made a miraculous comeback from a serious accident in late 2016 , triathlete Matt Trautman has not only gone back to winning races , but says he feels stronger and more focused than ever … and the arrival of his first child has added a whole new dimension to his racing career . – BY SEAN FALCONER
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