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Welcome to our 166 th edition . You can click on the page numbers below to go straight to the article of your choice .
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The Ed ’ s Desk : All Athletes Count !
Our inaugural Modern Athlete of the Year Awards aim to give recognition across the full spectrum of the sport of running in South Africa … unlike other attempts we have seen . – BY SEAN FALCONER
What ’ s That You Say ?
The running community has interesting , informative , thoughtprovoking , humorous and entertaining opinions and conversations , so each month we pick a few that caught our eye . – COMPILED BY SEAN FALCONER
Stats & Facts : March Maestros
The world of running produces scintillating times and interesting statistics , including these standout performances in March from the annals of SA running . – BY RIËL HAUMAN
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Gerda Steyn ’ s wins and records in 2023 make her an obvious choice for Modern Athlete of the Year honours ! Photograph by Action Photo SA
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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
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And the Winners Are …
After putting our heads together and discussing , tabulating and debating , here are our Modern Athlete of the Year Awards for 2023 ! – BY MANFRED SEIDLER , STEPHEN GRANGER , ALTUS SCHREUDER & SEAN FALCONER
Rulers of the Road
With so many incredible performances on the road in 2023 , the question is , who stood out from the rest and deserves to be a Modern Athlete of the Year ? These are our winners . – BY MANFRED SEIDLER with SEAN FALCONER
And the Trail Winners are …
It was really challenging to choose winners in the trail divisions of the inaugural Modern Athlete of the Year Awards , but as they say , that ’ s a good problem to have . – BY STEPHEN GRANGER with SEAN FALCONER
Keeping Track of the Best
There were no World Champs medals for our track and field athletes , but there were still many highlights in the arena in 2023 , and these are our athletes of the year . – BY SEAN FALCONER with ALTUS SCHREUDER
Going Cross Country
With the 2023 World Cross Country Champs taking place early in 2023 , the winners of this section of the awards were determined long before the other categories . – BY MANFRED SEIDLER with SEAN FALCONER
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The Kalmers
Sisters Plan Their Comrades Debut
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PLUS : Why Top Euro Track Stars Love SA
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March 2024
Awards
Time
Gerda Simply
Must be There , But Who Else is Celebrating ?
Project Run
Finding Feet For Pre-loved Shoes
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Runner ’ s Highs on Road
The Balwin Sport Jeppe Marathon in February not only saw the return of this Jozi favourite after a number of years , but also launched the all-new Balwin Sport Marathon Series .
Keep Kalmer , It ’ s Just the Comrades !
Olympian sisters René and Christine Kalmer have lit up the SA running scene for many years , but still sometimes feel their Comrades-running husbands are the ‘ real runners .’ That ’ s set to change this June . – BY SEAN FALCONER
The Running Mann : The Mann in the Middelburg
I have visited Middelburg several times , but have spent very little time in the town itself , so I was looking forward to the Blue Mining MMC Marathon , the only January marathon not yet on my running CV . – BY STUART MANN
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