Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 54, January 2014 | Page 26

Training

Time to go

Loooooong!

When you open your eyes on 1 January,
you’ll be thinking about your running goals
in the coming months. With a little over
three months to Two Oceans and exactly
five months to Comrades, the nerves and
excitement will carry you to the familiarity
of your running shoes after the festive
season. Here are some tips to get back into
the swing of things

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– BY RAY ORCHISON

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ot many of us take the time to commit to New
Year’s resolutions, except of course when it comes to
running. Come the New Year and we find a renewed
motivation to ensure that this is our year. We’re a little
more determined to run that PB, or we aim for higher
weekly mileage and