Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 59, June 2014 | Page 5

4 6 8 8 9 Editor’s Letter Have Your Say Making News Modern Athlete Online Kalmer’s Corner: Safety First COMRADES SPECIAL SECTION 10 In the Lead: Charne Bosman, running for her dad 12 Living Legend: Comrades great Graeme Fraser 15 Balancing Act: Kaya FM’s Mosibodi Whitehead 16 My Story: Road 2 Comrades – Ode to Coach Laurie FEATURES 18 All Fired Up: Varsity Athletics reigniting SA track and field 21 Knows His Shoes: Top trail runner Nicholas Rupunga 22 Ready to Tri Again: Marie Rabie back in action Race Calendar Running and Sport: Big wave surfer Grant Baker Great Trails of SA: KZN’s Krantzkloof Nature Reserve My Goal: Arnie Geerdts eyeing sub-3:00 in five decades Training: The MA team does CrossFit! Body Science: Getting over plantar fasciitis Nutrition: Recipes to fuel up this winter Women’s Running: Experts answer your questions parkrun: Fish Hoek & Modderfontein Reserve NEW! Obstacle Racing Section Dare to Tri: Sign up for the 2014/15 season! Comrades: It is finally here! Tried and Tested: Great new products tested by our team Race Reports: Wally Hayward, WTS Cape Town & more Athletes in Action Win BIG this month Page 6: Win Saucony shoes worth R1799 for the winning letter Page 7: Win one of two Run/Walk For Life franchises Page 14: Win R5000 plus pasta for a year for your best recipe Page 29: Win a K-way Dart Hyration Pack worth R299 Page 36: Win a R1000 Totalsports voucher Page 50: Win Reebok shoes worth R1299 for the winning photo Contents Image: Lauren Van Der Vyver 25 28 29 30 32 33 34 36 37 38 43 44 45 46 50 Deliveries Countrywide Domestic and International Same Day, Early Bird, Overnight, Next Day, Economy YOUR PARTNER IN TIME!!! Modern Athlete is proudly distributed by Lynx Freight & Courier Services (Pty) Ltd [phone] / 083 680 0770 / [email protected] 80 Andries Pretorius St, Eastleigh, Edenvale Freight & Courier Services (PTY) Ltd Your Partner in time. 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