Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 60, July 2014

race calendar Ma Adventure Racing Obstacle Racing Saturday 26 July Jeep Warrior Race for the Brave #5, Living Earth, Holla Trails, Ballito, KwaZuluNatal, 8am, Race Info 012 803 1397 (W) Discovery/702 Walk the Talk, Central Gauteng, 27 July Image: Courtesy organiser Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 July WCAD Winter Wanderer 150km, MTB, trek, paddle & ropes, Citrusdal, Western Cape, 10am, Chris Fisher 078 702 9178 Track And Field Friday 11 July KZN Winter Series #3 – Final, Kings Park Athletics Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 5pm, KZN Athletics 031 312 9374 THANKS, TOM & NEDBANK This Race Calendar has been compiled with the help of Tom Cottrell, author and publisher of the Nedbank Runner’s Guide 2014 to Road and Off-road Races in South Africa. Now in its 22nd edition, the Runner’s Guide is an essential companion for every racer in SA, providing valuable info including venues, start times, route descriptions O n 27 April 2009, the Nelson Mandela Foundation invited the global community to honour the legacy and values of the great man on his 91st birthday on 18 July. The Mandela Day campaign message was simple: Madiba fought for social justice for 67 years, now we’re asking you to start with 67 minutes of voluntary community service, to bring people together to ﬁght poverty and promote peace and reconciliation. Later that year the United Nations General Assembly formally recognised July 18 as Nelson Mandela International Day, and today people all over the world do their 67 minutes for Madiba each year, including the team here at Modern Athlete, SA’s biggest running publication. We’re proud to be part of this global initiative, and what better way of giving up our 67 minutes than by doing it on the run in support of a worthy cause? Our team will be out in force at the 6.7-mile Ubambiswano Eco Ridge Trail Run, presented by St Andrew’s School for Girls in Linksﬁeld, Johannesburg on 19 July, with all proceeds going to Ubambiswano, a Saturday School programme held at St Andrew’s for children from underperforming schools. Madiba once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” so join Team Modern Athlete for a scenic 10.8km trail run or walk and help us make a difference in the lives of these deserving children, by running our 67 minutes f

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