Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 60, July 2014 | Página 3

4 Editor’s Letter: True Comrades Spirit 6 Have Your Say 8 Making News 8 Modern Athlete Online 10 Kalmer’s Corner: Running in the USA FEATURES 12 In the Lead: Hilton Murray’s 10 Comrades in 10 days 14 Comrades Marathon 2014: Victories, highlights, surprises, awesome finishes, epic moments, perfect Pacesetters, Pink Drive vibe and Pasta Party memories. 18 Wilson’s Way: Marathon World Record holder Wilson Kipsang 20 Glasgow Games: Commonwealth Games start late July! 21 My Goal: Track stars dream of medals in Glasgow 22 Living Legend: Denis Tabakin breaking down barriers 23 My Story: SA’s most beautiful recovery run 25 Race Calendar 28 Balancing Act: Survivor SA’s Zavion Kotze eyes Rio 2016 30 Running & Sport: Former Banyana star Lydia Monyepao 32 Training: Plot that Ultra PB! 33 Body Science: The Wet Foot Test myth busted 34 Comrades 2014: Another Down Dusted! 35 Nutrition: The Banting Diet – good or bad? 36 Trails of SA: Modjadji Nature Reserve, Limpopo 37 Women’s Running: Choosing the right shoe Impi & Warrior Champ Claude Eksteen 39 Dress for Success: Essential gear tips 40 Battling the Gladiator 42 Dare To Tri: Sign up for the 2014/15 season! 43 CrossFit: Handling the ‘Helen’ 44 Tried and Tested: Great new products tested by our team 45 Run/Walk For Life: Modern Athlete’s new Media Partner! 46 parkrun: Woodlands & Rondebosch Common 47 Race Reports: Don Lock, Mountain Mania and more 50 Image: Lauren Van Der Vyver 38 Athletes in Action: Comrades 2014 Win BIG this month Page 6: Win Saucony shoes worth R1799 for the winning letter Page 36: Win a K-way Dart Hydration Pack worth R299 Page 37: Win a R1000 Totalsports voucher Page 41: Win R500 in cash with PotatoSA Page 43: Win a weekend for four at Forever Resorts Warmbaths Page 50: Win Reebok shoes worth R1299 for the winning photo Contents OBSTACLE RACING 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