Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 63, October 2014 | Page 6

Ma Editor’s letter And then, just as we conquered Camber, having survived Kili, we arrived at the foot of Everest! Yes, there was a third and final section of this monster climb, and I had a momentary sense of humour failure as I looked up at that Himalayan peak! My calves were about to go on strike, the sweat was dripping off me, and it took all my willpower just to keep moving, but move I did, one slow step at a time, until eventually I reached the top, where a laughing Terry Ireland of West Coast AC was waiting to snap some pics of us emerging from our slow slog up the mountain. And you know what, soon as I realised the climb was over, my first thought was damn, wish there was more, because I had loved every single step of that climb! There’s no explaining us runners… we just love taking on the monsters. We even give them names that evoke pain and suffering, like Heartbreak Hill, and nothing beats the feeling of conquering a monster climb. Those hills just make us want to run more, so go find yourself a monster to conquer this month, and you’ll also feel like a million bucks! Sean Falconer EDITORIAL TEAM EDITOR Sean Falconer [email protected] JOURNALIST & RACE EDITOR Lauren van der Vyver [email protected] DESIGNER Caroline Collings [email protected] ADVERTISING SALES Richard Laskey 083 342 8200 / [email protected] Kyle Abrahamse 072 218 9772 / [email protected] Tariro Mhiti 076 523 5735 / [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONS & DISTRIBUTION Lauren van der Vyver 011 454 1542 / [email protected] EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Rene Kalmer, Derick Marcisz, Christine Peters, Ray Orchison, Jacques Marais, Tom Cottrell, Delaine Cools (CMA), Thami Vilakazi (CMA), James Davis, Jason Morsink, Julie Miller, Suna Verhoef, Ironman SA, parkrun SA, Run/Walk For Life, TriRock SA Follow me on Twitter: @sean_falconer S COVER IMAGE Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA o there I was, trundling along