Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 66, January 2015 | Seite 47

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The Big Daddy

Pick n Pay Marathon and Half Marathon presented by Momentum

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Images: Courtesy organiser

ttracting a field of well over 5000 athletes, this gem on the
Central Gauteng calendar is a regular go-to for runners looking
to get a challenging long run in before April’s Old Mutual Two
Oceans Ultra, or a solid qualifier for Comrades.
When: Sunday 8 February
Where: Saheti School, Senderwood, Johannesburg
The marathon is a two-lapper around Bedfordview and Edenvale, starting
off with a tough first 10km featuring several inclines before the halfway

mark, but it’s the downhill past Gillooly’s Farm in the last stretch that
everyone looks forward to for some relief. Just don’t get carried away,
because the last kilometre provides a nasty little uphi