Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 67, February 2015

TWEET, CONNECT online Ma Chat, debate, find inspiration, enter our cool competitions…Join the Modern Athlete online family today! Get the Modern Athlete App Nicolene Gericke: “This race and the Pirates 21 are the toughest races in Jhb, much tougher than the Tough One…” Janeane Potgieter: “My first 21km for the year and first time running DisChem! Gorgeous run, well organised, cold water throughout! And best of all: Rene Kalmer ran past me. What an honour!” Amit Chiba: “Stunning race. Well organised with friendly marshals. The seeding pens worked well and it gave the faster runners the opportunity to guts it out. Well done!” Alister Knight: “Although it was a tough day at the office for me, it’s a beautiful course and very well organised. The staff and volunteers were first class. The race experience itself was top notch!” Read all the latest articles from SA’s biggest running magazine and find out about all the upcoming events – with race-day updates and reminders, too! Just search for Modern Athlete on the Apple Store or Google Play for Android devices. TO THE POLLS We asked Modern Athlete readers about their New Year’s resolutions and plans for 2015. • READER SURVEY What motivates you to keep running? Tanya Ann Snyman: “Running far enough to get your second wind – that is when the ‘runners’ high’ kicks in... It’s all about patience and perseverance!” Khanyo Pasie Mdwayi: “Nature calms my soul. I’m much stronger now because I trained my mind to run.” At Schoeman: “The road and veld gives me freedom and health!” Chasing down a few PB’s in 2015. – 17% • It’s all about Comrades for me. – 44% • Starting to run this year! – 5% • The more mileage, the better! – 17% • Want to lose a wee bit of weight... – 17% To see our regular polls, visit www.modernathlete.co.za Subscribe Today! It’s so simple to receive SA’s biggest running magazine and our weekly newsletters. Simply go to www.modernathlete.co.za/ subscribe and you will find easy-touse click-throughs to subscribe to our FREE digi-mag (or the printed mag via postal subscription), as well as weekly newsletters that keep you up to date on competitions, stories and events. Find Us Online www.modernathlete.co.za Facebook: modernathletemag Twitter: @modern_athlete MAKE SURE YOU THINK TWICE ABOUT WHERE YOU PURCHASE YOUR SPORTS NUTRITION. Dr Jon Patricios President of SASMA Director of Morningside Spotrts Medicine Sports Physician at The Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics DIS-CHEM’S QUALITY VERIFIED RETAILER CHECKLIST “Historically I’ve been disillusioned by the supplement industry’s lack of regulation, which places athletes at risk from poor quality and banned substances. I support Dischem’s Quality Assurance Programme that addresses these key issues”. TING LABEL VERIFICATION TES t what you pay for. Ge MANUFACTURER AUDITS No compromise on quality. TING BANNED SUBSTANCE TES choice. ponsible Make a safe & res *LGC is an independent provider which tests for banned substances only and does not verify the quality of any product or its contents H AFRICA RIFIED RETAILER IN SOUT ALITY VE THE ONLY LGC TESTED QU . ality assurance to you Our qu GO Advertising 72225 Images: Jetline Action Photo #DisChem21 Feedback * PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award Winner 2013 & Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Winner 2013 D %

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