Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 77, December 2015 | Page 3

contents WARM-UPS 4.......Editor’s Letter: What’s Your Excuse? 6........Have Your Say: Letters from our readers 8........Making News: SA’s athletes and events making headlines 10.....Kalmer’s Corner: Holiday on the Run! 11.....Modern Athlete Club: Tis the Season to be Joining LONG, SLOW RUNS 14.....Crushing the Trails & Obstacles: Trish Bahlmann 16.....Limping on for Now: Para-runner Jaap Greyvenstein 17.....Go, Gizelde, Go: Junior Du World Champ Gizelde Strauss SPEED WORK 20.....Balancing Act: Double Shot of Athletic Expresso 22.....My Story: Blow Your Own Mind – Diane Shearer 24.....Living Legend: Great-Grandmaster Brian Key 25.....Race Walking: Lessons from Madiba 14 AT THE RACES 29.....Race Calendar: All the December Fixtures 44.....Athletes in Action: Rolling on Towards the New Year! COACHING CORNER 36.....Training: Holiday Maintenance 36.....CrossFit: Deadlift Duty 37.....Body Science: DIY care for Plantar Fasciitis 38.....Nutrition: For the Healthy Sweet Tooth TRAINING PARTNERS 24 32.....Comrades: News from The Ultimate Human Race 41.....Dare to Tri: Going, Going, Germiston 42.....Directory: Classified ads for all things running Images: Jetline Action Photo, courtesy Trish Bahlmann COMPETITIONS 6.......Win adidas Supernova Glide Boost running shoes for the winning letter 44.....Win New Balance Vazee Rush running shoes for the winning photo 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