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WARM-UPS
5 ....... Editor ’ s Letter : Age is just a number
5 ....... Winner ’ s Corner : Check if you won anything last month
6 ....... Have Your Say : Letters from our readers
SPEED WORK
10 ..... In the News : SA Athletes making headlines
11 ..... Kalmer ’ s Corner : Back to Basics
40 ..... Out the Box : Success is About the Performance
LONG , SLOW RUNS
14 ..... Bronze is Just the Beginning : Henri Schoeman
16 ..... Living Legend : Randburg ’ s Deirdre Larkin
18 ..... Teenaged Prodigies : Young Gun Sprinters
20 ..... The Running Doyles : A Family of Runners
24 ..... Made for Running TV : Cuan Walker
26 ..... Two Myths Busted : Frankie Hunt ’ s Philosophy
34 ..... My Story : Life Lessons – By Lizette Du Plessis
36 ..... Balancing Act : Old Mutual ’ s Karen Thomas
AT THE RACES
28 ..... Race Previews : Johnson Crane , Bobbies and more
29 ..... Race Calendar : Plan your January Racing
58 ..... Athletes in Action : Our readers on the run
COACHING CORNER
42 ..... Gear : The Watch to get you Moving
44 ..... Training : Catch a Flight … of Stairs
44 ..... Nutrition : New Year ’ s Nutrition
45 ..... Body Science : Runner ’ s Knee 101
TRAINING PARTNERS
15 ..... Runclean : Make Your Race a # runclean Event
34 ..... Modern Athlete Club : Join our club for 2017
43 ..... 9to5 Challenge : Old Resolutions … Renewed
46 ..... Dare To Tri : Gearing up for Ironman
54 ..... Comrades : News from the Ultimate Human Race
CYCLING SECTION
47 ..... Short Rides : News from the Cycling World
48 ..... Journey Like No Other : Jurgen Stringer at W2W
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51 ..... No Holding Back : Claudia Hazelwood
52 ..... Schools : Spur League Continues to Inspire
53 ..... Advice : The Great Rubber Debate
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