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WARM-UPS
5 ....... Editor ’ s Letter : I Just Love It !
5 ....... Winner ’ s Corner : Check if you won anything last month
6 ....... Have Your Say : Letters from our readers
SPEED WORK
9 ........ In the News : SA Athletes making headlines
10 ..... Kalmer ’ s Corner : Coaching Choices
34 ..... Out the Box : GPS – Going the ( Right ) Distance
LONG , SLOW RUNS
12 ..... Still Proudly South African : Dominique Scott-Efurd
16 ..... Cape Town ’ s Dancing Queen : Michelle Cupido
18 ..... Ultimate Comeback : Long Jumper Luvo Manyonga
22 ..... Living Legend : Triathlete Dominique Donner-Rodd
24 ..... Fire Alert : Trail Runner & Fire-fighter Andrew Hagen
26 ..... Chasing the Action : Photographer Chris Hitchcock
36 ..... My Story : Running to Beat TB – By Neal Stacey
38 ..... Balancing Act : Freelance Journalist Carien Du Plessis
AT THE RACES
28 ..... Race Previews : Pick n Pay , Vaal , Om Die Dam & more
29 ..... Race Calendar : All the February Fixtures
58 ..... Athletes in Action : Our readers on the run
COACHING CORNER
40 ..... Training : Today We Rest
40 ..... Nutrition : Fruitful Relationship
41 ..... Body Science : Mechanics Before Shoes
42 ..... Gear : This is Spartan ! – Suunto ’ s new GPS watch
TRAINING PARTNERS
33 ..... Dare To Tri : New Tri Partnership Announced
37 ..... MA Club : Meet the Member – Jennifer Joynt
39 ..... Runclean : Pledge to # runclean , get free bins
43 ..... 9to5 Challenge : Marshmallows and Motivation
54 ..... Comrades : News from the Ultimate Human Race
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CYCLING SECTION
46 ..... Munga Marvel : Jeannie Dreyer Shows the Men How
48 ..... Happy 40 th , Cycle Tour : Milestone Race in 2017
50 ..... My Story : Tuscan Solo Ride – By Toni Suddes
52 ..... Advice : If 2X is Good , 1X Must be Better
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