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LEKKER LOCAL RACES
54 CHIMNEY TO THE SKY
A gees-filled weekend of active adventure at the Ossewa Trail Run
74 RAISING THE BAR
The Simbine Classic served up South Africa’ s first Silver Series track meet
78 VIVE LA TRAIL
Rivers, climbs and switchback smiles at the Bastille Day Trail Run
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122 CHEERS TO LIÈGE
42km and 16 beer stations at Belgium’ s festive Beer Lovers’ Marathon
132 BEAUTIFUL BLED
The Lake Bled 80K delivered a trail run of note in Slovenia’ s Julian Alps
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PHOTOGRAPHY Will Appleyard, Lauren Boehner, Danny Copeland, Fahwaaz Cornelius, Milan de Beer, Michael Eloff, Mathias Falcone, Tobias Ginsberg, Erin Groll, Getty Images, Dylan Haskin, Paul Henman, Mila Ingpen, Des Jacobs, Nick Joubert, Jethro Kiernan, Peter Kirk, Becky Leighton, Oakpics, Kirsten Oliver, Camilla Pizzini, Gareth Roberts, Noriane Rozales, Jacques Smit, David Sullivan, Bianca Tarboton, Beth Taylor, Colby Thomas, Stefan van Neel, Ewaldt Verster, Craig Williams, Zac Zinn
CONTRIBUTORS Jesse Bruins Roberts, Daniel Claassen, JP Duvenage, Maryke Gallagher, Lisa Geffen, Mila Geldenhuys, Johan Havenga, Justin Howes, George Kusche, Stuart Mann, Admire Muzopambwa, Vuvu Radebe, Fred Richardson, Matt Trautman, Mike van der Merwe
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102 BEAUTY AND BEASTLY WEATHER
This year’ s False Bay 50 proved a real blast as the Cape weather did its worst
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108 RUN AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND
Family-friendly trail races in gorgeous getaway locations across SA
136 MALUTI MUTI
Glorious mountain vistas at the Free State’ s Surrender Hill Marathon
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140 21 UNMISSABLE HALFS
The half marathons that belong on every Saffa runner’ s bucket list
GLOBAL ADVENTURES
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GOOD ADVICE
48 CHASING NUMBERS
What VO2 max can tell you, what it can’ t, and how to improve it
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30 PARADISE FOUND
The Seychelles Nature Trail anchored a week of tropical-island exploration
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66 YOUR RECOVERY TOOLBOX
All the gadgets and therapies available to runners assessed and rated
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42 CONQUERING ROME
Run Rome The Marathon provided a fun-filled tour of historical landmarks
92 CALL OF ADVENTURE
The brand-new St Helena Marathon promises a route like no other
14 | RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
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116 NUTRITION MYTHS BUSTED
Find the truth among all the conflicting advice on recovery nutrition
128 PACE MAKES PERFECT
Formulas, strategies and race-day lessons for pacing an ultra
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PHOTOGRAPHS OAKPICS, PEXELS |
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