Runner's World SA - August 2017
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Two of SA running’s greatest icons, Elana Meyer and Bruce Fordyce, reveal the sporting legends who inspire them. Who are SA women runners? Why do we run? What challenges do we face, and who or what inspires us? A tribute to the late Richard Monisi: SA’s blind veteran Comrades runner.
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Make Pushing Weights Way Less Intimidating
WEIGHT TRAINING can seem counterintuitive to runners: the more muscle you have, the heavier you are, and thus the more weight you have to carry around when running.
Opportunity Knocks
THESE ARE TRYING TIMES. LOOK TO YOUR FRIENDS FOR INSPIRATION.
THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS RUNNING CLUB SCALES MOUNTAINS BY 8AM.
ON CERTAIN WEEKDAY MORNINGS, AROUND 5.30 or 6am, a small group of athletes gathers at a trailhead in Boulder, Colorado.
Marathons Continents Days
THAT’S THE WORLD MARATHON CHALLENGE – IN WHICH SOUTH AFRICAN NONTUTHUKO MGABHI NOT ONLY COMPETED, BUT TOOK FOURTH PLACE. WORDS BY RYAN SCOTT
It's Time to Rally the Squad
THE TIME IS 2 AM, and I’m running alone on a closed-down service road. The night is cool, but I still feel the desert heat radiating off the tarmac.
The Gospel Of Cross-Training
Sometimes the best way to improve your running… is to do less of it.
You're Never Too Old to Be Serious About Your Running
Over the past two years, Jeannie Rice and Gene Dykes, who were born within a few days of each other in April 1948, have attacked the running record books in their age group.
Heart-Rate Training Can Make You Faster. Here's How
Most runners gauge their workout intensity by pace: the faster you run, the harder the workout.
Can Too Much Vitamin D Be Bad for Your Bones?
By now, we know that Vitamin D is essential for building the strong, healthy bones we need in order to run our best. And because running is a weight-bearing exercise that puts stress on our bones, getting enough can help prevent injury as well.
Running And Corona
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races – and many other large events – to be postponed or cancelled, you might bewonderingwhat you should be doing for your own health, and how this could affect your training. By Jordan Smith
