Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 119, June 2019 | Page 14

ROAD RUNNING The Reading Runner The thought of running and reading at the same time would sound totally bizarre to most people, let alone doing so in a marathon or ultra-marathon. After all, how would you see where you’re going? And how could you concentrate on a book at a time when most athletes are just focused on putting one foot in front of the other and getting to the finish? But that’s why Marukgwane Tshiamo Moremogolo has been making waves with his #Run4Books Campaign. – BY MANFRED SEIDLER 14 ISSUE 119 JUNE 2019 / www.modernathlete.co.za