Aths can be SA's No.1 sport

The same. Aussie nationals are usually in March, but have been listed for mid-April in light of the fact it will be a very long international season.

But it’s a case of priorities. You shape your training and competition phases accordingly.

Southern hemisphere coaches/athletes adept at periodisation (double or whatever) actually should be advantaged over their northern neighbours, forced indoors by freezing winters.