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800m further! How to tackle the 2015 Comrades
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown joined again by Lindsey Parry, the official Comrades Marathon coach. Lindsey, this isn’t a question that’s been submitted, it’s one I thought would be pretty important to chat about right now. The route for the 2015 Comrades Marathon…
Help! Have I done too much Comrades training?
It is just around the corner and as we record this, just over 2 weeks to go to Comrades Marathon race day and here’s a question in from Corne van Rensburg. Corne said; I started running on the 1st May 2014 after I was challenged to run the Comrades Marathon…
How to second someone at Comrades
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey Parry is with us once again. I’m Brad Brown. Lindsey today’s question, one about spectating, it’s from Peter Terblanche. Peter wants to know, how does his wife second him at Comrades, he says he can’t find any info, what does…
How to set about pace planning for Comrades
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, a couple of interesting questions have come through, regarding Comrades Marathon pacing. We’ve been chatting quite a bit about tapering and what people should be doing, but obviously a lot of people looking ahead towards race day and what they should…
3 weeks to go to Comrades – do I need to be doing speed work?
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we have a very interesting question. Not too long to go to Comrades now, everyone is talking about tapering and what they should and shouldn’t be doing. Namhla Zondane said, should she be doing speed work, anything that we do exercise…
Have injuries hampered your Comrades build up?
On this Monday edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we have had a couple of injury related questions. The first one comes from Raoul le Roux; and Raoul is saying, he picked up an injury, he hasn’t run for three weeks. In the build up to Comrades this year…
Is Comrades silver a bit of a stretch this year?
On today’s Ask Coach Parry podcast, it is Friday, the weekend is upon us and only a few weeks to go to the 2015 Comrades Marathon. Lindsey, today’s question comes from a guy who is no stranger to road running and athletics in South Africa, Wes Botton, one of the…
Should I get a flu vaccination before Comrades?
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we’ve got a great question in from Judith Simon. We mentioned yesterday about keeping your hands clean and that sort of thing, I’ve just got back from the Old Mutual joBerg2c and I was amazed to see how much hand sanitiser…
Feeling sore and tender ahead of Comrades?
In today’s edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Wayne Thomason got in touch. Lindsey, Wayne was saying he’s feeling a little bit sore, he’s worried about being around anybody with flu, do we have any recommendations? Is it normal to be feeling quite sore and tender at this time…
The Perfect Comrades Marathon taper
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we have two similar questions. Scott Giles, with just less than a month to go to Comrades, and Hermo Terblanche want to know about tapering. Scott asked at this stage, heading into Comrades and looking at the taper, should he be…
Sciatic Nerve problems - please help!
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, with being less than a month out from Comrades, questions have come in thick and fast. So for the next week or so we’re going to be answering all the questions that were posted and the first one came through from…
How to plan around your Comrades seeding batch
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast we look at how to make sure you run your race, no matter what seeding group you are in. Lindsey, great question from Dave Wood and I want to add my five cents worth at the end of it too but…
Doing the IronMan & Comrades Marathon double
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast we look at the IronMan, Comrades Marathon double. Today's question comes from Jason Rademan, he says he completed IronMan at the end of March. He had a pretty good race by his standards. He finished with a marathon of 3:53 which…
Comrades and the London Marathon
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we answer a very interesting question submitted on our website. It comes through from Mark Inz and it's got to do with doubling up. He said, I'll be running both the London Marathon and Comrades this year and would really appreciate…
How slow is slow? When it comes to finishing Comrades
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast and the question was submitted via our website, askcoachparry.com. Nicole got in touch said she'll be running her first Comrades come 31 May. She’s got two main concerns for race day though. The first one is, how to avoid cramping, and…
Are sore legs part of the Comrades Marathon parcel?
On this addition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look to answer a question from a Comrades Marathon first timer. As Comrades draws nearer most novices are starting to already feel pre-race nerves. Will Broad got in touch and he said; “Hi coach, I've been training since November 2014,…
Comrades Marathon after a poor Two Oceans
On the next edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look at potential Comrades panic, following on from a poor Two Oceans performance. Today's question comes from Jennifer and she's in a bit of a panic after Two Oceans because she missed the cut off in the Comrades Up…
Managing Achilles injuries ahead of Comrades Marathon
On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast we look at running injuries and niggles in the build up to the Comrades Marathon, Enrico submitted his question. He said his Achilles tendon started to give him some trouble and only just on seven weeks to go till the Comrades…
Marathons and Ultras - How many is enough for Comrades?
On this episode of Ask Coach Parry we chat about how many marathons and ultra-marathons are enough in the build up to running your first Comrades Marathon. Kate submitted her question and it went something like this: started running in August 2014 and did 700km from August to December. So…
Ironman and the Comrades Marathon - When to resume training?
Welcome to the next edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. today’s question is about someone whose done a big event and who is now moving onto Comrades and it was submitted on our Facebook page. We posted a thing saying we’re going to be doing the recording, Craig got…