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10km, 21km or 42km. It doesn't matter what distance or time you run, what matters is that you RUN. In this weekly running podcast Coach Lindsey Parry helps you become a better a runner.
Battling to get to my goal marathon time
Welcome to the next edition of Ask Coach Parry. In this episode we heard from Scott. He has given us a bit of background here, Scott says he is 46 years old and has been running seriously for 2 years now with the following pb’s: 10km 43’, 15km 108’, 21km…
How to prevent 'hitting the wall' in your longer runs
You are with Ask Coach Parry and on this episode we answer the question from Leboa. Leboa says “There is always a time at a race where I start to lose focus and confusion sets in. Especially between the 32km and 37km mark. I would always be on time to…
Increasing mileage too quickly for Comrades Marathon training
Into the next edition of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s Comrades Marathon question comes from David Green. He says he is a bit concerned that he is doing quite a bit more mileage than what we spoke about last week when we spoke about where you should be right now for…
Picking up on Comrades Marathon training after Ironman70.3
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Ahead of the upcoming Ironman 70.3 we have a question in from Adriaan Venter. He says he is doing the Ironman 70.3 in East London next weekend. He therefore hasn’t started his Comrades Marathon training as yet. He says his running kilometres…
Balancing tapering for a big race and Comrades Marathon training
Welcome to another Ask Coach Parry, this time of the year a lot of people are looking at qualifying if they haven’t qualified yet. End of January I know there are lots of marathons around South Africa that people do use. I think particularly in Gauteng there is the Johnson…
Comrades Marathon silver medal - what should you be doing?
You are with Ask Coach Parry. On this episode we check in on where the guys looking for a sub 7 ½ hour Comrades Marathon finish should be in their training. This is the time where the rubber meets the road in terms of training, so what should the guys…
Comrades Marathon Bill Rowan - what should you be doing?
This is Ask Coach Parry and today we look at where you should be this early in the season for a Comrades Marathon finish. In this episode we find out what the Bill Rowan Comrades Marathon finishers should be doing.
Comrades Marathon Bronze medal - what should you be doing?
Welcome back to Ask Coach Parry and today we look at the guys and girls who are aiming for a Bronze Comrades Marathon Medal. That is to finish between 9 and 11 hours. Where should these runners be this time of the year?
Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham - what should you be doing?
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. As things get back to normal we take a look at where you should be if you are training for the Comrades Marathon this year. For majority of people the fun and holidays are over. Today we start with the runners aiming…
Am I fast enough to win the Comrades Marathon?
Today on Ask Coach Parry we have a fabulous question which perhaps we would never ask. Phuti Mohale says he wants to win the Comrades Marathon in 2015. His problem is pacing. He says he is naturally a fast runner. His first Comrades Marathon was in 2013 and he finished…
Planning pacing to finish the Comrades Marathon comfortably
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Annamarie submitted her question today. She says she ran her qualifying marathon on the 6th of December. She recently ran a 2.07 half marathon and her 5km pb is 26.45. She has not run a 10km in a while. She has entered…
Building up to the Comrades Marathon 2017
Runner athlete running on sunrise road On this episode of Ask Coach Parry we take a look at the question submitted by Kerry Maher. She says that she is 52 years old and just started running 6 months ago. She is training 4 days a week, and her current 5km…
Relocating inland has affected my Comrades Marathon training
This is another episode of Ask Coach Parry. The question for today was submitted by Mike Ungerer. He says he relocated from Cape Town to Gauteng in October 2014. Since then he has lost complete interest in running. In his first week in Gauteng he continued with your bronze Comrades…
How many Km’s from January to Comrades Marathon race day?
Welcome to the very first edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast for 2015. In this episode we answer a Comrades Marathon question from Terence Cross. He says he is following your programmes suggesting run/walk intervals and times, etc. He finds it hard to keep cumulative track of doing enough…
Training for the Comrades Marathon post pregnancy.
Welcome to another Ask Coach Parry episode. Today we have a question submitted by Phindile. She says in 2009 and 2010 she ran the Comrades Marathon and got Vic Clapham medals in both years.in July 2011 she gave birth to a baby boy. In 2012 she attempted the Comrades Marathon…
Applying strategies on Comrades Marathon race day
Welcome to another Ask Coach Parry. Comrades Marathon coach Lindsey Parry answers a question from Stuart Andrews today. It is a follow on question from the series we did a while ago regarding the run/walk strategy in getting a Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham, Bronze, Bill Rowan or Silver medal. We…
How do I strengthen my ankles for trail running?
This is Ask Coach Parry and today we have a question from Uzwile Mthimkulu. He says he always gets injured in his ankles, especially when he trains on the hills and in the mountains and during trail running events. He wants to know if there is any advice for that?…
Comrades Marathon and Oceans - which programme to follow
Welcome to another Ask Coach Parry episode. Today we answer Yazeed Emeran’s question. He says he ran is first marathon at the Winelands marathon and qualified for Two Oceans ultra – which will also be his first one he is running, he has entered that already. He would like to…
Preparing for Comrades Marathon race day conditions
On the next episode of Ask Coach Parry we have another question in from the UK again. Just a couple of days ago we were talking about running in the heat and humidity. This one comes from Carel Muller. He says he struggled with the heat at the last 2…
The truth about running speeds for Comrades Marathon silver
This is Ask Coach Parry and today our question is short and sweet. I think it is a follow on from the Comrades Marathon medal series we did a short while back for Vic Clapham, Bronze, Bill Rowan and Silver medals. It comes from Awie and he wants to know…