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The Thursday Before Comrades
This is the second last Ask Coach Parry Podcast before the 2015 Comrades Marathon and Lindsey Parry has some vital info to share with you!
Save yourself 20 minutes on The Comrades Marathon Up run
We did a very similar podcast last year for the Down run. Up run slightly different, but the principles remain. Do you want to tell us the secret of saving yourself 20 minutes on Comrades race day at the Up run?
Painkillers & Comrades - a potentially lethal combination
Brad Brown: Welcome to this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we spoke yesterday about making the call, if you’re ill or not, with regards to running Comrades. If you wake up on race day sick and what you should and shouldn’t do. Something else that happens fairly often…
To race or not to race - that is the question
Welcome to the next edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, with us Comrades coach, Lindsey Parry, I’m Brad Brown. Lindsey, the last podcast we spoke about illness in the build up to Comrades. But it’s one of those things that particularly this time of the year is very prevalent…
2 weeks out sick - can I still do Comrades?
Welcome to this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown, Lindsey Parry with us once again. Lindsey, the time is getting nigh, as they say and we’ve got two very similar questions in. They came in a few days ago, but I think they’re still quite relevant…
70.3 in March and Comrades - no problem
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown and today’s question comes through from Craig and it’s a Comrades combined with IronMan question for Lindsey. Craig wanted to know; he’s doing a lot of IronMan training and needs to keep that up. He’s entered a half…
How to remotivate your body for Comrades race day
On today’s edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown, and Mtunzi got in touch today. Lindsey Parry, Mtunzi is saying, I’m battling with motivation to keep running. After Loskop I got sick with flu and was out for about 10 days. I ran the Colgate 32km after…
What to eat before and during Comrades? Nothing new!
On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown, joined by Lindsey Parry once again. Lindsey, today’s question comes from Fanozi Shabalala. Fanozi was saying he’s a novice at Comrades; it’s his second one, so obviously he’s running his first Up. He needed some advice about nutrition,…
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…