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Improving my chances to qualify for the Comrades Marathon
The next question on Ask Coach Parry today comes in from Marie. Marie says that she entered the Comrades Marathon 2014, but could not compete due to the fact that she did not qualify. She wants to know how she improve her time to be able to qualify for the…
Comrades Marathon: run/walk strategy for a silver
Today on Ask Coach Parry we chat about the Comrades Marathon Silver medal run/walk strategy. Over the last 3 days we spoke about run/walk strategies for the Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham, Bronze and Bill Rowan medals. Most people are think that if you are going for a silver Comrades Marathon…
Comrades Marathon: run/walk strategy for a Bill Rowan
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Over the last 2 days we have looked at run/walk strategies for the 2 medals most people get at the Comrades Marathon; the Vic Clapham and the Bronze medals. Today we will look at the Comrades Marathon Bill Rowan medal – a…
Comrades Marathon: Run/walk strategy for a Bronze medal
On Ask Coach Parry today we follow on from yesterday’s episode. Today we will deal with how to adopt the run/walk strategy for the bronze medal finish at the Comrades Marathon. What is the best way to go about this is you are looking to go under 11 hours at…
Comrades Marathon: Run/walk strategy for a Vic Clapham
This is Ask Coach Parry and in this episode we are going to start with the first of a series of episodes dealing with a run/walk strategy for the Comrades Marathon. We will break it down as we did in previous episodes of how fast you need to run for…
Using Comrades Marathon training for Two Oceans
Welcome to another edition of Ask Coach Parry. Today we have an anonymous question from someone who wants to run Two Oceans Ultra next year 2015. She says she is a 33 year old female, she’s been running on and off for the last 5 years. She is 1.65m tall…
Training in Hilly Areas For Comrades Marathon
This is Ask Coach Parry and today we have another Comrades Marathon question. We’ve been asked the question about hill training quite often, particularly from people who live in areas that are very, very flat, and they were asking how to go about doing hill training for a race like…
Running Comrades Marathon As A Novice
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s question is from someone who’s considering running the Comrades Marathon next year for the first time. Glen popped his question through on our website. Glen’s saying he’s a novice runner. He’s been running casually for the past few years, distances between…
Will Compression Socks Help Me As An Injury Free Runner?
The next question on Ask Coach Parry was submitted by Jaco Van der Merwe. This is also a pretty cool question. Jaco wanted to know about the pros and cons of using compression socks for running. He considers himself very fortunate to be an injury free runner, and was wondering…
I Am Injured - Is There Still Time To Train And Enter Comrades Marathon 2015?
On Ask Coach Parry today we have another Comrades Marathon Question. This one comes in from Ross. He says he is quite a seasoned runner. He’s completed 10 Comrades Marathon's. He got his green number in 2012. He didn’t enter in 2013 and pulled out for the first time in…
Getting Back On Track With Comrades Marathon Training After Injury
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s question comes from Peter Yulie, and it reads as follows: “I’m in the process of rehab. My best 5km time is 33 minutes. I’m working with the Sharks Medical Centre, and have great confidence in the team there.” He says his…
How Do I Go From A Comfortable 10km To A Comfortable 21km?
We have an awesome question on Ask Coach Parry today. It’s from Annelie Grove, and she’s saying at this stage she’s running a 10km comfortably. How can you go from that to a half-marathon, so to 21 km? What does she need to do to make that step up?
I Need To Improve My Comrades Marathon Finish Time!
On the latest episode of Ask Coach Parry today we have a short and sweet question coming in from David. He’s saying, “Hi coach. I’m a runner with a personal best of 1:20 for half-marathon and a 3:30 for a marathon.” He did his first Comrades Marathon this year, but…
Comrades Marathon Qualifying: How fast should Brendan run?
On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast Lindsey Brendan Dunne submitted his question and he wanted to know about qualifying for the Comrades Marathon. As a Comrades Marathon novice next year he wants to leave his Comrades Marathon qualifier later to try and build up a better fitness…
Why Am I Constantly Thirsty While Running No Matter How Much I Drink?
This is the next edition of Ask Coach Parry, and today we have a question from Linda. She says she’s running an average of 40 to 45 km a week with long runs on a Saturday. Her aim is to qualify for the Comrades Marathon at Kaapse Hoop, which is…
How to balance training for the Comrades Marathon and Ironman 70.3
Welcome back to the latest edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. Julie Van Lyleveld asks a bit of a combination question between triathlon and running. Julie says she is training for the half Ironman, the Ironman 70.3 in Buffalo City in January. She wants to know how do you…
Comrades Marathon Silver Medal - How Fast Must You Run?
On Ask Coach Parry over the last few days we have been talking about the various Comrades Marathon finisher medals. Today we wrap up the five episodes regarding the times you should be aiming at so over the shorter distances to secure your goal medal at the Comrades Marathon. Today…
Comrades Marathon Bill Rowan Medal - How Fast Must You Run?
Welcome back to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Over the last few days we have been chatting about those time goals over the shorter distances for the various Comrades Marathon medals. Today, let us look at the Comrades Marathon Bill Rowan’s sub 9. A sub 9 Comrades Marathon is…
A sub 10 hour Comrades Marathon - What do you need to do?
Welcome to the next edition of Ask Coach Parry. Over the last couple of days we have been chatting about what sort of time goals you should set for shorter distances and which medal you could achieve by that at the Comrades Marathon, and today’s one is quite interesting because…
How fast should you run 10km to get a sub 11 Comrades Marathon finish?
Yesterday on Ask Coach Parry we focused on your times in a 10km, 21km and 42km in order to get the Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham medal, the sub 12 hour finishers’ medal. And as promised today we are going to chat about a sub 11 Comrades Marathon medal. Lindsey you…