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Comrades Marathon Vic Clapham finishers medal – How fast must you run?
On Ask Coach Parry today we are starting a series of 5 episodes that deal with your times for various distances and how they relate to which finishers medal you’re aiming for at the Comrades Marathon. We will start with the medal that most people get at Comrades Marathon. The Comrades…
Where do you draw the line when it comes to running with a head cold?
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry and it is Jacqueline Kellermans’ question we answer now. This is a question that has got to do with being sick. Jacqueline has got a race coming up and she says she has got a head cold and she is pulling out…
Does the thought of the Comrades Marathon up runs’ hills scare you?
In today's Comrades Marathon related question on Ask Coach Parry, we answer a question from Nazreen. She says, “Thanks for all the valuable advice. 2015 will be my second Comrades Marathon and it scares me because it has so many climbs. How can I improve my hill running (endurance) gradually,…
Do you struggle to understand Comrades Marathon training programme lingo?
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we answer a question sent in by Nicholas Nyangal. He is asking about some of the terminology and references you use when talking about Comrades Marathon Training. Nicholas was asking for you to explain what you mean by walk 5 minutes easy, jog…
Where does a beginner start their Comrades Marathon Training?
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry, we have a Comrades Marathon training question Kate Theron. She said “Hi coach. I would like to start training for Comrades 2016. I saw on the Comrades.com website that you have a programme posted for finishers that you can recommend beginners modify a…
Comrades Marathon: Training for a Bronze medal with a 25 min 5km
Today’s question on the Ask Coach Parry podcast was submitted by from Bernard Van Den Dool. Bernard’s said that due to over-use type injuries, his first two attempts at the Comrades Marathon had failed.Post the Comrades Marathon this year, he adopted your post Comrades Marathon training programme in Tom Cottrell’s…
Trusting your Comrades Marathon coach and their pacing charts
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we touch on a topic that was mentioned in our first Comrades Marathon webinar for the 2015 Comrades Marathon (The can register for the next one here). It is quite interesting and it deals with Comrades Marathon training and Comrades Marathon coaches. Obviously…
Lowering carbohydrates and increasing fat to improve your running
In this episode of Ask Coach Parry we chat about how the body uses fat for energy as opposed to carbohydrates. Patrick Kongsilp submitted his question, and it says: “Hi Coach. So I’ve come to the realisation that I’ve been too dependent on carbohydrates for the past few years to…
Ensure you’re following the right Comrades Marathon training programme
On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry we chat about choosing the right Comrades Marathon training programme for you. Today’s question was submitted by Barbara Florence. She attended the first of our 2015 Comrades Marathon webinars that we started this week and she really enjoyed it. Barbara is sitting…
Constant injury niggles are hampering my Comrades Marathon training
We have a follow up question on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast. Debbie is training for her first Comrades Marathon and submitted this question a couple of weeks ago. She has chatted to you before about a calf injury and a sore knee following that calf injury…
What is causing your knee pain when you run and how serious is it?
Today on the Ask Coach Parry Podcast we answer a question relating to knee pain. Nonkululo Mcuntula is hoping to run the Comrades Marathon in 2015 and had the following to say: ‘Hi coach. I have an extreme pain in my right knee when I start running downhill in a…
Is it possible to finish the Comrades Marathon by walking it?
Is it possible to walk the Comrades Marathon? In a nutshell, that is what today’s episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast is all about.The question was by Belinda and she attempted the Comrades Marathon a couple of years ago. Unfortunately she ended up missing a cut off.Subsequent to that…
Comrades Marathon training: Taking an end of year break
David Penzhorn ran the Comrades Marathon in 2014 and is planning on going back in 2015. He submitted his question on the Ask Coach Parry Podcast website and he had the following to say: I completed the Comrades Marathon this year. I then took 2 weeks off and then started…
10 Hour Comrades Marathon: Which training programme should you follow?
The gap between the Comrades Marathon Bill Rowan medal and the Comrades Marathon Bronze medal finish times is two hours. There are a quite a few runners that fall in the middle of those two Comrades Marathon training programmes and if you’re aiming for a 10 hour Comrades Marathon finish…
Using your heart rate to make your run training sessions more specifc
Mthunzi submitted his question for the Ask Coach Parry Podcast today, and it is somewhat related to the chat we have had regarding training to heart rate and building your fitness base using your heart rate monnitor. His question goes as follows: “My training routine is as follows: I go…
Rearranging your Comrades Marathon training to fit in a marathon
Today’s question was submitted by from Gregg Dardagan. It is quite a complicated one and reads as follows: In all of Lindsey’s Comrades Marathon training programmes he has assumed dates for marathons. I know that he always says that the Comrades programme is interchangeable, so we should just change the…
Do you follow the LCHF diet that Prof Tim Noakes talks about?
Today on the Ask Coach Parry podcast we chat nutrition, particularly the LCHF diet that Prof Tim Noakes talks about. Today we answer a question from Val Opperman. She wants to know if you believe in and follow the diet LCHF diet? She wants to know what your views are…
Entering the Comrades Marathon as a South African or foreign runner
Brad Segers, who is an expat South African living in Perth Australia, submitted his question today on the Ask Coach Parry Podcast. Brad is planning on running the 2015 Comrades Marathon and this is what he had to say: Hi I live in Perth Australia and love listening to your…
Following a broken leg, when can Riaz run the Comrades Marathon again?
Riaz sent the question for today the Ask Coach Parry Podcast and it reads ‘hi guys. thanks for a wonderful show. I completed the 2014 Comrades Marathon. Subsequently to finishing the Comrades Marathon I was involved in a motor bike accident where I have broken my tibia. Most people I…
How to get that beach body – Running or pushing weights?
Today on the Ask Coach Parry podcast we talk about getting the balance right between cardio and weights in order to lose weight. Do you need to drop one and focus on the other to get the best results? Today’s question was submitted by Nathan and this is what he…