Run With Coach Parry

In this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look at training for Comrades and a 70.3 in the same year. The big question is, can you use swimming and running as strength training for Comrades? Does this make a difference depending if it is an Up or Down year? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Coming up on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey get's asked about doing Old Mutual Two Oceans and Comrades in the same year. Not an uncommon practice, or unachievable task by any standards. However add in coming from America, add in the time zone travel for two Ultras; now do we have a problem? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast. Kelvin Brown wanted to know; what are the best core exercises you can do with marathon running? While a hard question to answer over a podcast, without being able to physically show you, Lindsey gives some great tips on where and how you need to strengthen. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Do you battle with blisters as a runner? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey gives you tips and advice on how best to prevent them from happening. It's a common problem for many runners, so here is how to nip those pesky blisters in the butt. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Coming up in this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we look at the use of gadgets to help your running. Lindsey gets asked by a Comrades Marathon novice if they are a necessity. The simple answer is no, the more useful and fun answer can be heard in this ACP episode. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Coming up on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look more into the 2016 Comrades Marathon training programmes. A lot of excitement was sparked by their going live at the start of July, but how do you know if you are on the right one? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey gets hit with the question of, can you run the Comrades Marathon at the age of 20? While it is not impossible, nor potentially bad for you; you need to take your running career ambitions into consideration when making the decision. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of Ask Coach Parry we have a question in from Daniel Cunama, Daniel was saying he ran Comrades in 2013, that was the last down run, and his quads were in agony from Fields Hill onwards. Daniel, welcome to the club, I think that was most of the Comrades feel. He says he was walking the downs, running the ups! You suggest in your training programs that you should do strength training and he wants to know, what specific training would you recommend. Would a full body gym regime cover it, is spinning enough, a few quad and glute specific exercises, what’s the best way to go for Daniel? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of Ask Coach Parry we chat to Lindsey Parry about the choice of using one pair of shoes to train in and a different sort of shoe for races and how this can affect your performance. and today’s question comes in from Sean. Lindsey, a question on shoes from Sean, he says he’s currently running in the New Balance 1080V4s, he loves them but was thinking of getting a second pair of running shoes and was thinking of looking at something a bit lighter like perhaps the Fresh Foam, also from New Balance. His question is, should he rather get the same pair of running shoes for races and training, or can he change between the two and do a rotation? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown with Lindsey Parry joining us once again. Lindsey, another great question in this time, it was on Facebook as well, from Jenny Groenewald, Jenny said, how can I safely increase my weekly mileage without injuries and tiring myself out completely. Jenny says that she finds when she does do runs a few days in a row, by the third day she doesn’t run particularly well. So I think it’s a fantastic question and one that a lot of people, particularly when they’re starting out, the mistake that they make is try to run consecutive days and too many and they do pick up niggles and feel rubbish. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Coming up on this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey get's hit with the poignant question; how to balance long runs and intensity work while training for Comrades. Truth of the matter is, even if you are training for a Silver medal, you never need more than 15% to be intensity work. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

The 2016 Comrades Marathon training programmes are out! But are you caught for pace in the middle of two of them? On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast, Lindsey tells you how to adjust for a time between Bronze and a Vic Clapham medal. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

In this episode of Ask Coach Parry podcast, we’ve got an injury related question. It’s something we touched on in the past, but the question submitted by Natalie Griqua, Lindsey, Natalie wants to know, is it wise to run marathons after you’ve had this surgery? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of Ask Coach Parry, we have an interesting question off the Facebook page from Sandile and Sandile wanted to know, what are the requirements to train or coach runners. Do you need a qualification or if you think you know what you’re doing, can you just go ahead and do it? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Welcome back to another edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey Parry joins us, I’m Brad Brown. Lindsey, question in from Charlotte today and she wants to know; is it a good idea to run long distances without taking gels. She used to use them in half marathons; but now she doesn’t take any, even when she’s doing marathons and ultras. Should she be concerned or is it a good thing? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Fantastic question been submitted for this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, it comes in from Ryan Spencer. Lindsey, Ryan says he’s a keen trail runner, he does the odd 10 and 21km on the road. Off road he runs with low to medium drop shoes, he runs in Innovates and wants to move to similar on the road. Can he do this in one go, or should he gradually drop his road shoes, which obviously could turn out to be quite pricey. The brand that he’s running in on the road now is New Balance and he knows that they do now do low drop shoes as well, he’s pretty sure. Subconsciously he’s already slightly altered his road running style to be more front mid foot with shorter steps than on the old heel strike. What’s the best way to go about transitioning for Ryan? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

This is the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown, Lindsey Parry with us once again. Lindsey, a question in from Francisco, it’s been a while Francisco, thanks for being in touch. He’s looking at doing a couple of big races next year. He wants to know, is it okay to do a 100km three day multi-stage mountain race. He’s talking about doing a race in South America in February, and then going on and running Comrades in the same year. He wants to know, is it advisable or not? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Brad Brown: Welcome back to another edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. Lindsey, today’s question comes from Shawn and his question is an interesting one. He says, I hope you’re well, you say with your run/walk strategy you should run for 10 minutes, walk for one minute? He wants to know what pace or distance should you be doing in that 10 minute run? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Welcome to the next edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown and with me is Comrades Marathon coach, Lindsey Parry. Lindsey, welcome back onto the podcast, thank you so much for your time today. A very interesting question today that was submitted by Juanita and she said she’s not overly concerned about this. But she wants to get some feedback. She says it’s an issue and she’s got various opinions online about it and she’s not quite sure if you have a take on it. Basically what she’s saying is that if you’re running with a heart rate monitor and you notice that your heart rate is on average about 20 beats faster than the runners around you, should you be concerned? She says she’s 40 years old, she weights 50kg and her heart rate is regularly high when compared to other runners. Her resting heart rate is between 50-60 beats per minute. But when she runs she’s averaging between 160 and 190 with her maximum heart rate peaking at about 200 beats per minute, during last weekend’s 10km that she did u

In this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, I’m Brad Brown, Lindsey Parry joins us once again. Lindsey, great question’s got to do with seeding at Comrades. I know we’re still a long way out from Comrades, but this is obviously bugging Ronwyn Brayley. He wants to know how do back of the packers deal with the crowds over the first few Ks of a big race like Comrades, for example? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com