Run With Coach Parry

We all have goals, but often with the amount of training we do, our immune system takes a pounding. On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast; Lindsey gives advice on why we often get into these cycles of illness, and more importantly how to ease back into your training after them. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we have a Comrades Marathon novice in need of help. Having just completed her first marathon, she now wants to switch focus to the big one. But how do you adapt your training? And what training programme does the Comrades Coach suggest you adopt? Read more · www.CoachParry.com

Do you battle with the final 5km of a race? Could going out too hard be the root of your problem? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey answers a two-fold question from Rod Martin. He tells you how to improve your endurance on race day, and also what is on offer on Comrades Marathon race day in terms of nutrition. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we have a runner struggling all of a sudden on their Comrades Marathon Finishers programme. What could be the cause for this, and what can be done to try get back on track? A secondary question regarding breathlessness, is important to hear about, as it could be a sign of big problems. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we get asked an LCHF question. A lot of people are going on the diet and becoming fat adapted, but how does this affect your running? Can runners really manage their load on a strict LCHF diet? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

In a two-fold answer Lindsey gives you a double tip on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. Number one, we look at spasms and how best to deal with them. Number two, we look at overcoming the pressure you place on yourself, and getting the joy back in your running! Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Blisters are a common problem for many a runner. There are varying factors that could be causing the problem. Is the wrong shoe size one of them? Have you recently switched from road to trail and are having more troubles with blisters? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we look at the common causes. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Coming up on this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look at the bane of many a runner’s existence, ITB. There are ways to cope and deal with ITB however, and Lindsey gives you the best possible options. ITB can be beaten, here’s how. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we look into tendonitis and more specifically tendonosis. Are inflamed tendons holding back your running? We get asked about gluteus in this edition, but Lindsey gives you the low-down on the intricacies of all tendon issues, and what you can do to try beat them. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

There is always so much to consider when entering the Comrades Marathon as a novice. Even more so if you don’t have much of a running base to work on. On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey gets asked whether December is too late to start training. There are varying aspects to look at, including can you meet the criteria? Hear what the Comrades Coach has to say… Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Gareth wants help with pacing his Comrades Marathon Qualifier. Having raced in 2015, improved times in half marathons, see him keen to get a better qualifier in. Fatigue remains a slight issue, so how does he get his pacing right? The Comrades Coach has plenty of brilliant advice for all runners with a similar problem. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

It’s one thing to follow a Comrades Marathon training programme, it’s an other thing knowing what to do in the races leading up to it. On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey gives you the low down, on what pace you should be running at. Does this change as you get closer to Comrades? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

We all hear that intensity and speed work will help you run faster, but who does it really benefit? How much of your time should you be spending doing intensity work? Comrades Marathon Coach, Lindsey Parry is here to give you the low down on who should be doing what amount of intensity work, on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

So you feel you are capable of training on the Comrades Marathon Bronze training programme, but you are wanting to adapt it to avoid injuries. Is a finishers programme a better way to go? Or should you stick to Bronze and just run at the slow end of the programme? Coach Lindsey tells you more on this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Run/walk strategies are so successful on long road races, Caroline Wostmann’s Comrades 2015 win a brilliant case in point. But how can this strategy translate into trail running? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, we get asked; can you adopt a successful run/walk strategy in trail races? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Do you tend to run fine one day, and then cramp the next? Is it hindering your ability to reach your goals over 21km or longer? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey looks at what the chief reasons are why cramping takes place. Is it a simple answer? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Are you a Comrades Novice like Jessica? There are always plenty of questions to be asked, and Comrades Marathon Coach Lindsey Parry is always here on the Ask Coach Parry Podcast. Jessica wants to know about adapting her long run training initially, and how to handle her first marathon and races for Comrades. Lindsey, has you covered. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

Are you ready to step up from 10km to your first half-marathon or 21km race? On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, Lindsey gives you tips on how to achieve your goal, as comfortably as possible. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

On this episode of the Ask Coach Parry Podcast, Alan wants to know about food and supplementation when exercising for long periods of time. Lindsey, not only gives you options for during, but post exercise as well. Supplements or whole foods; which is better? Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com

There is a very good reason why the Comrades Marathon Silver programme says attempt a sub-3 hour marathon well ahead of race day. Hear from Lindsey in this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast, as he explains why the buy-off of pushing a fast marathon too close to Comrades, can affect your race. Read More · Training Programs · www.CoachParry.com