On this edition of the RUN with Coach Parry Podcast we are joined by another member of the Coach Parry Online Training Club, Steven Pinnock. In this podcast you will discover: ✅ More about Steven's running journey and how he got into the sport ✅ The plan we put in place to help Steven get his Back to Back at Comrades ✅ How to get the nutrition bala…

In this edition of the RUN with Coach Parry Podcast, we are joined by Hloni Mtimkulu who is a member of the Coach Parry Online Training Club. In this podcast you will discover: ✅ How Hloni got into the sport of running and when she started taking it a bit more seriously. ✅ Why Hloni struggles in the first 3km of her runs and what she can do to impr…

In this edition of RUN with Coach Parry we catch up with another member of the Coach Parry Online Training Club, Alicia Ehlers. In this one on one coaching call you'll discover: ✅ How Alicia bounced back and started running after breaking her back in a major motorcycle accident. ✅ If you're training consistently should your time trial times be gett…

On this edition of RUN with Coach Parry we catch up with Geoffrey Abrams as we put a plan in place to help him run a Silver medal at Comrades. In this podcast you'll discover: ✅ How Geoffrey went from a 3:15 to a 2:53 marathon in less than 18 months ✅ What lessons Geoffrey took out of Comrades 2019 where he missed a silver medal. ✅ How to improve y…

On this episode of RUN with Coach Parry we catch up with Taryn Allwright as she works towards her goal of Sub 2:30 half marathon. www.CoachParry.comDi Coach Parry

On this episode of RUN with Coach Parry we catch up with Phemelo Moletsane for this one on one coaching call as he works towards his goal of a Sub 4:30 marathon. www.CoachParry.comDi Coach Parry

On this episode of RUN with Coach Parry we catch up with Margaux Truter who is training for the Two Oceans Half Marathon and we help her put a plan in place to run her first sub 3 hour 21km. In this podcast: ✅ You will discover how she started running and some of the obstacles she had to overcome like stopping smoking. ✅ We put a plan in place that…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we welcome Michelle van Tonder onto the podcast where Coach Markus answers all of her running questions. We find out how Michelle got into the sport of running and how she had to take a break and then start again after suffering a stress fracture to her hip. Michelle is currently focusing on half marathons as she slowl…

On today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry, Lindsey and Brad are joined by one of our Coach Parry Online Training Club members Michael do Carmo as we chat to him about his running and give him some advice to get him across the Comrades 2020 finish line. Michael tells us about his attempt at Comrades 2019, his race day experience and the struggles h…

On today's podcast, Lindsey and Brad are joined by Brendan Dunn who wants to find out how to get past a bad Comrades experience and how to set good goals for himself. We talk about the importance of consistency and finding a strategy that works for you as an individual. Lindsey also offers his advice on how to structure your training programme lead…

Coach Parry Training Club member Betsy Rabie joins Brad and Lindsey on the podcast today as we talk about how she feels leading up to her first Comrades and answer her questions. We talk about how to deal with missed training sessions and whether or not you should try catch it up on another day. Lindsey and Betsy also chat about the discipline need…

We welcome Lisa Krumnikl onto the podcast today for her one on one coaching call with Coach Markus. Lisa is currently headed for her second Comrades so we help her put a plan in place to help her reach her goals. Markus also advises Lisa on what her average heart rate should be using the 'math method' and they discuss how it's better to take it eas…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we are joined by Linda Selman who has recently completed the Marathon Majors and has entered Comrades this year. Lindsey and Linda talk about running at the correct pace and intensity as well as strategies for controlling pace. www.CoachParry.comDi Coach Parry

On today's podcast we chat to William Barrett who is facing his third Comrades this year so Coach Markus gives him some tips to help him plan his strategy for race day. We also talk about heart rates, pacing charts, the run-walk strategy and what to do if you've missed some training sessions in your programme due to illness. www.CoachParry.com…

One of our Coach Parry Training Club member's, Ria van Wyk, joins us on the podcast today for a one on one coaching call with Markus. Ria and Markus discuss strength training and whether you should increase your rep count or weights. We also talk about the importance of stretching to warm up your muscles before a run. www.CoachParry.com…

Today we welcome Nabila Mulla, another member of the Coach Parry Online Training Club, onto the podcast and talk about how Ramadan and fasting affects training. Lindsey helps Nabila put a plan together for her training schedule and advises her on how she should be training during Ramadan in preparation for Comrades. Brad also announces the next #Bi…

On today's podcast Brad and Coach Parry help out Lesley Calitz, a Coach Parry Online Training Club member and help ease her nerves about her first Comrades. Lindsey advises Lesley on strategies to slow down her starting pace early on in the race as well as whether or not she should try chase a better Comrades seeding. Brad also shares another Succe…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we chat to one of our Coach Parry Online Training Club members, Faheema Limbada, about a range of topics and answer some of her questions. Lindsey and Faheema discuss starting strategies and how to make sure you don't get overwhelmed and caught up in the pace of people running past you but to check your speed in the fi…

One of our Coach Parry Online Training Club members - Dineo Masheane gets the lowdown from Coach Parry on a whole load of topics in her one on one coaching call. Today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry really does have something for everyone. Dineo and Lindsey discuss really how often runners should be stretching, the benefits of massage and how Di…

On today's podcast Brad and Coach Markus help Matthew Tatham put a plan in place to transition from Dusi Canoe Marathon training to taking on the Comrades Marathon. We also announce this week's #BiogenJourney winner and have some feedback from previous guest on the podcast Trevor Smith. www.CoachParry.com…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry, we chat Chris Binneman who is a CoachParry Online Training Club community member. Lindsey guides Chris on how to set goals and adjust his training programs for as he gets older. They also discuss Chris' issues with cramping and how to tackle the UP run for Comrades. We want to hear your story and want you …

Helen Squirrell is a member of our CoachParry Online Training Club and has been on one of our sub 3:30 marathon programs, she managed to get a substitution entry to Comrades and has decided to take the plunge into doing the Big C this year. Markus gives her some advice on how to adjust her paces and training from the marathon to Comrades training. …

Today on RUN with CoachParry, we chat to one of our members in the CoachParry Online Training Club - Dani Hill-Welter. Dani is in her first trimester of pregnancy and would like to continue to train through her pregnancy. Listen as CoachParry gives Dani some guidelines on how to adjust her training program, specifically the quality sessions and wha…

This week on RUN with CoachParry, we chat to one of our international members of the Online CoachParry Training Club - Trevor Smith. We've been helping Trevor on his road to his back2back Comrades medal and today's episode Markus and Trevor chat a little more detail on a few questions for an athlete training overseas coming to run a race in South A…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry, we chat to Shaun Simpson who is one of our CoachParry Online Training Club members. Shaun lives and works on the super yachts and has his sights set on his back2back Comrades medal this year, after finishing in 8:28 in 2018! Lindsey and Shaun chat all things around how to use other modalities to assist wit…

Do you need to change your goal after a small setback in training? Markus chats to one of our CoachParry Online Training Club members - Schalk Visagie - about whether he needs to change his goal of 3:30 marathon after missing 2 weeks of training, especially given that his Comrades goals for 2019 is a Bill Rowan medal. Markus and Schalk also go into…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry we chat to Geoffrey Abrams, a lifetime member of our CoachParry Online Training Platform. Geoffrey has a sub-3 marathon goal and with that; silver Comrades medal aspirations. Markus and Geoffrey chat all things pacing - within a race as well as how to approach your ideal training pace. They also chat about …

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry we chat to one of our Online Training Platform members Peter Clark in his lead up to his first Comrades. Peter has an awesome story having lost 20kgs and in the process has completed 2 full IronMan and is attempting his first Comrades this year. Lindsey and he discuss all things from how to deal with crampi…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry we chat to Lizahn Oosthuizen, she is a member of the CoachParry Online Training Community and is on a mission to make a comeback to running after a long time off. Lindsey guides her on all things training, injuries and how to build up starting from nothing again. Share your story with us by using #BiogenJou…

Yvonne September is a member of our Coach Parry Online Training community. She has made some amazing strides (pun intended) in her running and completed her first marathon - Soweto Marathon. She now has her sights on Two Oceans Ultra Marathon. Coach Parry helps Yvonne put a plan in place for this and they discuss pacing strategies and if its possib…

Today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry we help one of our Online Training Platform community members Tanja Hayes put a plan in place for Comrades 2019. They discuss chasing marathon pb's versus Comrades goals and how many marathons is ideal in the build up to Comrades Share your journey and goals with us, use #BiogenJourney and you could win yours…

With the festive season upon us, Coach Parry and Brad discuss how much training you should be doing over this time. If youre qualifying for Comrades or Two Oceans or if you have already qualified - Lindsey breaks it all down for you in terms of when to run, how much to be doing and balancing the family (and over-indulgence) over this time. Remember…

Today's episode of RUN with CoachParry is with one of our Online Training Platform Community members Mark Fontbin. Mark used to be a race walker but has since made the switch to running and wants to do Comrades. Mark brings some fantastic questions to this episode such as whats the difference between a tempo run and a time trial run? Lindsey and Ma…

Brad and Lindsey catch up with Hobbo, who is on a mission to get off the couch to IronMan 70.3 Durban in June 2019. He just finished his first triathlon and they discuss how to keep training and focused over the December holidays as well which races they are going to target in the lead up to IronMan 70.3 in Durban next year. Be sure to follow and t…

Markus chats to one of our CoachParry Online Training Platform members on today's episode of RUN with CoachParry - Rory McGuirk. Rory has both a green and blue number for Comrades and Two Oceans respectively, however has been struggling with getting some motivation back. Markus and Rory explore some ideas to to find new ways to tackle the training;…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry we help put a plan in place for James Collins - one of our CoachParry Online Training Platform community members. James is struggling with a niggle from Comrades and has big Two Oceans Ultra goals for next year and so Lindsey helps James with some training plans and they discuss some other aspects around hi…

If you're looking for some inspiration, listen to today's episode of RUN with CoachParry. We talk to Vance Harris, a member of the CoachParry Training Platform who has a special place in his heart for the Comrades Marathon. He has run the race many times and has a phenomenal story overcoming cancer and run Comrades while receiving chemo treatment. …

On this edition of RUN with Coach Parry, Brad & Lindsey are joined by one of the members of the Coach Parry Online Community Garth Willis to chat about using a power meter to enhance your training and racing. We also hear from James 'Hobbo' Hobson who has had a tough week and is struggling to get his heart rate up while doing intervals as part of h…

On today's episode of RUN with CoachParry, we chat to another one of our CoachParry training platform members - Andrew Watt. Markus and Andrew discuss hill training and heart rate training specific to Comrades and all this builds towards running Comrades with confidence. We help Andrew put a goal time in place for his upcoming races as well as his …

Today's episode of RUN with CoachParry is all about getting faster over the shorter distances. Coach Markus chats to one of our CoachParry online training platform members about his goals of getting faster over these distances and the best way to do it. They discuss the balancing act of strength work (and the tired legs that accompany that) and run…

On today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry, we get to hear an inspirational story of getting back to fitness and health from one of our CoachParry community members - Steven Moodley. Lindsey and Steven discuss the advantages and benefit of slow aerobic base training and how this puts Steven in a good position on his road back to the Comrades Marath…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we are joined by one of our members Tracey Salgado who has been training hard for the upcoming Kaapsehoop Marathon. Lindsey advises Tracey on what she should and shouldn't do in the final two weeks in the run into her marathon. PLUS we announce our next winner of out #BiogenJourney www.CoachParry.com…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we talk about yesterday's big announcement that the Comrades Marathon Association has changed the qualifying criteria for The Ultimate Human Race. 4:50 it is. Now what? Also on today's podcast, we announce the first winner of the #BiogenJourney competition we're running. (If you want to see what Hobbo has been up to, y…

Today on RUN with Coach Parry we introduce you to Hobbo. Hobbo has set the audacious goal to complete the Ironman 70.3 in Durban in June 2019. We're extremely excited to be part of Hobbo's #BiogenJourney and want to urge you to join us as we help Hobbo and hopefully inspire you to embark on your own #BiogenJourney. Read More · www.CoachParry.com…

On today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry, we chat to one of our online community members John Hauber. John has been using one of our 12 week marathon programs and smashed his PB by 14 minutes; running 3:21 and in doing so also qualified for the Boston Marathon. Coach Parry helps John put a plan in place for the Boston Marathon for next year. They…

On today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry, we speak to another one of our CoachParry Online Community members Mthunzi. Coach Parry and Mthunzi talk all about Mthunzi's inspiration to start Comrades all the way to helping him reach for higher goals for all distances. Read More · www.CoachParry.comDi Coach Parry

Today's one on one coaching call is with another one of our athletes on our marathon programs - Jeff Ostrom. Coach Parry advises Jeff on how to get faster across all distances, with KaapseHoop Marathon particularly in mind. Jeff comes from a team sport background and so Lindsey shares how this has probably helped his speed as well as his endurance …

Today on Run with Coach Parry, we have another one on one coaching session with one of our athletes - Janine Mazery. Lindsey guides Janine with her weekly schedule and some of her goal race times for this year. Lindsey then gives some insight into the different training paces on the program and why those prescribed times overlap. Read More · www.Co…

On today's episode of RUN with Coach Parry we help Alex put a plan in place for the New York Marathon. Which happens to be the same weekend as Soweto Marathon and Kaapsehoop Marathon - so there's lots to get out of this even if you're not training for New York Marathon specifically. Lindsey and Alex also discuss the value of having a community arou…

Many runners do all or most of their training at one pace. Ideally a well structured program should have a good balance between long, slower running and some high intensity running. If you're not on one of our CoachParry.com training programs (where this is already sorted for you) and need some guidance on this topic then listen to the advice Coach…