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Is a bronze Comrades Marathon medal a realistic goal?
Welcome to this edition of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s question comes from Mogo Madnazeer, and I think it’s a great question. He said he is doing his first Comrades Marathon this year. He knows it’s an up-run. In 2014 he completed the Two Oceans Marathon in just under 6 hours…
Use Comrades Marathon training programmes to improve times
We’ve had another question submitted to Ask Coach Parry, it comes from Dale Sekonyane, and Dale is a bit of a racing snake. He has been training with a Comrades Marathon training programme. He wants to know, is it possible for him to run a 2:30 marathon by December this…
Recovering from injury in time to run the Comrades Marathon
Welcome to the next edition of Ask Coach Parry, and the question today comes from Catherine. Catherine says her question relates to injuries and cross training in preparation for the Comrades Marathon. She’s been hampered by injuries. It started as a hamstring glute niggle and she went to a physio…
Combating nausea ahead of the Comrades Marathon
The question on Ask Coach Parry today was submitted by Greg, who will be attempting his first Comrades Marathon this year. He says he suffers from nausea on runs longer than 35km’s. He has tried all sorts of things, in his preparation for the Comrades Marathon, from gels to potatoes…
Training for the Comrades Marathon using road and treadmill
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today we have a question from Eric Lucas as we inch ever closer to the Comrades Marathon. Eric lives in Quatar and says he has just completed his first marathon as a training run. He is following the Bill Rowan programme, even…
Which ultra marathon will benefit my Comrades Marathon goals
Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. The question today comes from Velappie. He says he has already qualified for the Comrades Marathon with a time of 3.33. He would like to attempt a Bill Rowan – a sub 9 hour – and he would like to know if…
Should I attempt a Bronze Comrades Marathon finish this year?
Welcome to the latest edition of Ask Coach Parry. Today's question comes from Hugo. He gives us a bit of background. He says he's 47, been running for just under 2 years and he has never been a runner before that. He Completed the Comrades Marathon last year in a…
Can I improve my Comrades Marathon seeding now?
This is Ask Coach Parry and today we have another Comrades Marathon related question from Sara Munnick. She says she wants to improve her seeding from H to G. Her times have been getting progressively better. She had a good Deloittes Marathon and didn't feel sore the next day. She…
Exhausted from Comrades Marathon training - what must I do?
Welcome to another Ask Coach Parry, and we are getting loads of great questions in as we get closer to the Two Oceans Marathon and the Comrades Marathon. Hannes has submitted his question today. He says he has been running for three to four years, he is training for the…
Why does my toenail hurt after long runs?
Welcome to the latest episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today's question comes from Pacco. I'm not sure whether Pacco is a he or a she, but they are saying that they are experiencing pain on their middle toenail on their left foot after running. What could be causing it? Lindsey:…
Comrades Marathon strength training
Welcome to Ask Coach Parry. Yasmine got in touch, and she was at one of your Comrades Marathon Women’s' Seminars recently. She says thank you for all the information and advice at that seminar. She wanted to know about strength training. When does she do strength training? Does she do…
Stretching, foam rollers and training
This is Ask Coach Parry. Today's question comes from Sume. Sume wanted to know how often should you stretch during your training and how often should you be using a foam roller?
Is it too late to qualify for the Comrades Marathon?
Welcome to the latest episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today we answer the question submitted by Lawrence. He says that he is training for the Comrades Marathon and he is following your bronze medal programme. As of yet he has not qualified. He wants to know when is the best…
Preventing Injury with rest ahead of the Comrades Marathon
Jessica Slabbert has submitted her question for Ask Coach Parry to answer today. Her question is one that I think a lot of novices try to figure out. She wanted to know how long should she recover for after running a marathon or ultra marathon to prevent injury. She is…
Do I need more than one ultra in Comrades Marathon training?
On Ask Coach Parry today we answer a question submitted by Mogomad Adams. He said: "Hi Coach. How important is it to get three ultra runs in before the Comrades Marathon. I notice you don't prescribe these in your finisher or bronze programmes."
What are my chances of finishing the Comrades Marathon?
Dorothy Graham got in touch on this episode of Ask Coach Parry. Dorothy says she was looking at your numbers for the Comrades Marathon on 2015. She did the up run in 2013, she finished the race in terms of distance, but was just outside of the 12 hour cut…
Recovered from illness, now to train for the Comrades Marathon
Welcome to Ask Coach Parry, and we have another great question in from Dave. I think this is something that is going through the minds of a lot of runners who are preparing for the Comrades Marathon. He said unfortunately from the start of this year he has been struggling…
The pace for marathon training runs for the Comrades Marathon
Today on Ask Coach Parry we talk more Comrades Marathon. The question was submitted by Jock Ferguson and it says: " Hi coach Parry. I have achieved a qualification time of 3.24 and I am following the Bill Rowan training programme. My question is at what pace should I be…
Getting the degree of hills right in Comrades Marathon training
The question to be answered on Ask Coach Parry today has to do with Comrades Marathon hill training and it comes from Louis Bordodey. Louis wanted to know with regards to inclination and the degree of inclination as far as hill training goes. He wanted to know what is the…
How much rest is required after running a marathon?
Welcome to Ask Coach Parry once again. Today's question is related to training for the Comrades Marathon and it comes from Delont Barnard. It is another great question. Delont wanted to know what is the recovery advice - training and nutrition wise - for when you have run a marathon…