Brad Brown

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Episode 10 of my running podcast sees me chat to Lindsey Parry about the Comrades Down run. In Particular the route, what you can expect and what you should do on race day to have a successful run in 2012. I also touch base with Simon Buckden who is in the middle of running 100 marathons in 100 weeks. He has had a few curve balls thrown his way of late including being diagnosed with cancer. We also chat a bit more about the Parkrun concept and his involvement with a parkrun in his community.

You can find Simon on Twitter here http://www.twitter.com/100mara100weeks and his website is http://www.raceto100.co.uk

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Episode 8 of this running podcast sees me catch up with TV & Radio personality Liezel van der Westhuizen. Besides being an Ironman and a Dusi Canoe marathon finisher Liezel is super fit and super busy. I find out how she fits running into her schedule. Lindsey Parry from the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria speaks to us this week about using a run/walk strategy when tackling races like the Two Oceans and Comrades. I also preview this week’s road races.

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Just over a week to go to the Two Oceans and with Comrades approaching pretty quickly we chat about rally driving, shoes and the run walk strategy on this weeks show.

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The line up this week is as follows:

Bruce Fordyce (9 times winner of the Comrades Marathon) – we chat the run/walk strategy, cross training and injuries with the king of Comrades

Gugu Zulu (South African rally driver & TV personality) – Gugu shares with us how important staying fit is in motorsport and we find out what he has planned athletically in the months ahead.

Lindsey Parry (Sports Scientist at the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria) – We chat about shoes. How many kilometres should you get out of a pair of running shoes? What running shoes should you be running in and we also discuss the minimalist/barefoot movement.

Race Calender

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This is the fifth running podcast and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. Don’t to subscribe to this podcast so that you don’t miss any episodes. To subscribe via iTunes click here or to subscribe via the RSS feed click here
The running order of this week’s show is as follows:
- Lindsey Parry (HPC – University of Pretoria) on Speed Work
- Bruce Fordyce (9 Times Comrades Winner) on when is the best time to do your long run before Comrades and how long is long enough
- Nick Bester (Comrades Winner) on what to do if you have an injury
- This week’s race calendar

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I am happy to report things have settled down a bit after last week’s chaos, training is going well and I have managed to put together an interesting episode of my running podcast this week. Granted I am a bit biased but hopefully you’ll feel the same after listening to it. Don’t forget to subscribe to this podcast so that you don’t miss any episodes. To subscribe via iTunes click here or to subscribe via the RSS feed click here Also if you would like to be in touch you can email podcast@bradbrown.co.za

In this week’s show (Episode 4) I speak to:

Nicole Da Silva – 5FM DJ who is running her second Two Oceans Half Marathon this year

Johan Van Staden – Comrades Marathon race director about substitutions at the 2012 Comrades Marathon

Lindsey Parry – High Performance Centre University of Pretoria talks black toenails

Bruce Fordyce – 9 times winner of the Comrades Marathon talks about the Parkrun concept and also gives advice on getting started in running.

Weekend Race Calender 17 & 18 March 2012

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It has been a manic week with everything that possibly could go wrong going wrong, from meningitis to motorcycle accidents! But as the say in the entertainment business, the show must go on.

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This is episode 3’s breakdown:

We chat to Koula (TV Presenter & DJ on 94.7 Highveld Stereo) about her running career

We chat to Lindsey Parry (High Performance Centre – University of Pretoria) about heart rate monitors and resting heart rates

We look at this week’s events calendar

And we chat to Seruscka Naidoo (Communications Manager Nike South Africa) about Run Jozi

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Welcome to episode two of my Running Podcast. In today’s show we catch up with the co-star of the South African blockbuster District 9 and find out about her running, with the Comrades Marathon less than 100 days away we look at the Bonitas Novice Project seminars, we also chat to Lindsey Parry about the dangers of running when you are sick amongst other things and we look at the races happening around the country this week.

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Here are this week’s guests:

Vanessa Haywood – Actress (District 9) and South African Celebrity Survivor

Delaine Cools – Comrades Marathon media liaison talks the Bonitas Novice Project Seminars

Lindsey Parry from the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria talks about running and smoking as well as the risks of running when you are ill

Dave Smith – Organiser of the Cape Gate Vaal Marathon

Don’t forget if you would like to be in touch you can mail podcast@bradbrown.co.za

As discussed on this weeks show here are the dates and venues for the upcoming Bonitas Novice Project seminars:

06-Mar-12   19h00   Gauteng North  High Performance Centre
Legacy Room, Burnett Street, Hatfield Pretoria

07-Mar-12   19h00   Mpumalanga  Nelspruit Marathon Clubhouse
5 Kiepersol Street Nelspruit

13-Mar-12   19h00  Central Gauteng    Sunninghill Striders –Megawatt Park
The Franklin Auditorium, Eskom Megawatt Park,  Maxwell Drive, Sunninghill

14-Mar-12   19h00  Central Gauteng   Boksburg Athletic Club
Baseball Clubhouse, Boksburg City Stadium,  Cnr Dudley Smith & Jubilee Roads, Boksburg

20-Mar-12   19h00  Western Province

Alphen Centre Main Road, Constantia, Cape Town

24-Mar-12   09h00  KwaZulu-Natal

Nedbank Durban Head Office Auditorium 90 Ordnance Road, Durban

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This is it! Something I’ve been planning and wanting to do for a long LONG time. Episode one of my running podcast. Its funny how circumstances sometimes push you in a certain direction but I am glad they have.  This is going to be a weekly podcast and we are going to be chatting all things running and all levels of running. I specically didn’t want to just do it for seasoned runners but also wanted to include newbies and introduce them to running in a non threatening way. I hope you enjoy what I loved putting together. If you have any input or if there are guests you would like me to interview or specific questions you would like me to pose please pop me an email at podcast@bradbrown.co.za I look forward to hearing from you!

In this weeks episode we chat to:

John Mcinroy (The Founder of Redsock Friday) about the Unogwaja Challenge

Lindsey Parry (From the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria) about  hydration packs as well as using gels on the run

Dimitri Kavallineas (Race Organiser of the Deloitte Pretoria Marathon) about the Deloitte Pretoria Marathon

As discussed on the show this week to here is the trailer of the Unogwaja Challenge. You can get hold of John on Twitter at @JohnMcinroy or @TheUnogwaja