Brad Brown

Triathlete, Speaker, Motivator & Journo

Running Podcast – Episode 16

Another week has come and gone and it’s time for episode 16 of my running podcast. I wanted to shift focus slightly this week and look at getting started in running and how to go about it. One of the things that helped me get going was setting goals and this is what the show is all about this week. Having a goal and getting out and doing the work to get it done. A few months ago I chatted to Tanya Kovarsky about the Run Soweto 10km and how to get involved. This week I chat to her again about it and also catch up with Joanne Lurie, a total newbie to running, who has committed to running it. There are exactly 20 weeks to go to race day and I would love to help you get to the start line. The first thing you need to do is make the commitment. Tell people you are doing it. You can pop me a mail at podcast@bradbrown.co.za to let me know or if you are on twitter pop Tanya (@TanyaKovarsky) a tweet with the tag #RunSoweto10km so that she can add your name to the growing list on her blog. This coming weeks training programme is available at the bottom this post.

I also chat to Samantha Cowen from 94.7 Highveld Stereo’s Breakfast Xpress about her running career, how she got going and some of her long term goals. Ian Laxton joins us to chat about the Spar Ladies race series. Finally I look at this week’s race calendar and what events are available to do on Saturday and Sunday.

Couch Potato to 10km in 20 weeks training programme – Week 1

Monday – 30 minutes of brisk walking

Tuesday – Rest

Wednesday – 30 minutes of brisk walking

Thursday – Rest

Friday – 30 minutes of brisk walking

Saturday – Rest

Sunday – Rest

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Running Podcast – Episode 9

It is Ironman week for me and this week’s podcast is slightly different to the ones we have done in the past. I have changed the technology slightly for the first two interviews I have done this week as far as how I record the show to improve the audio quality. It will also allow me to interview folks abroad so look out for some international guests in the weeks and months to come.

On this weeks show I:

-          Chat to Tanya Kovarsky who is a freelance writer, editor, blogger and 9 times Comrades Marathon finisher about a concept called Run Soweto 10km as well as get some great advice on tackling the Comrades down run. (As mentioned in the show her blog can be found at http://www.keepcalmandrun.com and on twitter you can find her @TanyaKovarsky on Twitter and the hash tag is #runsoweto10km)

-          Chat to Raoul De Jongh about Ironman as well as decreasing your carbon footprint as an athlete. (The sites we mentioned were http://www.urban-ninja.co.za and http://www.pureplanetracing.com )

-          Catch up with Rene Kalmer ahead of this weekends London Marathon and chat to her about the London 2012 Olympics.

-          Run through the races happening around the country this weekend

 

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