We help Margaux put a plan together to run a sub 3 hour Two Oceans Half Marathon

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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 will enable Margaux to complete the Two Oceans Half Marathon in under the 3 hour cut off.

✅ We look at how to approach your training runs, so that you run them at the correct paces.

✅ We discuss how to choose the training routes that are going to give you the biggest benefit

✅ We also spoke about the best way to adjust your running stride for maximum impact, particularly when running up and down hills.

✅ We touched on what cross-training should Margaux add to her plan that will help her reach her goal

✅ and also why regular visits to a physiotherapist is important (even if you're not injured)

The links to the resources mentioned in the podcast are below.
5 Feb 2020 English South Africa Sports · Health & Fitness

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