Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s question is from someone who’s considering running the Comrades Marathon next year for the first time.

Glen popped his question through on our website. Glen’s saying he’s a novice runner. He’s been running casually for the past few years, distances between 5 to 10km two to three times a week.

In June this year he started training for his first half-marathon off an app that he got in the app store. He ran his first half-marathon just a couple of weeks ago, in 2:08.

He wants to train towards next year’s Comrades Marathon using one of your training programs. He would like to do the Bronze Program, but he would like to know what you suggest.

Brad Brown: Welcome to another episode of Ask Coach Parry. Today’s question is from someone who’s considering running the Comrades Marathon next year for the first time.

Glen popped his question through on our website. Glen’s saying he’s a novice runner. He’s been running casually for the past few years, distances between 5 to 10km two to three times a week.

In June this year he started training for his first half-marathon off an app that he got in the app store. He ran his first half-marathon just a couple of weeks ago, in 2:08.

He wants to train towards next year’s Comrades Marathon using one of your training programs. He would like to do the Bronze Program, but he would like to know what you suggest.

Preparing For The Comrades Marathon

LINDSEY PARRY: Based on his build-up, he’s being quite sensible. And looking at his time that he ran for the half-marathon, I think he is okay to get onto the Bronze Program.

So he clearly started off really easily, and the app, he managed to follow the program on the app without any injury hassles. So I don’t think he’s at any risk by following the Comrades Marathon Bronze Program.

So it looks to me, or sounds to me like he’s going to enjoy this journey and have a pretty good day come the Comrades Marathon 2015.