On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we’ve got a great question in from Judith Simon. We mentioned yesterday about keeping your hands clean and that sort of thing, I’ve just got back from the Old Mutual joBerg2c and I was amazed to see how much hand sanitiser was around that event. But obviously people just really, really being particular about keeping their hands clean and avoiding germs as much as possible, but Judith wanted to know, is it advisable getting a flu vaccine now in the build up to the Comrades Marathon?

Brad Brown: On this edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast we’ve got a great question in from Judith Simon. We mentioned yesterday about keeping your hands clean and that sort of thing, I’ve just got back from the Old Mutual joBerg2c and I was amazed to see how much hand sanitiser was around that event.

But obviously people just really, really being particular about keeping their hands clean and avoiding germs as much as possible, but Judith wanted to know, is it advisable getting a flu vaccine now in the build up to the Comrades Marathon?

Lindsey Parry: Look, if you want to go that route, I would do it sooner rather than later. I’ve never been a huge fan of the flu vaccination, I know that they do bring it from overseas, so we should be getting the vaccination for this year’s flu, but often that’s not quite the case.

Are you getting the best out of your flu shot?

You get a slightly different strain of flu, but importantly, it does make you feel a little grotty for the first 24-48 hours. So if you believe that it works and your doctor believes that it’s a good idea, then I would have that done sooner rather than closer to the event. To be honest, I’ve never really felt like it’s something I want to do.

BB: Brilliant, thank you very much for that Judith and thank you very much Lindsey for your time. We’re back again tomorrow, the Friday edition of the Ask Coach Parry podcast. Until then, from the two of us, it’s cheers.