The Run Cape Town Podcast · Coach Parry

How to Feel Fast, Fresh & Ready on Race Day

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Coach Intuti warns that running a 5k race now could delay recovery and sabotage your marathon goals.
This final episode of the Run Cape Town podcast provides a comprehensive guide to the last week before the Cape Town Marathon, covering taper strategies, nutrition, travel preparation, expo tips, and race-day adjustments for weather and pacing. Coaches emphasize recovery, avoiding new routines, and planning to reduce stress.

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A calm race-week guide that favors restraint, preparation, and arriving ready.

Episode 14 closes the Run Cape Town Podcast series by lingering on the final week before race day. It keeps the focus on nutrition, travel, the Expo, and race day itself, and the clearest message is simple: trust the process, read the race instructions carefully, remember the…

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