The Run Cape Town Podcast · Coach Parry

The Long Run Secret Every Cape Town Marathon Runner Needs

·40 min·3 clips
Ntutu reveals why marathon long runs teach your body to manage energy depletion and extreme muscle fatigue.
This episode focuses on marathon training, with hosts and guest Ntutu Letseka discussing the purpose of long runs, debunking myths about marathon pace sessions, and exploring nutrition strategies. They emphasize meeting athletes where they are and balancing training to avoid injury.

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Long-run advice that treats endurance as part of a wider training balance.

It treats the long run as one part of a wider training balance, not as a trophy effort. The discussion contrasts what a 20-mile run means for an elite runner and for someone aiming at a four and a half hour marathon, then keeps returning to the same steady point: meet the…

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Your long run matters more when you stop treating it like a mileage badge.

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