Coach Parry
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Calm coaching for Two Oceans race day.
A focused coaching series for runners preparing for the Two Oceans Half Marathon in Cape Town. It turns the last eight weeks before race day into plain, steady advice on training choices, pacing discipline, nutrition, taper nerves, kit checks, and race-morning calm.
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A tightly focused coaching series for runners preparing for the Two Oceans Half Marathon. It is built around the weeks when the race stops feeling distant and starts shaping every training decision. The show is practical from the first minute. Jamie Hutting and Ntutu Letseka talk through the ordinary problems that can quietly damage a race: missed long runs, taper panic, under-fueling, tired legs, illness, niggles, kit choices, and pacing that feels too easy at the start. The advice is steady rather than dramatic. A recurring message is that late training should protect existing fitness, not chase new fitness. That matters because the final weeks can tempt runners into proving readiness with extra mileage or hard time trials. The show pushes against that impulse. It explains why adding fatigue late can blunt race-day performance and why recovery is not a sign that training has gone soft. Fueling receives the same practical treatment. Long runs, interval sessions, pre-run meals, in-run carbohydrates, and post-run recovery are framed as tools for better training rather than optional extras. Pacing is another core thread. The Two Oceans route is treated as a course that rewards controlled effort, especially in the opening kilometers and on longer climbs. The coaches return often to run-walk strategy, effort cues, goal setting, pacing bands, and the danger of feeling too good too early. Race week narrows the focus even further. The show turns anxiety into checklists: lay out kit, check instructions, know the expo details, plan nutrition, and avoid surprises before the start. Personal training anecdotes keep it grounded, including marathon build-up fatigue, strength-training resistance, winter training, and small race-day mistakes such as forgotten gear. The result is not a general running chat show. It is a calm, route-aware preparation guide for one specific half marathon, built for runners who want clear decisions when nerves are high and time is short.
Made for: Runners preparing for the Two Oceans Half Marathon, especially those in the final eight weeks before race day. It suits athletes who want practical coaching on pacing, tapering, fueling, recovery, and logistics without hype.
What sets it apart: The show is unusually race-specific, connecting standard half-marathon training principles to the Two Oceans route, expo process, pacing bands, hills, and final-week decisions. Its strength is turning common late-stage panic into repeatable rules and checklists.
This is the Coach Parry podcast for the Two Oceans Half Marathon hosted by Shona Hendricks and featuring Coach Devlin Eyden.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jamie Hutting and Ntutu Letseka turn the Two Oceans build into calm, specific guidance on training, fueling, pacing, tapering, and race-week preparation.
A race-day countdown gives The Two Oceans Half Marathon Podcast its shape, with Jamie Hutting and Ntutu Letseka turning each stage of preparation into a practical coaching conversation.
Race-week nerves meet Jamie and Ntutu, who would like you to leave that missed long run alone.
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A steady pre-race reset that keeps the focus on simple checks and a stress-free race morning.
The episode treats race week for the Two Oceans Half Marathon as a logistics check, not a big emotional build-up. The useful part is the routine: lay out kit in order, check shoes and bottles, read the race instructions, and run through a final checklist so the obvious stuff…
A focused taper check for runners trying not to add fatigue before Two Oceans.
Jamie and Tutu use this Two Oceans Half Marathon check-in to keep the focus where it belongs: tapering in the final stretch, and the ordinary worries that tend to show up with it.
A steady pacing lesson centered on effort, hills, and restraint at the start.
The segment reads as a focused coaching conversation built around one clear lesson: on a course with elevation changes, effort control matters more than chasing a fixed pace.
A steady reminder that long runs, fueling, and pacing belong together on race day.
Seven weeks before race day, the coaches keep the focus on basics: long runs, fueling, and pacing. They do well by staying plain about the hard part, which is remembering that carbohydrates matter and that long runs are practice, not a toughness contest.
Plainspoken guidance on fueling, recovery, and sensible training choices for the Two Oceans Half Marathon.
With eight weeks left before the Two Oceans Half Marathon on 12 April 2026, the episode keeps its focus on the basics that matter on race day: fuel, recovery, and what to do when winter brings a cold into training.
Trail running, told from inside race week.
The episode stays with race week.
The show opens on 1 April with race week rolling in for the Two Oceans Half Marathon on 12 April.
The focus is pacing.
Coaches discuss how to handle missed training and adjust plans four weeks before a half marathon.
Hosts discuss common mistakes runners make four weeks before the Two Oceans Half Marathon, focusing on recovery week strategies and race day preparation.
Coach Ntutu Letseka and host Jamie discuss pacing strategies and goal setting for runners preparing for the Oceans half marathon, six weeks out from race day.
The hosts open seven weeks out from Two Oceans and compare notes on their own long runs.
Jamie Hutting and coach Tutu Leitseka open with a plain check-in on the road to the Two Oceans Half Marathon.
Coach Devlin Eden discusses the final big training week before the Two Oceans Half Marathon and shares his own training adjustments and upcoming mountain bike race.
Coach Devlin Eden discusses the final four weeks of training for the Two Oceans half marathon, emphasizing staying healthy and injury-free.
Dev and the host discuss common training mistakes for the Two Oceans Half Marathon and share insights from Dev's experience as a strength and conditioning specialist for the South African ice hockey team.
A new podcast series launches to guide runners through 12 weeks of training for the Two Oceans Half Marathon, hosted by coaches Sean and Devlin.