Resources mentioned in this podcast:
2025 Comrades Pace Charts: https://coachparry.com/comrades-shop-2/
Join us at our Aches & Pains Party on the Durban beachfront!
Celebrate your achievement the day after the race with food, entertainment, and a medal-wearing community of fellow Comrades finishers. 🎖️ Only 100 tickets available. https://coachparry.com/party
The 2025 Comrades Roadmap Promo: http://coachparry.com/down25
Grab your spot in our upcoming Faster Beyond 50 Masterclass here: https://coachparry.com/lkz8-Faster-Beyond-50-Masterclass

In this episode of DOWN, the official Comrades Marathon podcast, Coach Lindsey Parry and Brad Nadauld finally answer the big question: Is it taper time? (Hint: YES — but it’s more strategic than you think.)

Lindsey breaks down exactly how to taper for Comrades, why it’s different from marathon tapers, how to handle mental anxiety and “phantom injuries,” and what runners should eat, avoid, and adjust in the final month.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:
2025 Comrades Pace Charts: https://coachparry.com/comrades-shop-2/
Join us at our Aches & Pains Party on the Durban beachfront!
Celebrate your achievement the day after the race with food, entertainment, and a medal-wearing community of fellow Comrades finishers. 🎖️ Only 100 tickets available. https://coachparry.com/party
The 2025 Comrades Roadmap Promo: http://coachparry.com/down25
Grab your spot in our upcoming Faster Beyond 50 Masterclass here: https://coachparry.com/lkz8-Faster-Beyond-50-Masterclass

The Comrades Marathon Association has announced the cut offs for the 2025 edition. They're super generous, but there is a HUGE problem. In this special edition of the Down Podcast, Brad Nadauld gets Lindsey Parry's take on the cut offs and what they actually mean for the majority of the Comrades field.

Resources mentioned in this podcast:
Join us at our Aches & Pains Party on the Durban beachfront!
Celebrate your achievement the day after the race with food, entertainment, and a medal-wearing community of fellow Comrades finishers. 🎖️ Only 100 tickets available. https://coachparry.com/party
The 2025 Comrades Roadmap Promo: http://coachparry.com/down25
Grab your spot in our upcoming Faster Beyond 50 Masterclass here: https://coachparry.com/lkz8-Faster-Beyond-50-Masterclass

With just 5 weeks left to the Comrades Marathon 2025, it’s time to stop guessing and start locking in your realistic race day goal. In this week’s episode of the Coach Parry Comrades Marathon Podcast, Brad and Lindsey dive deep into how to calculate your target finish time, avoid common pitfalls like goal creep, and make the most of the final weeks of training.

💥 Whether you’re chasing a silver medal, aiming for a sub-12-hour finish, or simply want to arrive at race day prepared, this episode is packed with practical advice to guide your strategy in the crucial lead-up.

✅ What to do if you feel undertrained
✅ How to calculate your finish time using your marathon or 5K results
✅ When to start tapering
✅ The dangers of overtraining in May
✅ Why “undercooked” beats “overcooked” every time
✅ And how to avoid blowing up 60K into the race