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Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce (born 3 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a record nine times, of which eight wins were consecutive. He also won the London to Brighton Ultra Marathon three years in a row. He is the former world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km, the 100km record was broken by Jim Walmsley in 2019.
Fordyce also introduced the Parkrun running events to South Africa in November 2011.This is a collection of free-entry weekly 5k run events. There are now 210 parkrun events in South Africa as of 16 October 2023.Bruce Fordyce ran his 500th parkrun at Delta Park, Johannesburg, the first South African parkrun venue, on 14 October 2023. Parkrun south africa had 26 runners at the innuagural race in 2011, and now has a membership of over 1.4million members.

This episode was originally released as part of Series 1 on June 4, 2019.

Four times Ironman World Champion, Chrissie is now Global Lead of Health and Wellbeing for Parkrun.

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It was the final week of our Parkrun challenge and the theme was 'run like a Kenyan'.  If you want to support the club in Kenya then the is the link https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Elgon-running-club?utm_term=WnX2B4kJR

Just a short update on this week's Parkrun challenge - crazy hair. Instead of my normal Parkrun location of Birkenhead Park, I ran in Cambridgeshire at Wimpole Estate Parkrun, so I was the only one with crazy hair. Also an update on our amazing athletes competing in various events around the world

This week's Parkrun challenge was to run an epic sprint finish. I'm not sure that mine was entirely epic, certainly no Usain Bolt but it was a least both a sprint and a finish. I had the opportunity to run in a new pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS running shoes so I talk about that, and finally I talk about the sprint in the World University Games and the controversy surrounding that. 

This week's Parkrun challenge should have been to run in the rain! But it wasn't, it was to run at a Parkrun that you hadn't been to before. I planned to go to Chester, I'd sorted out the route there, worked out where to park and was all set for my tourism Parkrun. This episode is about how week 3's challenge went.

We are two weeks out from the Gold Coast Marathon Weekend and the races are coming in thick and fast. We discuss In the Raw, Flirt with Dirt, Sandgate parkrun and the BVRT Races. We also chat about training and preparation for the GC Marathon.

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I set myself a goal to run every day this year, and so far, I have achieved that goal. I also set myself a goal to run at least 30km each week, and again, I have managed to achieve that. However, what I haven't done is much speed work and so I wasn't sure how I would get on running 5km at parkrun. Would I be able to maintain a good pace? Would I die after running the first km too fast? I felt fairly confident that I could run around 4.45 per km but could I run quicker than I had done in training without having done any speed specific training? Would my lack of focused 5km training be my downfall? Find out in this week's episode.

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Christopher Greenaway ist Mitglied im 100 Marathon Club, Initiator und Veranstalter der Parkruns rund um Stuttgart und Läufer aus Leidenschaft.

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Wie läuft man 18 Marathons in 12 Monaten und warum rennt man mit einer Ritterrüstung einen Berg hoch?

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In this week's episode, Maggie talks to her friend, Jen Young, about some of the joys of parkrunning and we compare notes on their running experiences

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Could your doctor prescribe parkrun over pills? Students at the University of Newcastle want action on sexual harassment, and Kia and Laurise try to dry out after all this rain.

This week we delve into the science behind running uphill. Can running uphill help you to run faster and will it improve your 5km Parkrun time?

I looked at a few papers from the sports science literature to find out if there was evidence out there to show any benefit to hill training and what those benefits might be.  I looked at a study where sprinters trained on hills of different gradient, a study involving 32 Ethiopian distance runners and a study where 20 well trained runners did uphill interval training under 5 different conditions.  Did they see improvements in performance outcome and what were the benefits to this type of training?

Our own athletes have been busy running, skipping and bounding uphills and anecdotal evidence suggests that this is beneficial. There are plenty of guides out there to help you start doing uphill training. The main thing is not to try to do too much too soon 5-6 hill repeats of 50-60m would be a good start progressing to an increased number of reps and/or increased distance as the weeks go on. Incorporating some training drills (like the skips and the bounds) will also help improve running form and running economy over time. It's also fun to do something a little bit different from a normal steady run and with the warm up and cool down, you will find that you actually cover quite a lot of ground in the session. 

In Episode 38, Kyle and Tom chat to special guest Kerry Suter - two time winner of Tarawera and the voice of Ultra Trail Australia. Kerry's insights into the upcoming UTA event are fascinating as he gives us a view from behind the microphone. Kerry talks us through the course, his favourite moments and a few insights into the potential battles at the front of the field.

Plus, the fallout from the Paradise Point parkrun.

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In which I talk at length on the many and varied reasons why I am categorically Not A Runner; I explain why you really don't want Jamie as a passenger in your car; I share probably the blog's greatest achievement to date; my dad receives a somewhat startling reward for the completion of a half marathon; I discover that it's impossible to run without sounding like a phone sex pest; I share the world's worst hangover cure and muse on whether there's anyone left in the world who hasn't yet tried Couch to 5k; my friend and I terrorise both an AA man and an old lady; my Race For Life experience does not go entirely to plan; I break my parkrun vomiting PB; and I share my most mortifying running moment of all.

In the final episode of 2020, Kyle and Tom chat about their favourite moments from what has been an interesting and different year of running.

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In this episode, number 25, we chat about the recent Butter 48-24-12 hour racing at Nudgee College. Also, we have a great interview with Steve Jackson, Race Director for Up the Buff and Coastal High 50 and he lets us in on a few course details and tips.

Stephen Wright's 6 days running around Oxenford lake and the news from the Goat Royale earn a mention as well as some running news from around the globe.

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In this episode, Kyle and Tom discuss a glut of races from around SE QLD in the past fortnight. 

Listen out for news from the Glasshouse 100, Kyle losing his 2.0 Goat Loop Crown, Scenic Rim Short Course updates, the GC Running Festival and a bit of news from strata.

It's a packed episode with plenty of updates and chats about running news.

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Episode 22 dives into the latest racing in South East Qld including the Scenic Rim Ultra and Last One Standing. We also chat to Andrew Bonney, race director of Scenic Rim, and get his thoughts on the event and the stand out performances.

Kyle and Tom chat about the use of lights in the WR 5000m track event in Monaco and about the upcoming races in the months to come.

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Episode 21 of the Racing Review digs into the recent races over the past few weekends. Hear about Kyle's debut in the Old Aths 10 000m track race, Troy Lethlean's review of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, the second race of the Scenic Rim Trail Series and also Notes from the Goat as Ben Dennien Creates a new distance - The Goat Royale.

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