Making A Runner: First Steps 👟

Lindi (founder of LIV2RUN), Coach Beckham & Coach Sinovuyo aka. “The Bullet” are paving the road to a better future for 100’s of children by using running as a vehicle for change and “common unity”.

All 3 of them are passionate & talented runners who have decided their life’s work to passing on their gifts.

They live & work at the LIV Village & surrounds. LIV village is a dedicated place of safety that cares for orphaned, abused & vulnerable children. They provide home in the form of cluster foster care, education with a school established on site & access to extra mural activities & skills development to enrich their lives - there are currently 180 children who call LIV Village home.

Sinovuyo, is a rising trail running star & one of the athletes who has successfully come through the LIV2RUN program. His story is beautifully told in the short film “Gijima”.

Listen & be inspired. Gijima · Making A Runner on Instagram · @Nic_theBio on Instagram · @Daveyontherun on Instagram

Some intro’s are better left to the pro’s - so we’ll hand over to 9 x Comrades Marathon Winner, Bruce Fordyce, to tell you more about what you can expect to learn from Barry Holland.

“Barry’s greatest achievements have not been his own. Literally dozens of runners have achieved their own goals and dreams in running because of the firm and guiding hand of Barry Holland. It is as a coach, mentor and amateur running psychologist that Barry has made his greatest contribution; it is for his caring attitude that he is best known in the South African world of running.” Making A Runner on Instagram · @Nic_theBio on Instagram · @Daveyontherun on Instagram

Nelfrie is a podiatrist, not a foot doctor but a health professional that specialises in the form & function of the feet. Her passion lies in biomechanics, ie. how you move.

We typically pay very little attention to our feet when it comes to training & conditioning, but it is our feet that make contact with the ground and determine what happens next as we move up the kinetic chain.

You can imagine that the shoes we choose to run in have a massive impact on our success and injury incidence. But what about our everyday shoe wear? And then there’s the controversial subject of barefoot running.

Listen and gain insight on these topic & more. Making A Runner on Instagram · @Nic_theBio on Instagram · @Daveyontherun on Instagram

Prodigal Khumalo is a 2 x Comrades Marathon Gold Medalist, turned competitive trail runner, who won the UTCT 100km on his first attempt at trail racing.

But Prodigal is so much more than the sum of his accomplishments - he is a humble athlete, dedicated mentor & founder of the Orcas Academy. This episode is jam-packed with wisdom & insights into his life’s work.

Listen & be inspired, this is an episode with HEART. Making A Runner on Instagram · @Nic_theBio on Instagram · @Daveyontherun on Instagram

There are many ways to make a runner, and with technology being what it is today, you have tons of information on the subject of running readily available at your finger tips.

However, running is different for everyone and therefore every runner will respond differently to different training approaches - and then there are the universal truths that apply to everyone, like, “for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

Listen as Nic and Davey catch up - from Comrades training progress, to tips on the best way to improve your running (without necessarily becoming any fitter), to biomechanics, and the particulars of the running gait cycle... They discuss it all - plus, you’re sure to have a laugh at Davey trying to make sense of Nic’s Biokinetics talk. Making A Runner on Instagram · @Nic_theBio on Instagram · @Daveyontherun on Instagram