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Your pace hasn’t changed, but suddenly your heart rate is climbing and your easy runs don’t feel easy anymore.

Is it age? Lost fitness? Your watch? Or something else entirely?

Lindsey Parry & Shona Hendricks break down what your heart rate is actually telling you after 50, the mistake many runners make when they see it rising, and what you should change before you simply start running slower.

You might think finishing fast means you paced your race perfectly. But sometimes, it means you left too much out on the course.

In this episode, Lindsey Parry and Devlin Eyden break down a 10K from a 62-year-old runner who hit his goal, handled a brutal mid-race climb well, and still finished with a 4:36 final kilometre.

So was it smart pacing, or was he simply too conservative?

In this update, Brad shares why he’s been away, what the past year has looked like, and some important news about the future of the podcast.

The good news? Faster Beyond 50 is back, with new episodes, new voices and plenty more to come.

A quick update from Brad

Learn more about SmartRunning here.

Is it safe to let AI be your running coach after 50?
In this episode, Brad and Coach Lindsey pull back the curtain on artificial intelligence in the running world – from ChatGPT training plans to “adaptive” apps and true machine learning.
They unpack the risks, the hype, where AI can genuinely help runners over 50… and why the human coach still matters more than ever.

Coach Lindsey chats to Professor Mike Stroud - British physician, gastroenterologist and polar explorer - about the myths runners believe.
We unpack why most athletes overemphasise protein, what actually supports longevity and performance after 50, and the supermarket rule that fixes most diets.
Plus: lessons from walking across Antarctica with 220kg sledges and burning 8,500 calories a day.

Welcome to this episode of the Faster Beyond 50 Podcast with Brad Nadauld and Coach Lindsey Parry - where we help runners over 50 train smarter, recover faster, and stay injury-free.

In today’s episode, we dive into the impact of booze on your training - from restless nights after just a couple of drinks to what happens when you try to run with a hangover. We also discuss:

- Why your heart rate might spike before you even realize you’re getting sick
- Whether it’s smart to run with a headache (and what could be causing it)
- Which sessions to prioritize when you miss training days due to life, work, or family
- And the pros and cons of splitting long runs across two days

Plus, we chat about the Cape Town Marathon’s potential World Marathon Major status, and why 2026 might be the perfect year for an unforgettable Cape Town + Comrades Marathon double.

If you’re over 50 and want to recover faster, improve endurance, and keep running strong, don’t miss our upcoming Faster Beyond 50 Masterclass. Click the link in the description or show notes to save your seat now!

Lindsey flies solo with Kiwi-in-Denmark runner David Hoskin, who’s on fire at the moment, six (now seven!) PBs from 5K to half-marathon in 2025.
They unpack the master's running blueprint: truly easy easy runs, longer aerobic volume, disciplined intervals, pacing your 5/10/21K, and using heart-rate to guide training (and when not to on race day).