This session is a great way to enhance your speed for 5km and 10km events.
Each week I will be posting the Friday Fartlek Run Sessions that you can do to enhance your running. Fartlek is a Swedish term that runners often use and it means speed-play. See a previous post about training intensity (levels) to know how hard to work.
The inspiration for this workout comes from Bob “Sev” Sevene who had it prescribed for him by his coach Kevin Curtin. I first read about this session in an article on Podium Runner, you can read it here.
Sev Special
- 10min Warm Up Level II;
- 3x
- 400m Level V, 1:30 RI;
- 400m Level V, 1:30 RI;
- 800m Level V, 3:00 RI;
- 10min Cool Down Level I-II;
- 10min Stretching
The warm-up should be done at an intensity that is steady but not overconsuming at Level II for 10 minutes. This session can be done either on the road, trail, or track.
The main set for this workout involves completing three sets of three reps: two of 400m at Level V, followed by a minute thirty Rest Interval (RI), and then the third rep of 800m at Level V, followed by a three-minute Rest Interval (RI).
The cooldown is at a low intensity, jogging for a minimum of 10 minutes.
Finish with 10 minutes of stretching to assist with the recovery.
This workout was stable for early session track training of American running coach Bob Sevene.
If you would like further advice feel free to contact me.
I am the Head Coach & Director of Qwik Kiwi – Endurance Sports Consultant.
I specialise in assisting first-timers and recreational athletes to achieve their sporting goals. I can be contacted at coachray@coachray.nz and 021 348 729.
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If you enjoyed this workout, here is a similar session I published 12 months ago.
Friday Fartlek Run: MAF Test
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