This session is a great way to increase your Threshold running pace. This is a great workout for someone training for 5km or 10km.
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.
4x 5min Threshold Runs
- 10min WU Level II;
- 4x 5min Level IV, 1min RI Level II;
- 10min CD Level II;
- 10min Stretching
The warm-up (WU) should be done at an intensity that is steady but not overconsuming at Level II for ten minutes.
The main set is made up of four reps running at Level IV for five minutes. After each rep jog for 60 seconds as a Rest Interval (RI).
The Cool Down (CD) is at low-intensity jogging (Level II) for a minimum of ten minutes.
Finish with 10 minutes of stretching to assist with the recovery.
If you would like further advice feel free to contact Coach Ray.
Coach Ray is the Head Coach & Director of Qwik Kiwi – Endurance Sports Consultant and is a prominent triathlon and marathon coach in New Zealand.
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If you enjoyed this workout, here is a workout I published 12 months ago:
Friday Fartlek Run: 4x 1 Mile (200m Hard, 1,000m Solid, 400m Easy)
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