Each week I will be posting the Friday Fartlek Run Sessions, most that you can do in under 60 minutes to enhance your running. Fartlek is a Swedish term that is often used by runners and it means speed-play. See the previous post about training intensity to know how hard to work. If you are working directly with Coach Ray he will in most cases prescribe either a Pace Zone or Heart Rate Zone to work within if you are training with these tools.
Hill Reps will help develop the strength of all muscle-fibre types, set the neurological firing pathways to recruit multiple muscle fibre and increase your hearts stroke volume. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Pete Magill’s Hill Rep Progression #2
Hill Reps will help develop the strength of all muscle-fibre types, set the neurological firing pathways to recruit multiple muscle fibre and increase your hearts stroke volume. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Pete Magill’s Hill Rep Progression #1
Spending time at Level V or your VO2 Max intensity will help you build, clear and utilise lactic acid. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running events between 5km & half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Kirsten Sweetland’s 90sec Reps
Running just above or just below your threshold pace will develop your ability to run at Threshold pace. This session has you running at your threshold pace and then recovering just below your threshold, meaning you don’t get much recovery within the workout. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 5km & 10km events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Jon Brown’s Sweet Spot
Running fast in a fatigued state will build resilience and lactate tolerance. This session builds your effort and fatigue and has you working hard at the end when you are at your tiredness. It is longer and more challenging than last weeks workout. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 5km & 10km events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Kirsten Sweetland’s Good Old Build Run
Running fast in a fatigued state will build resilience and lactate tolerance. This session builds your effort and fatigue and has you working hard at the end when you are at your tiredness. It is easier and less challenging than next weeks workout. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 5km & 10km events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Kirsten Sweetland’s Good Old Half Build Run
Backing up hard efforts with a sprint will generate a training stimulus that will improve your running. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 10km & half marathon events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Ben Park’s 6x 1km Special
This 8 week programme will take you through challenging sessions that will build your fitness and speed in order to run 10km faster at the end of the programme.
Designed for an intermediate runner aiming to run their 10km in the range of 35 – 50min. The primary goal of this training plan is to prepare you to RUN FASTER.
Running at a high intensity at your VO2 max and sandwiching it between some threshold efforts will pay dividends for your running. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 10km & half marathon events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Ben Park’s BIG Track Session
Enhancing your VO2 max by running at a high intensity will pay dividends for your running. This is a great session for all runners and triathletes especially those running 5km & 10km events.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: McMillan Running Buildup Workout #4