This session is a great way to develop your running speed, especially over 5km and 10km.
View More Friday Fartlek: 400/800/1600/800/400Category: Run Sessions
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.
Friday Fartlek: The Michigan
This session is a great way to develop the ability to maintain your running speed and have a bit of a kick at the end of it. This…
View More Friday Fartlek: The MichiganFriday Fartlek: 16x 200m + 2,000m
This session is a great way to develop your running speed, particularly over 5km. I’ve been reading some old magazines lately. This session was inspired by a…
View More Friday Fartlek: 16x 200m + 2,000mFriday Fartlek: Dave Scott’s Hill Reps
This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as improve your efficiency and ability to tolerate lactic acid. Happy New Year. Here is a…
View More Friday Fartlek: Dave Scott’s Hill RepsFriday Fartlek: Progressive Run
This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as speed and efficiency. Merry Christmas. I trust you have already got out the door…
View More Friday Fartlek: Progressive RunFriday Fartlek: Stride Outs
This session is a great way to enhance your technique as well as speed and efficiency.
View More Friday Fartlek: Stride OutsFriday Fartlek: 4x 3min, 2min RI
This session is a great session to include about 5 days out from a major race whether that event is a 5km, 10km, or half marathon.
View More Friday Fartlek: 4x 3min, 2min RIFriday Fartlek: Hard and Harder
This session is a great session for those that are trying to be competitive in 5km, 10km, or cross country racing. The higher intensity efforts teach…
View More Friday Fartlek: Hard and HarderFriday Fartlek Run: Carpenter’s Perfect 20-Minute Workout
This session is a great session to sharpen you up to run a fast 5km or 10km race. Although it can be done at any time it is perfectly placed 4-6 weeks prior to your event.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Carpenter’s Perfect 20-Minute Workout8 Weeks to a FASTER 10km: Final TT
How much have you improved by? This is the final workout in the 8 week programme to get faster over 10k.
View More 8 Weeks to a FASTER 10km: Final TT