This session is great at developing your ability to sustain a maximal effort.
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Category: 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 Run: Ross Creek Intervals
In this session, I did a number of times when I was living in Dunedin and running the fastest I have ever run (sub 34…
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Friday Fartlek Run: Mona Fartlek
This session provides you with a regular and consistent recovery period after each easily attainable effort period. It can be done on the athletics track, the road,…
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Friday Fartlek Run: 400’s
This session will develop your ability to run faster through increased tolerance to lactate acid and increased leg turnover. It is a very popular speed work…
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Friday Fartlek Run: Sausage Intervals
Want to run faster? Want to get a workout in under 60 minutes? The Friday Fartlek has a session for you.
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