Tag: Fartlek Workout

Doing 1km reps is very popular with Ironman triathletes and marathon runners to improve speed over the marathon distance. This is a perfect session for runner’s and triathlete’s running events up to the marathon distance or longer.

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Doing 1km reps is very popular with Ironman triathletes and marathon runners to improve speed over the marathon distance. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to the marathon distance or longer.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: 6x 1km

Spending time running at both VO2 Max intensity & Threshold intensity will help develop your ability to run longer at these intensity. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to 10km in distance.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: Frank’s Fartlek

Spending time running at VO2 Max intensity will help develop your ability to run longer at this intensity. This is a perfect for runners and triathletes running events up to 10km in distance.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: Neha’s Fartlek

Spending time running at VO2 Max intensity will help develop your ability to run longer at this intensity. Despite the very short rest in this session, you will qwikly accumulate ten minutes running at VO2 Max pace. It is perfect for runners and triathletes running events up to 10km in distance.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: George’s Fartlek

Although I’m not often a fan of running on a Treadmill, this type of session is an exception. You can use the treadmill to control the gradient and also the pace. This session takes the best bit of treadmill running and gives you great bang for your time working out. It is perfect for both full and half marathon runners and triathletes alike.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: Triathlon Taren’s Short & Hard Treadmill Hill Reps

Joe Friel uses this session every 4-6 weeks for his athletes to test their marathon fitness. Outside of testing it provides a really great training stimulus to develop your speed. It is perfect for both full and half marathon runners and triathletes alike.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: Joe Friel’s Marathon Test Set

I utilise this session mainly with Ultra- and Trail runners where I measure their intensity with Heart Rate. Although the purpose of this session is to assess their fitness, it also provides a great training stimulus and can be used for success with all runners including triathletes.

View More Friday Fartlek Run: 30min Time Trial