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.
400m or quarter’s are a great distance to run intervals to improve your VO2 max. By doing 500m reps this forces you to push just that little bit further. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to and over the full Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Matt LeGrand’s 10x 500m Track Session
Running at race pace provides a training stimulus that allows your body to get accustomed to that intensity. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to and over the full Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Laura’s 5 Race Pace Mile Reps
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session will develop your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Kylie’s 1 Minute On, 1 Minute Off
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session will develop your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Jenn’s 400 & 800’s
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session will develop your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Claire’s Fartlek
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session works at your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 2 Sets of 5x 90sec
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session works at your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: VO2 Max 10x 3min
This programme is one of my staples and works great for pure runners and triathletes racing both sprint and olympic distance. It has been designed for people who run between 35 and 50 minutes currently for 10km and really puts some spark in your legs over the next 8 weeks. To follow this programme effectively I highly recommend some sort of GPS watch like a Garmin and I’ve also included power based workouts if you’ve paired your Garmin with a running power meter like a Stryd.
View More Thursday Training Plan: 8 Weeks to a FASTER 10k
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session works at your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: VO2 Max 8x 3min
The ability to run at your top end intensities will enhance your performance. This session works at your VO2 Max intensity, challenging your anaerobic, as well as your aerobic energy systems. This is a perfect session for runners and triathletes running events up to Half Marathon in distance.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: VO2 Max 6x 3min