Q I want to add some fartlek sessions to my training regime, but I’m not sure how to go about it. How hard, and over what distance, should I push on the quick bits? How easy, and how long, should my recoveries be? A A fartlek session can be either

sessions. A little more than a year later, they became famous for something else: their Olympic gold medals – Vasala in the 1500m and Viren in the 5000m and 10,000m. Pure coincidence? I don’t think so.By now I’m sure you can use the word fartlek in polite

-burners (the average 10-stone runner burns 100 calories per mile, so 10 miles eats through a whopping 1000 calories). They also help to teach you the valuable art of conserving your energy through sensible pacing, and serve as a great confidence-builder when

       Tue Speedwork 4 x 1K, 200m jog (5M total) 5K 55 mins 8/10Wed Steady 5M 9:45 48 mins 6/10Thu Hills 5M (inc 8 x 150m) Mile 55 mins 7/10Fri Rest        Sat Easy 3M 11:00 33 mins 3/10Sun Race/t-trial 13M (plus 1M warm-up/1M cool-down) 9:20 2hrs 2

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan103-->Target times: from 1:30 to 1:44 (race pace: sub-8:00 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-46 10K, sub-1:18 10-miler or a sub-4:00 marathon. Training

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan104-->Target times: 1:20 to 1:29 (race pace: sub-6:52 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-40 10K, sub-1:07 10-miler or a sub-3:15 marathon. Training will be six days

not.2. Stopwatch fartlekAfter 10 minutes on a 30-minute run, begin alternating 15 seconds quick, 45 seconds easy, 15 seconds quick, and so on, until you’ve done five or six faster segments. Some sports watches can be set to beep every minute

mins 8/10Wed Steady 5M 7:00 35 mins 5/10Thu Easy 5M (inc 6 x 150m strides) 7:30 40 mins 6/10Fri Rest or slow 4M 7:30 30 mins 3/10Sat Easy 3M 7:45 23 mins 3/10Sun 1/2M Race (plus 1M warm-up/1M cool-down) 6:05 target: 1:19:42 (plus 15-min jog) 10/10

half-marathon, marathon and 10K pace (6:30, 7:30 and 6:00 respectively) per minute 30 mins easy or rest 45 mins, including 30 mins of hills or fartlek 1 hr 50 mins slow (8:00) or 10K race Week 4 (w/c Aug 11) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 16 x 200m at 5K

)/Timetrial 11-min miling (5:00) 11-min miling (5:00) MILEAGE TARGET: 30MMon Mar 1 restTues Mar 2 400m, 800m, 1600m, 800m, 400m (with 200m jog recoveries)Wed Mar 3 Steady run: 75 mins (approx 6.5M)Thurs Mar 4 20 mins Fartlek (+10mins wu & cd) (approx 3.5M)Fri Mar