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Q+A: How do I do fartlek?
By Bud Baldaro on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q I want to add some fartlek sessions to my training regime, but Im 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
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Take it to the Limit
By Ed Eyestone on 01/06/2002 15:44:48
How to use short-burst fartlek training to boost your VO2max
. 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 dont think so.By now Im sure you can use the word fartlek in polite
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Simplify Your Training With These Key 3 Sessions
By Sean Fishpool on 01/06/2002 15:20:35
The only three quality sessions you'll ever need, whether you're training for 5K, 10 miles or a marathon
-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
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Beyond the Track: Four Tricks to Run Fast
By Adam Bean on 01/09/2011 11:43:16
Get all the physical benefits of running fast – without ever having to set foot on a track
the speed by 0.2 or 0.3 km/h every minute for five to 10 minutes. Take a one-minute jog or walk recovery, then begin the next progression at the speed at which you left off. Again, increase by 0.2-0.3 km/h every minute for five to 10 minutes, jog for two
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RW's 12-week sub-2:00 Half-Marathon schedules
By Steve Smythe on 07/05/2000 09:59:31
The ultimate schedule for the half
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
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RW's 12-week sub-1:45 Half-Marathon schedules
By Steve Smythe on 07/05/2000 10:01:26
The ultimate schedule for the half
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
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RW's 12-week sub-1:30 Half-Marathon schedules
By Steve Smythe on 07/05/2000 10:03:28
The ultimate schedule for the half
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 a
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Your First Speed Sessions
By Runner's World on 01/06/2002 16:28:42
Ease into faster running with these introductory sessions
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 youve done five or six faster segments. Some sports watches can be set to beep every minute
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RW's 12-week sub-1:20 Half-Marathon schedules
By Steve Smythe on 07/05/2000 10:05:26
The ultimate schedule for the half
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 Total 38-42M 4
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Bupa GNR Schedule: Jason (1:25)
By Steve Smythe on 21/07/2008 13:52:45
Jason's personalised 1:25 half-marathon schedule
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
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