Hello all, I am fairly new to the ideas and principles behind some of the training regimes that exist out there and am particularly wondering about FARTLEK training. I understand that it is a session of alternating speeds, from walking to jogging

hi! i started following the beginners mid-range schedule the other week and am aware that there's a 40min fartlek coming up. can someone tell me if this can/is supposed to include walking?!?! Fartlek are efforts mixed in with normal pace running, i

FLM will be my first full marathon and whilst I have done several halfs I have tended to concentrate on distance rather than adding some speedwork. I am following the RW magazine programme for 4:00 hr finish and had to add in some Fartlek training

Hi everyone. I am trying to follow a RW schedule to the letter in order to achieve a decent time in a Half Marathon. Now, strangely enough, I am not struggling with Intervals or Long Runs, but with my Friday/Saturday session of Fartlek. I think

After reading allot of comments on this website I've started to realise just how important Fartlek training is if you want to improve on your times.But I'm not sure just how to break the run down for a 45 minute run for example.Is it best to say

What is the definition of "fartleks" no rude answers please I have read they are short bursts of sprinting incorporated in to a run.  I have today done a 7 mile run & done 4 approx 100 meter flat out sprints in the latter part of the run when I

Hi, I'm following this beginners schedule on your site:http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?SP=&v=3&UAN=47I've noticed it has a 40min fartlek in week three and I am wondering what that should consist of. I doubt I can run for 40mins

Hi,I'm following the "RW's Ultimate Marathon Schedule: Sub-3:30" on the website and have a 'Fartlek' training session coming up.The session states "Tue 1M jog, then 5M (or 40 mins) fartlek, then 1M jog" but I'm not sure exactly what to do for a

What is Fartlek ? In my training guide for Run Windsor it mentions Fartlek. Has anyone done this 1/2 before ? Literal Translation - Speedplay. It basically means varying speed (walk - jog - run -sprint.... or any combination therein) over

In an attempt to increase my speed for long distanc erunning, I have started doing a fartlek session once a week. I know that fartlek is irregular bursts of speed, but what sort of time/distance should each be - are we talking approximately 30