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  • 16-05-2011 8:28pm
    #1
    deisecelt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Week / Day MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT SUN
    1 REST 4M REST 4M REST REST 8M
    2 REST 5M fartlek REST 5M REST REST 9M
    3 REST 5M REST 5M REST 3M 9M
    4 REST 5M fartlek REST 6M REST 3M 10M
    5 REST 5M REST 6M REST 3M 11M
    6 REST 5M fartlek REST 7M REST 4M 12M
    7 REST 3-1M, 5-10k pace 3M REST 6M 3M 13M
    8 REST 5x800m, 10k pace 3M REST 7M 4M 10M
    9 REST 4x1M, 5-10k pace 3M REST 7M 4M 9M
    10 REST 6x800m, 5k pace 3M REST 8M REST 9M
    11 REST 5M REST REST 7M 3M 7M
    12 REST 4M REST 6M 4M REST RACE DAY!


    Im new enough to running but dont understand the whole fartlek thing. How would i go about measuring 5 mile fartlek, what is 5 x 800m, theres a few not very straight forward bits there. Cheers in advance for the reply!!!


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  • #2
    ecoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    deisecelt wrote: »
    Week / Day MON TUES WEDS THURS FRI SAT SUN
    1 REST 4M REST 4M REST REST 8M
    2 REST 5M fartlek REST 5M REST REST 9M
    3 REST 5M REST 5M REST 3M 9M
    4 REST 5M fartlek REST 6M REST 3M 10M
    5 REST 5M REST 6M REST 3M 11M
    6 REST 5M fartlek REST 7M REST 4M 12M
    7 REST 3-1M, 5-10k pace 3M REST 6M 3M 13M
    8 REST 5x800m, 10k pace 3M REST 7M 4M 10M
    9 REST 4x1M, 5-10k pace 3M REST 7M 4M 9M
    10 REST 6x800m, 5k pace 3M REST 8M REST 9M
    11 REST 5M REST REST 7M 3M 7M
    12 REST 4M REST 6M 4M REST RACE DAY!


    Im new enough to running but dont understand the whole fartlek thing. How would i go about measuring 5 mile fartlek, what is 5 x 800m, theres a few not very straight forward bits there. Cheers in advance for the reply!!!

    For Measuring distance


    With the 5x800ms if you can try get to a track as easiest way to measure these (2 laps). However you can use the previous to measure out a little loop if you dont have access to a track or even base this on a time figure (4-5 min hard running depending on your target time)


  • #3
    gerard65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,612 ✭✭✭gerard65


    deisecelt wrote: »

    Im new enough to running but dont understand the whole fartlek thing. How would i go about measuring 5 mile fartlek, what is 5 x 800m, theres a few not very straight forward bits there. Cheers in advance for the reply!!!
    Fartlek translates to speed-play. Its unstructured speedwork. Over a 5 mile course you'll run fast and slow in unmeasured distance ie pick a landmark about 200m away, a tree, lamppost etc and pick up your pace till you reach it, then ease off for a while, pick another landmark and go again. The intervals and pace are up to you. You can also put some structure by speeding up for 1 minute and easing off for 1 minute.


  • #4
    ocnoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭ocnoc


    If doing a fartlick with a friend, be warned, it can turn into a blood thirsty sprint. Remember to take the rests is well.


  • #5
    PositiveNegativ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 213 ✭✭PositiveNegativ


    ocnoc wrote: »
    If doing a fartlick with a friend, be warned, it can turn into a blood thirsty sprint. Remember to take the rests is well.

    That's disgusting. As if Fartlek wasn't hard enough.


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