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Road & trail / Session / Beginner

Fartlek

Swedish for "speed play": an easy run with faster bursts whenever you like. It builds speed without a track or a watch.

Duration
≈ 40 min

The session

  1. Run 10 min easy.
  2. For 20 min, run faster to a landmark, such as a tree, a lamp post or the top of a rise, for 30 s to 2 min, then jog until you feel recovered.
  3. Run 10 min easy to finish.

Tips

  • Mix short fast bursts with longer steady ones.
  • The jogs are truly easy, so each burst can be fast.

Good for

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