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Let’s get the photo out the way, our park is beautiful this time of year and it smells divine, we thank our lucky stars we haven’t got hayfever though.

First Fartlek run, which apparently means speed play and eventually we will be able to say it out loud without sniggering.... good old coach B

I like this, it hardly gives me time to think, speed up slow down run easy run faster slow down run fastest and before I knew it the last 30 seconds were a celebration run which was fast but not fastest and I ended with a grin😀

Not so Willow, 13.5 minutes in and as I passed him he bent double and said “i’m done”

I seriously didn’t tell him he went too fast and wore himself out, I wouldn’t be that mean but he knows it and came home talking about pacing himself better next time.

I want to go again lol 😂 can I go now??? 🤪what a nut I am

I flipping loved that run, even though overall pace was slow 9.41km and I got stitch on the warm up run, too much food at work this afternoon but by going really slow in the easy running parts and holding my side in the faster parts I managed to get rid of it by the end of the run.

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acountrycabbage profile image
acountrycabbage60minGraduate

Yes yes yes! Fartleks are so much fun! Couldn’t agree more about how it completely removes the thinking from your run, you just concentrate on the moment in hand 💛

Also grateful over here for being hay-fever free. There was so much freshly cut grass on my outing yesterday. Such a heavenly summery smell!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toacountrycabbage

Yeah, your photo is lovely on your post

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Instructor57Graduate10

Well done ! I like the NRC Fartkek run , I have done it once but may do afain on my next run as it's a short one !

Hope willow sorts his pacing out 😁👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toInstructor57

He will thanks

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Indielass00

Sounds like you had lots of fun on that run Sola! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toIndielass00

I loved it thanks , Indielass00 and if I hadn’t just eaten I would be so tempted to go and do it again 😂

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Indielass00 in reply toSueAppleRun

I know what you mean. I will try it at some point 😀

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Doris8Graduate10

Well done on your first fartlek and many more🙂

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toDoris8

Thanks i was surprised how fun they were

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LottieMWAmbassador

...I said it was fun, didn’t I 😉😂

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toLottieMW

I laughed and laughed but poor Willow went too fast and wore himself out he won’t push so fast next time. The fastest run in the middle was my fastest ever at 4.39/km

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LottieMWAmbassador in reply toSueAppleRun

Oh my! What a time! I think I managed a sub 7 minutes 🙄

It does show you what you are capable of though 😉🐌🐢🐎

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toLottieMW

It was only for 15 seconds but felt good

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Hi Sola, sorry about Willow bending double at 13.5 and saying 'I'm done', of course he's not done, he was just running a little too fast whereas you were running at the correct pace, talking about 4.39/km pace, the only time I have run at that pace was to catch a bus after an evening out at a concert, the concert ended at 9.30 pm, the bus was due to leave at 9.35 pm, I usually walk to the bus station in around 7 minutes, this time I had to run and did catch the bus with 30 seconds to spare, I was much more tired after that run than when I run a 10K at 7.30Km pace.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toAlMorr

Thanks Al, well that fast bit was only 15 seconds and I stretched our and enjoyed myself, Willow of course was in front end had to stop but hell pace himself better next time

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Birdlady64Graduate10

Sounds like you had a blast! But poor Willow - hope he enjoys it better next time.

I might try that one when I'm a bit more comfortable with my running again

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBirdlady64

Well he ran himself out of energy, I’ve now got a slight ache to my knees so maybe I pushed a bit hard too so maybe the next run will be more steady, the best bit though was running after work, we’ve really got out of the habit and it does give a gap between work and home

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That sounded ‘a hoot’ !😂😂I’m having a ‘head fry’ just now trying to master, easy, speed & sprint 🤷🏼‍♀️😂🏃🏻‍♀️

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toRacingintheStreet

ooo. I’ve got easy down pat, speed is a bit erratic and um not sure sprint is in my vocabulary or my legs

Peter44 profile image
Peter44Graduate10

Glad you enjoyed your run, i've never tried these runs, always worry, as i normaly run quite slow, i'll pull something, anyway, maybe one day i'll try it. 🤔

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toPeter44

Being an old person I’m careful so speed up a little but you wouldn’t call it exactly fast and I’m concentrating on my legs all the time

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BeatlesforeverGraduate10

What a brilliant post. You've inspired me to have a go, it sounds like so much fun! But I'll make sure I pace myself, lesson learned from poor Willow 👍

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toBeatlesforever

The time went so fast and I was grinning

Frenc profile image
FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

That sounds like so much fun you’ve almost persuaded me to do one too! Well done 👍.

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toFrenc

Thanks, it’s such fun

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Oh that does sound like fun Sola! I’m a very late adopter to NRC and Coach Bennett. I’ve had it on my phone for nearly 3 years and I did my first 2 runs this week! 😂 I’ve enjoyed them both so I think I might try your run next week. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

Yes Willow clearly went off too fast! But yours sounded brilliant Sola. Well done. 👏👏👏

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tocheekychipmunks

We are concentrating on shorter runs so that fun ones are great, I know what you mean about having it but not using it, I had it on my phone for months, I love running faster but know I can’t keep it up so fartkeks are perfect Have fun with yours

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

Thanks. I did an intervals run yesterday and really enjoyed it too. More motivating than JogRunSprint with the beeps and computerised voice.

SueAppleRun profile image
SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply tocheekychipmunks

I like coach B because he has a nice easy chatty voice

Cmoi profile image
CmoiGraduate10

Fab that you enjoyed the fartleks SueAppleRun ! I've occasionally tried, might give them a go again sometime, but just improvising, not with a guided run. I've deliberately avoided those since I finished C25K, as I really don't like being told what to do when, especially since I run on far from flat terrain. I'm such a stroppy little thing!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toCmoi

Ha ha ha, I am too a stroppy little thing but Willow likes to follow a plan, we’ve been talking about one fartlek one easy run a week and then me go off for a long run once a week because i like running round the roads and going a long way but Willow feels happy with a couple 20 minutes runs a week

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