So I hate hate hate interval training but really want to work on my speed, my brother mentioned having a go at fartlek training to me because I don’t have to stop running. I’m going to give it a go, I’ve got 50mins training time on a morning. So I’ve worked this plan out for myself:
5 mins warm up brisk walk
1/2 mile normal run
12 x 1 min faster and 1 mins slower
1/2 mile normal run
5 mins cool down walk
Does that sound ok? Anyone got any better plans? Personal experiences?
HELP!
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I thought switching between two speeds at regular intervals was basically interval training. Not necessarily stopping in between intervals.
Fartlek I believe literally translates to speed play. More like I'm going to run a bit faster to the 7th lamp post slow down again to recover then sprint to the next post slow down again and so on...
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