April 30th, 2010

I’m Back In The Saddle Again

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After four days without running, I am back and running again! I ran an easy 3 mile run on Wednesday in 24 minutes and I ran a pretty good 45 minute fartlek run on Thursday night averaging 7:19 minutes/mile pace. Today I ran another easy run; 4 miles in 31:34 (7:53 minutes/mile pace). Apparently I’m [...]

Tags: Easy Runs, Fartlek Run, Running

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March 6th, 2010

Anatomy Of A Fartlek Run

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Today I ran my first fartlek run. Fartlek is a funny word and it originates from Sweden. It literally means “speedplay”. The goal of a Fartlek run is not unlike the goal of a tempo run. It is meant to improve lactate threshold. While the tempo run is meant to be a gradual steady incline [...]

Tags: Fartlek Run, Lactate Threshold

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