Fartleking

What is fartleking?
Fartlek, which means "speed play" in Swedish, is a form of interval training which puts stress on the whole aerobic energy system due to the continuous nature of the exercise. The difference between this type of training and continuous training is that the intensity or speed of the exercise varies, meaning that aerobic and anaerobic systems can be put under stress. It differs from traditional interval training in that it is unstructured; intensity and/or speed can be varied whenever the athlete wishes. Most fartlek sessions last a minimum of 45 minutes and can vary from aerobic walking to anaerobic sprinting. Fartlek training is generally associated with running, but can include almost any kind of exercise.
(taken from Wikipedia)

Tonight I tried some of this fartlek training. Walk a km, run a km. I know fartleking is usually shorter distances but hey why not try bigger distances? I have worked out though that when I do this the running sections will ALWAYS be up hill!

Tonights run wasn't overly long, 4.32km, but I went out on my own and it was dark so didn't want to be gone too long. Took me 39:06mins. Not too bad I don't think. All but 1 km were under 10mins. Slowest lap was 10:50mins and the fastest was 7:23mins. Not too bad I don't think.

Still deciding whether or not to go out riding tomorrow. Will have to wait and see what the weather is like.


Distance travelled today: 4.32km
Distance travelled so far: 359.10km
Distance left to travel: 25,395.90km