Last week we did a 4-3-2-1 fartlek; this week it’s 5-4-3-2-1 twice over. So a little more endurance and, with it, a little more fun to bring in the festive season! WHAT? Fartlek Countdown to Christmas Pt.2 2 sets of: 5-4-3-2-1 minutes @ speeds of your choosing 1 minute jog recoveries Terrain: Undulating trails or[…]
This workout is as easy as 4-3-2-1, twice over. Do it fast. Do it cruisy. You choose. The one rule for this session, though, is have FUN! WHAT? Fartlek Countdown to Christmas Pt.1 2 sets of: 4-3-2-1 minutes @ speeds of your choosing 1 minute jog recoveries Terrain: Undulating trails or flat, measurable pathway (you[…]
What better way to celebrate 111 episodes of the podcast than a workout like 11x 1 minute!? And aside from another numerically pleasing session, why would we want to do a session like this? Read on … WHAT? THE FIRESTARTER 11x 1 minute @ 5k race effort up to mile race effort 1 minute jog[…]
It’s time to let yourself loose in the trails and hills! This fartlek workout is designed to free you up to get stronger on the verticals. WHAT? HILLY FARTLEK 6x4mins @ your 1-hour race effort w/ 2min recovery jogs Terrain: Undulating hills. Hunt some hills today. But nothing too mountainous. Ideal would be uphill and[…]
This is Episode #99 of the Workout of the Week podcast so brace yourself for a workout with a whole heap of nines in it! WHAT? THE STEADY STATE SANDWICH 9mins @ 1-hour race pace 9x1min @ 5k race pace (1min jogs) 9mins @ 1-hour race pace 3mins jog recovery between each block Terrain: Either[…]
Inspired by the Olympics and wanting to run fast? Tired from the late nights watching athletics? This fartlek workout can be adapted to suit any end of the intensity spectrum : recovery or flat out. WHAT? RECOVERY FARTLEK 3x 3mins 3x 2mins 3x 1mins 3x 30 seconds All at a speed of your choosing 1min[…]
We’ve got an epic Olympic-themed workout for ya next week. But this week, we do a bridging session to connect the dots between the Mona Fartleks we have been doing and the big Olympic session to come. WHAT? Mixed Fartlek Session Block 1: 2mins, 1.5mins, 1min, 30secs (60secs jog recoveries) Block 2: 20mins steady Block[…]
After two weeks of doing versions of the famous Mona Fartlek, this week we’re rounding off the series with what is probably the most famous of all its variations. Get ready for a lung and leg burner! WHAT? The Mona Fartlek w/ Floats 2x 90 seconds 4x 60 seconds 4x 30 seconds 4x 15 seconds[…]
Last week we introduced a famous fartlek workout invented by Aussie distance running legend Steve Moneghetti. This week we introduce a couple of tweaks to the Mona Fartlek that make both more endurance focused and more speed orientated. WHAT? The Modified Mona Fartlek 3x 90 seconds 4x 60 seconds 3x 30 seconds 2x 15 seconds[…]
This is a famous workout created by legendary Australian distance runner Steve Moneghetti. It combines the freedom of a fartlek session with the speed of shorter reps and the intensity of minimal recovery. It’s what lead Mona to four Olympics, 4th at World Cross in 1989 and a bronze at the World Marathon Champs in[…]