Everyone has a story about why they started running. For some, it was part of conditioning during high school soccer practice. For others, it was their first step into fitness before graduating to ...

IF THE WORD "fartlek" makes you giggle, you're not alone. But there’s nothing funny about how this style of training can help runners—especially beginners—level up to faster speeds. The idea of ...

Discover how fartlek runs mix bursts of speed and easy pacing to improve endurance and make you a faster, smarter runner. If running isn’t just a side step from your lifting session and you actually ...

Hearing about a workout called a “fartlek” for the first time as a new runner might be intimidating and confusing. That’s because most terms, like “long run” and “speed workout,” are pretty ...

Treadmills make running convenient — even more so when you've got a machine in your home and bad weather is threatening your workout schedule. It's also true that running on a treadmill can be a ...

Fartlek workouts are a great way to get your wheels spinning for a prolonged period of time, without the stress of having to hit splits in a track workout. This effort-based type of speed workout can ...

When I started running a few years ago, I would jog from one telephone pole to the next, then walk past two, three or four poles until my heart rate came down and my legs recovered. Then I would add ...

The vast majority of people have probably already given up on their New Year’s resolutions, but fartlek training can help you get back on track. Today, we discuss the benefits of “speed play” at any ...

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