tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post302531165337958208..comments2023-10-04T09:36:41.136-07:00Comments on Keep on Keeping On...: Fartlek???H Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09695646661289938406noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-46586588371622795852012-01-13T13:16:44.093-08:002012-01-13T13:16:44.093-08:00Yes these are confusing. I finally understand inte...Yes these are confusing. I finally understand interval and tempo but still foggy on the fartleks, haha I think the name is funny too..I know I'm childish :) this is what I do, in 4 runs a week, one is long, one is speed (tempo,interval) and two are easy pace small-mid distance.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304264791269600316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-12490192985500156032012-01-13T05:51:22.333-08:002012-01-13T05:51:22.333-08:00one time I asked my coach this question, so he wro...one time I asked my coach this question, so he wrote a (ridiculous) blog post on the topic. It's worth reading though, he explains it from his point of view. He's a galactically bada** marathoner and knows a thing or two about running fast for a long time.<br />http://www.runrichmond.com/post/3363299051/tempo-run-or-snot-rungba_gf https://www.blogger.com/profile/12162567892978000635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-49522240640244778192012-01-08T21:56:06.828-08:002012-01-08T21:56:06.828-08:00Thank you for writing a post for what I have alway...Thank you for writing a post for what I have always thought. It totally confuses me. Great comments...very helpful.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710941480306350838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-54141719067343955272012-01-08T20:30:57.057-08:002012-01-08T20:30:57.057-08:00I think they all have their place as well. Here is...I think they all have their place as well. Here is my take - I think that you should work them all into your training as they all have different benefits. Fartleks are fun and low key great for a day when motivation is hard to find. I like Intervals because they are challenging but doable and make me feel like a rock star! Tempos are the hardest for me and totally test my mental endurance. So while I don't think that they all need to be incorporated into every week I think that 1 or two rotated in will bring big benefits. I'm working on my half marathon training plan and I will switch between 2 speed workouts one week and 1 speed work out the next in addition to my weekly long runs so I don't over do it. I hope this helps you! Keep up the faith. I think you are an inspiration to us all.engineergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876788211586432930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-52259132231507882162012-01-08T17:04:31.102-08:002012-01-08T17:04:31.102-08:00You've already been given some great advice, a...You've already been given some great advice, and I'd echo that you should not do more than one day of speed per week to start, especially if you want to play it safe and not get injured. I like misszippy's suggestion to alternate intervals and tempo every other week, and easing into it with some more random bursts of speed (fartlek). Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-74741791672654852052012-01-08T16:50:35.622-08:002012-01-08T16:50:35.622-08:00Agree with what Jessica is saying--all three have ...Agree with what Jessica is saying--all three have their place. And I would work them into the schedule like this--begin w/ fartlek to ease your body into speedwork. After a few weeks of that, add in some tempo work. Then some speed on a track or the road. Finally, alternate tempo one week/intervals the next. Not super scientific here, but it will give you the mix you need. And to start, only do one day/week of speed. Later on you can add in a second day of speed. Always put an easy day before/after speedwork.misszippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16816276167373260149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-19628678903967540482012-01-08T12:26:48.391-08:002012-01-08T12:26:48.391-08:00I call every thing a fartlek because I enjoy the r...I call every thing a fartlek because I enjoy the reactions I get from other people!<br /><br />Yeah I'm no help, sorry,Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14388142450894888198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8790504259982647142.post-2990961169015663992012-01-08T11:36:14.087-08:002012-01-08T11:36:14.087-08:00it can be soo confusing! my thoughts, for what it...it can be soo confusing! my thoughts, for what it's worth:<br />1) all of these workouts are great to mix into your marathon training at some point!<br />2) i generally do 2 hard workouts during the week, plus my long run and then the rest are easy days or rest days. all of these workouts would be considered "hard days" -- a hard day is any day where you are working on your speed, doing a hill workout, or long runs (even at slow pace, long is still hard!)<br />3) alternate hard days with easy (or rest) days - always. do not do two days of hard in a row.<br />4) so i would maybe a tempo on monday, tuesday easy, wednesday do intervals at the track, thursday rest, friday easy, saturday long, sunday recovery (during marathon training)<br />5) you want to control your pace, even when you are running speed work.<br />6) the long runs done at easy pace will build your endurance, the speed work will teach your body to manage the lactic acid build up and to work with a much faster turnover.<br /><br />does this help? i am sort of rambling... but i think mixing it up with all these varying types of workouts is good for you - it is what training is all about! i had never done any type of speed work before my last training cycle. my PR going into it was a 4:35:09. after months of training and nailing the right paces in my different workouts i ran my fall marathon in 3:41:56. i think the speed work had a LOT to do with that, as well as running an easy pace on most of my long runs (with some practice race pace miles in there towards the end of the long runs) and increasing my mileage.<br /><br />There are always things we can tweak to improve our performance, and shaking things up with some solid speed work will do the trick! it takes us out of our comfort zone and also helps us to believe in ourselves!!Jessica (Pace of Me)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14489016806529715064noreply@blogger.com