Fartlek and hills are a winning combination. The ability to change gears quickly and the ability to be confident in hills are trained into a runner. Today’s run, a fartlekt session is as hard as you want to make it, keep it modest, as you are just starting to run again.
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Thursday, July 6, 2017. warm up, 45 minute fartlek, run one minute hard, two minutes easy, repeat 15 times, then, cooldown
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Monday, warm up, easy 40 minutes of running with some hills, two times 150 meter strideouts,
cooldown
Tuesday, warm up, run four 200 meter hill repeats, shorten stride, pump arms, look down at your
feet, jog down easy, 30 minute run, then, cooldown
Wednesday, warm up, easy 35-40 minute minute run, two times 150 meter stride outs, cooldown.
Thursday, warm up, 45 minute fartlek, run one minute hard, two minutes easy, repeat 15 times,
then, cooldown
Friday, warm up, easy 30-40 minute run with two 150 meter stride outs, then cooldown
Saturday, Take a Day off, or run 30 minutes.
Sunday, warm up, 50 minutes, in hills, cooldown
