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Are you looking for a great outdoor run that will strengthen your body, mind and spirit? San Francisco's Embarcadero connects the financial district with major tourist destinations, provides a rare flat surface and is perfect for Fartlek training. What is Fartlek training?
"Fartlek" means speed play in Swedish and is a form of interval training in which the runner varies the pace dramatically and randomly. An advanced runner such as a marathoner or triathlete will Fartlek train to raise their lactate threshold . Beginning runners can also benefit from Fartlek training to learn pacing and enjoy a varied, challenging workout.
How do we Fartlek on the Embarcadero? Warm up for at least 10 minutes with a leisurely jog. Spend a few minutes stretching the hamstrings, quads and calves. Now get ready to run!
Which way do we run? One direction takes us toward the Bay Bridge, the other toward the Golden Gate Bridge. For this example, let's run from Teatro Zinzanni towards the Bay Bridge.
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Do you notice various green metal light poles along the Embarcadero? You can use these to reference your Fartlek intervals. For example, you can choose to jog the distance between two light poles and then sprint the distance between two light poles and maintain this pattern throughout your run. Any combination of number of light poles jogged vs. light poles sprinted works. The idea is to vary your pace.
Continue this workout according to your fitness level and your schedule, but please allow at least 10 minutes for a slow jog to cooldown. One great benefit of Fartlek training is its efficiency. You will gain a lot of fitness for as little as 30 minutes!
Mark "XBigMan" Davis
www.xbigman.com
Extreme training with extreme common sense.
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