# @naz_elite on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgP3KTilkC4
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/17036857-naz-elite-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/206e6dc0cc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-20T21:01:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** HOKA NAZ Elite (@NAZ_Elite) — https://gondola.cc/NAZ_Elite

## Caption

NAZ WORKOUT OF THE WEEK: The Fartlek!!

Roughly translated, the word “fartlek” is Swedish for “speed play.” A fartlek workout is a fairly unstructured session where the athlete runs for periods of time (not distance) at a faster effort (not pace), and periods of time at a slower effort (not pace). Those periods of time can be set beforehand (ex: 2 minutes hard, 1 minute easy for 30 minutes) or you can go really old school and simply throw in surges throughout a run based on landmarks (ex: hard bursts from light pole to light pole or city block to city block) or based on terrain (ex: surge on every uphill). 

HOW TO DO IT YOURSELF: Fartleks are for anyone, anytime, and anywhere!! They can be done early in a segment as a no-pressure way to build fitness without worrying about exact pace, they can be done as a ball buster session in the heart of a segment to work on handling pace change during races, or they can be done in the taper phase as a low-key tuneup type of session. Since the effort is up to you (on both the hard and easy portions), you can make a fartlek into anything you need it to be. Enjoy!!

Stay tuned for another edition of #NAZWorkouts coming out next Wednesday!!

#HOKA #FlyHumanFly #rudyprojectna #finalsurge #pickybars  #workoutwednesday #marathontraining #altitudetraining #fartlek #speedwork

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## Tags

finalsurge, pickybars, flyhumanfly, rudyprojectna, altitudetraining, hoka, fartlek, nazworkouts, marathontraining, speedwork, workoutwednesday

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