FARTLEK 2:1 in KAPCHORWA, UGANDA

Over the past few years, Uganda has excelled in endurance running with world class athletes such as Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo
Fartlek was developed in Sweden in the 1930s and is a common workout worldwide with running athletes. Watch a fartlek in Kapchorwa, Uganda, the land of champions and also listen to one of the local athletes give his perspective about training here.
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[@remcodejong9149]

Your country looks absolutely amazing. I hope some day I can visit Kapchorwa. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@alvinkarangizi]

I hope so too!

[@gokuljaras1998]

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[@eudeciogabriel8571]

Nice that you show this.

[@Lukasou]

Great to see this series back

[@alvinkarangizi]

Thanks!

[@markmcglincy3907]

Fantastic video 👍

[@alvinkarangizi]

Cheers!

[@oscarmuhubiri2023]

Nice bro

[@akandinda]

4:57 Dude casually throwing out those paces. I would be dead. 😅

[@jarent2999]

Great video! Do you do fartlek training in place of threshold training? I’ve been doing mile repeats at half marathon pace with 2 min active recovery. This looks like fun training to do in a group.

[@alvinkarangizi]

Thanks! They do a variety of different speed workouts. Track which is fast and probably more anaerobic. Their tempo runs and long runs, which they tend to do at pace (3:10 to 3:30 min/km at times faster), both provide threshold training. Hope that helps.

[@stefanocostagli8374]

very interesting video. What kind of fartlek they are used to run? I heard 1:1 + 2:1 + 3:1 is that true? what is the duration and their frequency? thank u

[@alvinkarangizi]

Thanks! Yes correct, they alternate the program weekly between 1,2,3 and 1 minute rest. Track runners typically do 40min and marathoners 1 hour. They run it weekly on a Saturday.