fartlek

fart·lek  (färtlk)

n.

1. An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.

2. A workout using this technique.

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[Swedish, speed play : fart, running, speed (from fara, to go, move, from Old Norse; see per-² in Indo-European roots) + lek, play (from leka, to play, from Old Norse leika).]

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fartlek - a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise athletic training - the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete