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Fartlek is a middle and long-distance runner's training approach developed in the late 1930s by Swedish Olympian Gösta Holmér. [1] It has been described as a relatively unscientific blending of continuous training (e.g., long slow distance training), with its steady pace of moderate-high intensity aerobic intensity, [2] and interval training, with its “spacing of more intense exercise and ...
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to two miles (3218.688 metres). The standard middle distances are the 800 metres , 1500 metres and mile run , although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. [ 1 ]
Ma Junren (simplified Chinese: 马俊仁; traditional Chinese: 馬俊仁; pinyin: Mǎ Jùnrén; born 28 October 1944) is a Chinese track coach. He trained several world-class middle and long distance female runners including Wang Junxia and Qu Yunxia, who hold several world records.
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Optimal strategies exist and have been studied for the different events of track and field. These optimal strategies differ for runners in sprint events, such as the 100 meters, runners in middle-distance events, such as the 800 meters or the mile run, [3] and runners in long-distance events, such as the 5000m [4] or marathon. [5]
Distance runner Mo Farah takes part in a training session near Flagstaff in August 2019. (Michael Steele / Getty Images) “There’s just such a great overlap,” Baxter said.
Yared Nuguse (/ ˈ j ɑːr ɪ d n ə ˈ ɡ uː s / YAR-id nə-GOOSS; born June 1, 1999) [2] [3] is an American professional middle-distance runner.A 1500 meter specialist, he was the 2019 NCAA Division I champion in the event and bronze medalist from the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Rodolfo ("Rudy") Chapa (born November 7, 1957, in Hammond, Indiana) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the middle to long-distance events. He set the US high school national record for the 10,000 meters when he ran 28:32 in 1976. Chapa was one of the most versatile distance runners, with a remarkable competitive ...