fartlek

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish fartlek, from fart (speed) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to go through; to carry forth, fare)) + lek (child’s play) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (to jump around, run around; to frolic, play; to dance; to jitter, shake)).[1]

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fartlek (countable and uncountable, plural fartleks)

  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.
    Synonym: interval training
    • 1992, Hal Higdon, “Fartlek: A Time-tested Treasure”, in Kathleen A. Becker, editor, Run Fast: How to Train for a 5-K or 10-K Race, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, →ISBN, pages 128–129:
      In an article in Athletics Journal, Paul A. Smith described fartlek as "a continuous overdistance run with numerous faster-paced interval runs interspersed, until the runner feels tired, but not exhausted." Smith claimed that because fartlek existed in the mind of the runner as a form of play, it deemphasized the feeling or perception of fatigue. [] In a typical fartlek workout, you pick some landmark such as a tree or a bush and sprint to it, then jog until you've recovered.

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  1. ^ fartlek, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022; “fartlek, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

fart (speed) +‎ lek ((child's) play)

Noun[edit]

fartlek c

  1. fartlek

Declension[edit]

Declension of fartlek 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fartlek fartleken fartlekar fartlekarna
Genitive fartleks fartlekens fartlekars fartlekarnas

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