01 / THE MEETUP GO TOGETHER.
Meet at Mean Eyed Cat
Roll up to MEAN EYED CAT by 7:00 PM. The warm-up jog pushes off at 7:05 PM — get there early, say what's up to the crew, and be ready to move.
7:05 PM Warm-up
THE RAW PLAYBOOK / 01 / FARTLEK
Zilker Fartlek.
Warm up over to Zilker, then play with speed — alternating hard surges and float recoveries through the park's open paths.
THE COACH'S BOARDFARTLEK / ZILKER PARK
THE SESSION
Zilker Fartlek
Alternating hard surges / easy floats
EFFORT HAF GO HAFWarm up over to Zilker, then play with speed — alternating hard surges and float recoveries through the park's open paths.
FROM THE CAT. INTO THE WORK.
KNOW THE WAY.
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Zilker ParkTHE ROUTE
02 / THE SESSION GO TOGETHER.
The Full Picture
Warm up over to Zilker, then play with speed — alternating hard surges and float recoveries through the park's open paths.
4.14 Recorded Miles
03 / THE WARM-UP GO TOGETHER.
Jog from Mean Eyed Cat
Jog the 1.11 mi from MEAN EYED CAT over to Zilker Park — that's your warm-up. Easy, conversational minutes to shake the legs loose before the work starts.
1.11 Warm-up Miles
04 / THE WORK GO TOGETHER.
Go HAF
Fartlek is Swedish for “speed play,” and that's exactly the assignment. After a warm-up jog from Mean Eyed Cat down to Zilker, the crew strings together alternating bursts of hard running and easy floats — no track, no splits to obsess over, just effort.
+118 Ft of Gain
A LITTLE BACKGROUND
THE STORY.
THE SUFFERING.
Fartlek is Swedish for “speed play,” and that's exactly the assignment. After a warm-up jog from Mean Eyed Cat down to Zilker, the crew strings together alternating bursts of hard running and easy floats — no track, no splits to obsess over, just effort.
Zilker is the perfect canvas for it. The open, mostly flat paths around the Great Lawn and Barton Springs let everyone run by feel, regroup on the float, and surge again together. Newer runners can keep the surges short; the savages can stretch them out.
Leave the watch-staring at home. Pick a landmark, send it until you get there, jog easy until you catch your breath, and go again. That’s the whole game — and going HAF is the only pace that matters.