Fartlek /ˈfärtlək/ (noun)

A system of training for distance runners in which the terrain and pace are continually varied to eliminate boredom and enhance psychological aspects of conditioning.

Welcome to The Fartlek Running Podcast Show! If you’re here, you’re probably here for one of three reasons … you love running, stumbled upon this podcast or — are bored. Whatever brought you here … we’ll take it! Beggars can’t be choosers.

The Fartlek Running Podcast Show, or simply known as The Fartlek, is hosted by friends and fellow runners, Josh Hansen and Blu Robinson, and began in June 2022 under the name The Party in the Back. However, after two and a half years (and two hard drive crashes … don’t ask) the two decided to rebrand the podcast and name it something that fit with what the show had evolved into — an audible fartlek.

The Fartlek is technically a running podcast, however it’s more like a run-ish podcast. While Josh and Coach Blu talk about their many running adventures the conversation often goes in many different directions due to their wide interests and two diagnosed cases of ADHD. Basically, each episode is a conversation you’d have with a friend while running.

Hence the name The Fartlek.