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Mark Wetmore, the University of Colorado's men's and women's cross country and track and field head coach, is one of the preeminent voices in distance running in the United States and has coached countless NCAA Champions, All-Americans, and future international stalwarts.
He's won seven team NCAA cross country championships, is a five-time NCAA coach of the year, and in 2014 was named USA Track and Field's co-coach of the year.
Below, Wetmore offers advice in some key areas of cross country. This interview is recirculated from a conversation in 2012.
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Can you explain fartleks?
"Fartlek is a Swedish term which means "speed play," and it just means that it'...