9 km Fartlek

There was a 10 km fartlek on my programme today but I already did an hour of pilates this morning, I was stiff after my 20 km walk yesterday and there was a strong wind blowing. I had quite a debate with myself - to train or not to train - that is the question. I know there are times when I should listen to my body rather than my coach but I wasn't sure if today was one of those. I decided not to risk getting into the habit of being lazy and went out, fully expecting to be quite slow.

During the first km I was quite tight in the groin but this loosened up after that. I thought I was walking into the wind for the first half but when I turned around I realised the wind was swirling a bit and was still from the side and in front at times. My heart rate showed the effort I put in. My overall result was not bad. I ran out of footpath at 4.5 km and didn't have the motivation or energy to do an extra km lap at some point so I cut the session back to 9 km.

I felt a bit nauseous for a few hours after this session. That could be a good thing since I couldn't face eating the chocolate bar I fancied.

1 km 6:15

2 km 3:12 + 3:05 = 6:17

3 km 3:18 + 2:59 = 6:17

4 km 3:17 + 3:04 = 6:21

5 km 3:22 + 3:10 = 6:32

6 km 3:29 + 3:02 = 6:31

7 km 3:26 + 3:12 = 6:38

8 km 3:36 + 3:02 = 6:38

9 km 3:37 + 2:55 = 6:32

Total time 58:05

Average HR 154

9 km fartlek