12 km Training Walk

I had planned to do 7 x 1 km today but I knew as soon as I started to warm up that this would not be a good work out for me today. My hamstrings were extremely tight and I thought the chances of me getting up to sprint speed were not good. I decided to turn the watch on and to attempt to sprint once I reached the 1 km mark. I would then decide whether to sprint or to change to a 12 km walk, based on the result of that second km. When I only managed 7 min I didn't want to report that pace as a sprint so I changed to the longer walk. Conditions were good for walking with a light wind that did not affect pace too much. I concentrated on technique but tried to maintain some pace and completed the walk in 1:25:51 for an average pace of 7:09 and an average HR of 138 bpm. I only hope I can manage a sprint tomorrow. I will be looking for a massage tonight.

12 km Training Walk