Fartleks tougher than I expected

[Sulley101]

Attempted Fartleks for the first time today. I was surprised how challenging I found it to switch the pace, considering I managed fine with intervals a few days ago. I tried to judge the pace change by effort ( as per the audio guide), but felt so tired with 2 repetitions to go, even though I slowed the “recovery” parts to what felt like snail pace towards the end. I definitely prefer intervals!

I did a 2k warm up run at 30s per km faster than my usual pace before starting the Fartleks 28m session so I was probably expecting too much of myself!

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

Fartleks are hard work….very hard work…but the more you do them, the easier they will feel..keep at it 😝

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

They are hard CP, but they do get easier the more you do. I always find the thought of shifting pace is harder than the act itself, so for me it’s all in the mind. Have fun!

[Sulley101 Graduate10 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Thanks. I suppose I should have expected it to feel hard the first time 😁

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Oh nooo you've gone ahead of me! (And yes of course I know it's not a race).I loved fartleks last time round, hopefully tomorrow I'll find I still love them, I seem to be having a few days of little sleep at the moment but hoping that'll sort itself out tonight

I tend to do the warm up very slow, otherwise I wear myself out.

[Sulley101 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

I hope you manage a better nights sleep tonight., Sola.

I’m still on week 1 of the HM plan - I just altered the order of the runs. Tomorrow will be my last run of week1 and for me it will be the 25min recovery run , though I’ll need to turn it into a longer run for the RunWorldCup, so I get some extra points for the team! 😁

I hope you enjoy your Fartleks!

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Sulley101]

I'm still on week 1 if the HM plan too, I started well, then haven't run for several days, I'm planning fartleks tomorrow and the 5k run Sunday then can start week 2 next week, it's been a tough few days but I'm past that now