1K fartlek

15M double; recovery run & fartlek
5M am recovery run at ~7.00min/M with pack
10M pm fartlek incl 7x1K bursts at 5.08-5.20min/M

I switched things around a bit today. Couldn't make it to the track (or the park for that matter), so I ran a fartlek session on the way home. I left my pack at work, taking just a couple of cards, my keys and my phone.

It was a good session. I found a nice marathon-shaped rhythm - positive, quite springy and forward on my toes. A fair bit was into the wind. But I hit a fairly good tempo.

I ran a fun recovery run this morning. I had to go to Wimpole Street first thing to give a lecture, so I ran from there to work as my morning workout. To make it five miles, I diverted via Hyde Park, Green Park, Buckingham Palace, St James's Park and Westminster. The police and media were out in force cos Barack is in town. I spotted Emily Maitlis outside Buckingham Palace - a tidy addition to my collection of Newsnight presenter sightings (Michael Crick ticked off again last week and Tim Whewell already on the list).