11th October 2006

5 Mile Run = Home – Morley Hayes – Three Horse Shoes – Home


Date: 11th October 2006

Conditions: Cool, Raining

Notes: This was my first run since my first race on Sunday. I rested on Monday, and on Tuesday I did a Body Sculpt class at the gym. So now it is back to the training and preparation for my next race which will either be the Worksop Half Marathon in three weeks or the 10k Heanor Pudding run, in around four weeks. The decision on which will be my next race will depend on how my ten mile long run goes on Sunday.
So on to today’s run. I decided to opt for the out and back run to determine if I can hold a steady pace for five miles. I did this perfectly with a three mile run but this was an extra two miles with a hill each way.
It was a dark, wet evening when I set out on my run but as I have been told many times, the hardest point of running when it is cold and wet is getting out the front door. This is so true because literally minutes after I was running I was hardly aware it was raining and when I was it was refreshing. The first mile was a breeze as I was taking it really steady. I did get a pain in my right Gluteus Maximus but I believe this was down to Sarah pushing me so hard in last nights Body Sculpt class. This pain soon went as I massaged the muscle whilst running.
The second mile has the long steady hill up towards Morley Hayes and I was dreading this because last time I attempted this hill I nearly quit the run due to the reoccurring pain just below my diaphragm. I took my time up the hill and reached the top no problem with no pain at all.
Once at the top it was now a long straight along a muddy path until I turned around at the Three Horse Shoes for the return two and a half miles. I felt amazing the whole time and was really enjoying the run at this stage. It was dark and wet but I didn’t care.
After the half way point it was back to hill but this time it was a decent rather than an ascent. I took my time down it as once I reached the bottom and crossed the four mile marker I had one last push up Smalley Hill before the home straight through Smalley.
The climb up Smalley Hill was a tough one but far easier than any other attempt in the past and more importantly I had tackled both hills without stopping. Once at the top the fatigue started to kick in but as always I concentrated on form and remembered why I was doing this to myself.
The last push was a difficult one and the sprint finish really took it out of me but I crossed the finish line in a respectable time for a training run.
My next run is a ten miler and will determine whether I enter the Worksop Half Marathon!!


Positive: I ran roughly the same pace both ways.
Negative: I had a terrible muscular pain during mile two.


Fast Mile: 8.01

Slow Mile: 8.42

Run time: 0h41m14s



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