Heanor Running Club
6 Mile Training Run
Date: 9th November 2006
Conditions: Cold, Dry
I arrived at Heanor Leisure Centre expecting to run to Heanor Gate industrial estate to do speed work. On arrival I found that we would be running to Ilkeston Hospital and back which is roughly six miles.
It was a very cold night so I was sure to spend a good half hour prior to meeting warming up. As we set out I felt good and could not feel the strain in my right leg that I picked up on Monday.
The run was going well until around the second mile where my legs felt really tired and I found it hard to breathe. The elite runners of the group started to pull away and I was sort of left behind but this did not bother me. What I learned was that just one week off from training can cause you to regress rapidly and this had happened to me. Little over a week ago I was running a half marathon with ease and here I am now struggling to run after only two miles. I was also getting the diaphragm pain that has haunted me since my training began.
As we reached Ilkeston Hospital I was really tired and I was finding it hard to breathe. I realized that this was just one of those few runs that you do not enjoy. We lapped around the hospital and began our journey back. Just knowing that we were now heading home gave me a boost.
It was at this point in the race that I started to really feel the strain in my right Hamstring but aerobically I was starting to feel better and it was then I realized that no matter how tired or low you feel during a run, if you concentrate hard on your breathing and form it soon passes. That it did and I was soon feeling great again.
The next two miles passed easily and the final push up towards Heanor really tested me but once at the top as mentioned so many times I just concentrated on the form I had lost on the incline, and the final straight along Ilkeston Road back to Heanor Leisure Centre was just a formality.
In closing and all honesty, I hated this run from start to finish. The second half was easier that the first but it is a run I will put down to experience. Regardless of fitness or motivation, not all runs will bring the same enjoyment as others.
Positive: Running with the team kept me going even when it was really hard.
Negative: This was one of those really hard runs that I did not enjoy.
Fast Mile: N/A
Slow Mile: N/A
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The Five Boroughs
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Staten Island
"Only the first half mile is spent on Staten Island as you immediately leave across the Varrazano-Narrows bridge into Brooklyn"
Brooklyn
"Almost half the race is spent in Brooklyn, where many different neighbourhoods and cultural changes are passed through"
Queens
"The race enters Queens at exactly the half way point by crossing the Pulalski Bridge, over Newton creek, where you get your first amazing view of the City. The next 3 miles are spent here until crossing the challenging Queensboro Bridge over the East river."
Manhattan
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Bronx
"At mile 20 you cross the Willis Avenue Bridge into the Bronx where little over a mile is run before returning to Manhattan across the Madison Avenue Bridge, where you see the Yankee Stadium, which has to be the highlight of the short trip across the Harlem river"
Manhattan 2
"As you arrive back in Manhattan the course proceeds down Fifth Avenue for 3 miles before entering Central Park for the final push and that moment that will last forever."
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Pulalski Bridge (Brooklyn-Queens)
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Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-Manhattan)
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