Speed Work
Chester Green Running Track
Conditions: Sunny, Humid
Date: 12th June 2007
Run Type: Speed
Notes: Having had a ten day break since my last run, I decided to get my first taste of speed work on the track. The decision behind this was the fact that near my work they have turned the football pitches into a summer running track. Although the track is on grass it is perfectly marked out so I decided to give it a go.
My plan was to do a four lap (one mile) warm up followed by a further sixteen laps (four miles) of 100m repeats. When I arrived however for my warm up I realised how much the partying and lack of training since my marathon had taken its toll. The sun was out in full flow and combined with the humidity made it very hard to run.
I realised after completing my second lap that I would not be doing the full five miles. I completed the four laps and decided that I would leave it at that for today as my chest was tightening up and I was dying of thirst having forgotten to take a drink.
The mistake I made today was trying to do a speed workout for my first session back in training. The first session back is always tough so I should have opted for an easy two or three miles on the road, with no long bends. I am not worried however as I have two weeks to get my fitness back before my training starts for New York. I have opted for Pete Pfitzinger’s plan for this marathon, which means more miles than ever before but with more science behind them. New York is a much tougher course than Edinburgh and I have twenty minutes to knock off my time so there is a lot of work ahead. This however does not phase me. I am about to start training for my goal race. I can’t wait!!
Run time: 7.53
Pace: 7.53 / mile
Days to New York Marathon: 145
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New York City
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The Five Boroughs
"There's more to this place than Manhattan"
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
"The first of two visits into Manhattan comes at mile 16 as you leave the Queensboro Bridge. Greeted by thousands of screaming spectators makes this one of the most memorable moments of the race, before the 4 mile stretch up First Avenue towards the Bronx"
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."
Varrazano-Narrows (Staten Island-Brooklyn)
Pulalski Bridge (Brooklyn-Queens)
Queensboro Bridge (Queens-Manhattan)
Willis Avenue Bridge (Manhattan-Bronx)
Madison Avenue Bridge (Bronx-Manhattan)
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