Wood Lane 1 Mile Challenge
Conditions: Raining
Date: 19th June 2007
Run Type: Speed / Record Attempt
Notes: Having spent Monday night in the gym doing strength work, a medium to long run was out the question tonight so I was unsure what run to do as until next weekend I am not following an exact training plan. I was however really eager to run. Having not entered any races apart from the Edinburgh Marathon, I had not set any PB’s in 2007 and we are already in June. For this reason I decided to do a one mile run, against the clock. That coupled with my failed attempt two days ago. However that was a spur of the moment thing, where as this attempt had been planned all day, so I was better prepared mentally.
After a long warm up I set out from the end of my road and proceeded along the A608 before turning right up Dobholes Lane to tackle the only hill on this one mile challenge. I took it steady over the hill so not to burn out to quickly in the mile.
Once over the hill the course takes a slight decent down towards Wood Lane and it was at this part that I felt I was running really well so I upped my pace to make sure I got that sub seven finish.
Towards the end of the mile I found it really hard as I has given so much in the middle third. For the last two hundred yards or so I had to dig deep to ensure I did not slow off too much and waste all the effort I had put in. I came around the final corner and kicked it to cross the finish line in 6.20.
I smashed my PB for the mile and to say I had sore legs and have not trained properly for over three weeks I was very proud of my time. I know that with proper training that mile will soon drop to sub 6, however I feel that this may be easier done on the track. One day I will run a sub 5……One day!!
Run time: 6.20 (PB)
Pace: 6.20 / mile
Days to New York Marathon: 137
“Everything is practice.”
New York City
"Running 26 miles around this place.....I can think of nothing better"
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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