2nd September 2007
Spondon 17 Mile
Conditions: Mild, Raining
Run Type: Long
Notes: Having started working weekends for my Dad’s new business my Sunday long run came late this week. I decided to run and brand new route and opted for Spondon as the target destination. After the usual mile warm up I set off for the semi planned run of fifteen miles plus.
I do not remember too much from the first part of this run which shows that this was as it should have been, easy. As I led away from Smalley and down towards Spondon I do remember feeling pretty good. At mile five and was in Spondon and opted to stop for a drink as I was pretty sure there were no more shops on the route I had in mind.
After the short refueling stop I was off again out of Spondon and up towards Deale Abbey which was a good climb. Once at the top I realized where I was and the route home was extremely hilly so I decided to turn around and head back the other way.
I turned around at mile nine but had a slightly different route home planned so I knew that today’s run would be at least seventeen miles, as the route home was slightly quicker but through some beautiful grounds and past ‘The Lake’. It was at this point that I felt the first bit of fatigue but the scenery prevented me from feeling tired or slowing off.
Once out of the grounds I was back on the same route I had came and the toughest part was the climb back up towards Morley which was steady but long.
The best part about this run was how I felt at the end. Normally I drag myself those last few miles but this time I enjoyed them and when I reached Smalley I was tired but felt fantastic.
In closing absolutely loved this run and will be doing it again for sure, sometime in the future
Run time: 2:42:03
Pace: 9:32 / mile
Days to New York Marathon: 63
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New York City
"Running 26 miles around this place.....I can think of nothing better"
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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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