Tonight I had my very first run with a pace forward running group. The Capilano Eagles Run Club is a group that runs out of William Griffin Swimming pool once a week, and they have some very good runners in their midst.
The workout tonight was hill repeats in north Vancouver, after a brisk warmup of about 9 minutes we arrived at Dudley Rd, which is a shortish but menacing hill. At this point we were told, we are not running up this hill. The plan is to get to the top the long way and recover coming down. We would do this 5 times approximately 560 metres in length and to hold a hard but steady pace for each repetition.
Some of the images that come to mind when I am running don't make much sense, but this one did; imagine a plow horse pulling a cart out of the ditch, imagine the force pushing the air out of huge lungs with each breath struggling for each step, all the while losing ground on this impressive group of runners. I think this might be the group to give me some faster legs.
Distance 7.5k, 41 minutes run time, and I will feel this workout tomorrow.
Run Hard,
Ray
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