Just want to start out by saying Happy Holidays to all!
Every Saturday morning, as part of our training, I have a group run with the Run For Research Team. The team meets at the Fitcorp on Beacon Hill by the State House. This past Saturday (12/22) was our 4th group run, and my first time running the infamous Heartbreak Hill. After meeting at Fitcorp we all jumped on the T (Green Line) and headed west to the Woodland stop. The ride was a lot of fun because it gave me time to talk to other first-timers and veterans. It also unfortunately gave me too much time to think about the dreaded Heartbreak Hill, which I'd have to conquer in our run back into the city. As we exited the T, we all quickly stretched and began our run. Fortunately it wasn't as cold as previous group runs. It was pretty impressive seeing the group take off down route 16. About a 1/4 of a mile into the run we started up the dreaded Heartbreak Hill. Earlier in the morning I learned that Heartbreak Hill or "Newton Hills" isn't one hill, but a combination of four hills. Heartbreak Hill begins at about mile 16 of the marathon and ends at about mile 20 or 21 in the vicinity of Boston College. It was a pretty difficult beginning to our run, but I conquered the beast. I was elated when I crested the hill because I knew for the most part that the rest of the morning's run would be downhill. I felt pretty good as I ran through Boston College, Cleveland Circle, and Coolidge Corner. I felt like my pace was faster than previous runs and I was pretty excited about that. As I entered Kenmore Square (about 1.5 miles left to run) I felt some pretty sharp pains in my calves. I fortunately was able to run through the pain and finish our 10.5 mile run. As I stretched with some team members I learned that the pain in my calves was probably from being dehydrated. I think I'll probably drink more water ahead of our run's.
But I did it... Heartbreak Hill for the first time, and definitely not the last!
Every Saturday morning, as part of our training, I have a group run with the Run For Research Team. The team meets at the Fitcorp on Beacon Hill by the State House. This past Saturday (12/22) was our 4th group run, and my first time running the infamous Heartbreak Hill. After meeting at Fitcorp we all jumped on the T (Green Line) and headed west to the Woodland stop. The ride was a lot of fun because it gave me time to talk to other first-timers and veterans. It also unfortunately gave me too much time to think about the dreaded Heartbreak Hill, which I'd have to conquer in our run back into the city. As we exited the T, we all quickly stretched and began our run. Fortunately it wasn't as cold as previous group runs. It was pretty impressive seeing the group take off down route 16. About a 1/4 of a mile into the run we started up the dreaded Heartbreak Hill. Earlier in the morning I learned that Heartbreak Hill or "Newton Hills" isn't one hill, but a combination of four hills. Heartbreak Hill begins at about mile 16 of the marathon and ends at about mile 20 or 21 in the vicinity of Boston College. It was a pretty difficult beginning to our run, but I conquered the beast. I was elated when I crested the hill because I knew for the most part that the rest of the morning's run would be downhill. I felt pretty good as I ran through Boston College, Cleveland Circle, and Coolidge Corner. I felt like my pace was faster than previous runs and I was pretty excited about that. As I entered Kenmore Square (about 1.5 miles left to run) I felt some pretty sharp pains in my calves. I fortunately was able to run through the pain and finish our 10.5 mile run. As I stretched with some team members I learned that the pain in my calves was probably from being dehydrated. I think I'll probably drink more water ahead of our run's.
But I did it... Heartbreak Hill for the first time, and definitely not the last!
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