It may prove to be too far to drive after work, but I thought I would try Haywards Heath Harriers midweek training session for a second time. I was not disappointed.
The trainer this evening was Martin, who introduced himself to me after I had run the 800m warm-up by getting me to do another lap on my own, split into fast, faster and fastest. This meant I was knackered before we even started!
First up was some circuit training: two sets of two minutes each of star jumps, side jumps, passing medicine balls at shoulder height, squat thrusts and press-ups. If I thought that I had been exhausted, I was now!
Next was 15 minutes of the fast, faster, fastest that I had already experienced. Wiser now, I moderated my enthusiasm, but after ten minutes or so of keeping pace with the ensemble, Martin pulled three or four of us out to put more effort into it… basically dropping the fast bit and running only faster and fastest. Two laps of that and I was pooped!
Next were 200m sprints around the end of the track, with a recovery walk back across the middle. I thought I was going to get away with coasting this, but I soon found myself rising to be competitive! By the time I had completed eight of these, I was strangely starting to get into the swing of it.
To cool down we had four light & fast 75m runs with a recovery walk back and then stretched out in a group. A gentle 400m jog rounded off the evening.
I felt pretty good, but my second-morning-after aches were profound and as of Saturday morning I was still suffering. The sign of a GREAT work-out! Whether or not I decide to continue, I can thoroughly recommend this club!