This week saw the Runners take on the 1 mile time trial. We have previously done two time trials both 1km in length and over at Teg Down but I felt that the time was right to up the distance to the full mile.
Time trials are an opportunity to test yourself over a set distance. It gives you a great indictor as to where your fitness is and sets a mark which you can aim to beat the next time you run.
I had challenged the runners to be as fast or faster than their 5km PB time. I.e. if your 5km pb is 28mins (9min/mile) you should be aiming for 8-8:30 for just one mile.
We had also set the route up as a segment on Strava so that we can all use it as a test of our pace anytime we want and see ourselves rise or fall up the chart.
We met in the Garnier Road car park and, after a warm-up, jogged down to the far end of the viaduct. It was here that we were to start the mile challenge. The route was simple; along the viaduct, down onto the riverside path, through the bridge, round the corner to a turn point and then all the way back to the end of the viaduct.
Everyone set-off at a rate of knots and there was no surprise to see Adam leading the way. On crossing the line Adam immediately assumed responsibilities for handing out the finishers tokens. Next to cross was Charles who was really going for it, he was closely followed by Mike H who kindly took the reins of being photographer for the group.
First lady home was Rachel P closely followed by Philippa G, Alice and the battling duo of Catherine and Rachel M (despite what the times say I think we'll call that one a draw!).
There was some amazing times and performances and we will repeat this in September (before we lose the light) to see how people have improved. Although now you know where it is feel free to go and run it and see if you can make your way up the leaderboard!!
Here are the full results:
| Pos | Name | Time | 5km Precicted time |
| 1 | Adam | 05:31.5 | 17:07.7 |
| 2 | Charles | 06:04.6 | 18:50.3 |
| 3 | Mike H | 06:12.4 | 19:14.4 |
| 4 | Tom | 06:36.2 | 20:28.2 |
| 5 | Allen | 06:49.6 | 21:09.8 |
| 6 | Rachel P | 07:16.5 | 22:33.2 |
| 7 | Philippa G | 07:40.3 | 23:46.9 |
| 8 | Alice | 07:44.8 | 24:00.9 |
| 9 | Catherine | 07:45.9 | 24:04.3 |
| 10 | Rachel M | 07:46.6 | 24:06.5 |
| 11 | Sarah H | 07:49.4 | 24:15.1 |
| 12 | Anna H | 08:02.6 | 24:56.1 |
| 13 | Philippa D | 08:11.1 | 25:22.4 |
| 14 | Sarah P | 08:11.8 | 25:24.6 |
| 15 | Sharon | 08:27.8 | 26:14.2 |
| 16 | Alex H | 08:33.4 | 26:31.5 |
| 17 | Marie-Clare | 08:55.5 | 27:40.1 |
| 18 | Simon B | 09:40.5 | 29:59.5 |
Following the time trial we ran back to the car park via the water meadows and St Cross. We stopped for photo's by St Cross and then headed back, but not before some cows tried to block our path...thankfully they were safely navigated. We then did our standard cool-down and headed off! 
This week also saw us bid farewell to Adam, who is heading back to Poland shortly. Therefore following the run we headed to the Queen Inn for beer and chips to bid him farewell. It's been great having Adam in the group and he will be missed. He will always be welcome to join us for a run if he is ever back in the country (hopefully Oct/Nov).
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