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The virtual mile thread

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tipsku
tipsku
14 Mar
4:48pm, 14 Mar 2025
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Congrats, @usc215 🇩🇪 You're getting closer to the 7 minute mile. Excellent work!
I picked the worst day of the week, Wednesday, to run my mile time trial on the track. I stomped through the puddles in my super shoes, cursing as I went along but I got a new fetch benchmark of 6:33 for my trouble. 1 second improvement on last year's PB. I wonder what I could do in better conditions.
Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
14 Mar
4:55pm, 14 Mar 2025
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Another improvement @tipsku excellent running and there's definitely more to come.
usc215 🇩🇪
usc215 🇩🇪
15 Mar
6:58am, 15 Mar 2025
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thank you, @tipsku , @EvilPixie & @Fenland Flier :)

6:33 is an incredible pace, @tipsku ... but I think you would like to be 4-5 seconds faster, just like me 🏃‍♂️😅
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
15 Mar
7:47am, 15 Mar 2025
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Some great runs. Well done! It’s our track mile next Thursday :-O
Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
15 Mar
7:51am, 15 Mar 2025
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Did they manage to find some flat ground to build a track or is it undulating @Derby Tup? 😉
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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7:53am, 15 Mar 2025
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It’s a great facility and flat! You’d be down there every day FF ;-)

I’m curious to see where I am fitness wise and a track mile is a good measure
Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
15 Mar
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I'm currently rarely running once a week, I don't seem to find much enthusiasm at the moment.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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8:01am, 15 Mar 2025
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It’ll come back. Winter isn’t easy to maintain enthusiasm
tipsku
tipsku
15 Mar
1:05pm, 15 Mar 2025
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@usc215 🇩🇪 we'll get there next month! sub 7 for you, sub 6:30 for me
Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
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1:38pm, 15 Mar 2025
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Good luck for next month or even later this month to you both.

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For encouragement and general chat about the virtual mile challenges.

It's not easy pacing a mile race whether it's virtual or real, be it on track, road, grass or trail. Go out too hard initially and struggle towards the end, go out too soft and regret your finish time.

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