The virtual mile thread

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Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
Mar 2023
2:30pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Fenland Flier
Excellent running Serendippily Now we know that we can push you at the next Jingle mile ;-)
Night-owl
Night-owl
Mar 2023
3:53pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Night-owl
Excellent we have a thread for this
Rosehip
Rosehip
Mar 2023
3:55pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Rosehip
That’s excellent running Jaks and Serendippily impressive to push yourselves outside of a race :)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Mar 2023
4:16pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Derby Tup
Coincidentally our club has mile time trials tonight. Last time I did one was c 2007 and I did 5 mins 35 secs iirc, albeit much of it steeply downhill and over what appeared to be a slightly short course. Tonight is on the track. My target is sub 7 mins. A year ago I'd have fancied it. Tonight I'll need a really good warm-up and someone to chase I don't like ;-)
Fenland Flier
Fenland Flier
Mar 2023
4:45pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Fenland Flier
Then I hope all your stars align tonight Derby Tup good luck.
Flatlander
Flatlander
Mar 2023
5:37pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Flatlander
I have just run my 1 mile. :-)
The running time was 8m57s. :-)
However, I had to cross a junction which was completely clear in the minute or so I was approaching it but a stream of cars came along just 1 second before I got there, and I had to stop for 52s. :-(
Do I record my mile time as 8m57s, 9m49s or use a benchmark from last week's training run?
Ness
Ness
Mar 2023
5:58pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Ness
Excellent that there's a thread for this. I'm looking forward to my April run. Won't be the first weekend though. At least I have a target to aim for. Won't be a personal best but hopefully a season's best. Currently have a time of 9:04 to beat. :)
Serendippily
Serendippily
Mar 2023
6:46pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Serendippily
Well done :-)
I used the trim function to get an exact mile, can you trim and merge your way around the stop Flatlander?
Flatlander
Flatlander
Mar 2023
6:55pm, 30 Mar 2023
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Flatlander
Thanks Dipps. I have an exact mile with an exact time, it's just that it includes a 52s stop. In a proper race, any stop time would have to be included in the result, but then in a proper race, it is rare to have to stop for traffic. ;-)
I am just wondering about the ethics of which time to use. ;-)
.B.
.B.
Mar 2023
7:05pm, 30 Mar 2023
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.B.
I’d say 8.57 Flatlander. As you say in a race you wouldn’t be stopped for 52 seconds.

Thanks for starting this thread. I wasn’t sure if I could use a parkrun mile. My fastest this month was 8.14. After my marathon I will try a standalone mile. Happily the mile is my third race distance of the year so I am a great blue shark:)

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