Sixth and final go at a fast mile.

It was all a bit of a disaster because the mile loop I have run every other fast mile on is too overgrown to really put a big effort in.

So I just ran down the road for a mile.

Without getting too technical I believe this mile might just be a bit more downhill. Strava says today’s route has 21ft elevation gain, compared with 27ft elevation gain on the old loop. So, a difference of 6ft:

Today’s mile time: 6.33

So what have we discovered over the last month? Nothing really.

But I’m taking the final mile attempt as the quickest yet and calling it all a complete success.

• Attempt 1 – 6.55
• Attempt 2 – 6.48
• Attempt 3 – 6.45
• Attempt 4 – 6.44
• Attempt 5 – 6.53
• Attempt 6 – 6.33

Next month’s challenge: Juneathon is here again!!

I did this mile a week or so ago. just got around to posting.

I did the regular loop which, at the moment, is just too overgrown to give myself a chance of beating my mile time.

But gave it a go anyway: 6.53

Found the last part up the hill particularly difficult. Legs had nothing in them. Together with the very overgrown path it was a struggle to beat previous best. So overall time was 9 secs slower than best yet.

• Attempt 1 – 6.55
• Attempt 2 – 6.48
• Attempt 3 – 6.45
• Attempt 4 – 6.44
• Attempt 5 – 6.53

The next go may have to be on a new mile course.