800m Summer Time Trial Results & upcoming 1,500m - Sam Sutherland

On the 4th of July, 15 runners lined up for the first of our Summer Track Time Trials.

After a brilliant training session the week before - thanks Jen! - Everyone was ready to put a time on the board to try and beat at the medal races in September.

There was drama.

There was lactic.

And there was almost a photo finish...

The runners were split into three races and here are the results:

Race One

1. Ayo D - 2 minutes 11.76 seconds

2. Ruben C - 2-11.99

3. James W - 2-22.00

4. Charlie L - 2-30.00

5. John B - 2-36.29

6. Mark G - 2-45.00

Race Two

1. Hardik - 2-41.25

2. Andy M - 2-45.87

3. Ellie K - 2-45.89

4. Lisa F - 2-58.81

5. Gus - 2-59.54

Race Three

1. Peter R - 2-58.48

2. Rob B - 3-02.29

3. Philip V - 3-33.87

4. Emma S - 3-46.65

   
   

Afterwards, President Emma Sutherland had this to say for anyone thinking of joining for the next event:

"Don't go thinking that track racing is just for the front runners... It's for everyone! It's fun, it's over a lot more quickly than longer races and it's great for improving your speed all round! I was last in the 800m time trial, but I did it and now I have a benchmark for next time! Plus everyone else was there to cheer me in, which you don't get if you're first! Don't let anything put you off giving it a go, remember that most of you run track every week... It's no different to your sessions really!"

Own time trials

We had 2 runners who couldn’t make it on the night but did it on their own:

- Susan - 3-25

- ⁠Rupert - 2-55

All are welcome and encouraged to attend, this is a great way to try track racing without the pressure.

The dates for the future time trains are:

1500m - Training session on 25th July, time trial on 1st August.

3000m - Training session on 15th August, time trial on 22nd August.

Any questions at all, ask your track captains - Lisa, James, Sam or Sophie.