The second of this Saltram five monthly event speed series attracted 9 Musketeers.
The idea is not to race and there are no prizes, it is a personal time trial. The series is designed to give you a monthly chance to improve your times over the same shortish distance on the same route at regular intervals. This will help you pace yourself and work out your pace and hopefully achieve a personal best for the distance near the end of the series. 5km is about three miles, so it gives you an idea of your minute/mile pace. And it is good training. So what is not to like?
The Musketeers’ results of the May 5km (total 74 runners):
27th Neil Williams 22m 32s 33rd Mark Pearson 23.12 34th Louise Wade 23.34 41st Chris Whipp 24.34 46th Nicole Balmer 26.11 49th Ieuan Jones 26.46 56th Richard Best 28.29 64th Caroline Erickson 31.36
The results of the April 5km:
13th Guy Boswell in 19m 56s 32nd Richie Masson 12.48 44th C Fritzsche 23.13 46th Chris Menlove-Platt 23.50 50th Chris Whipp 24.43 62nd Lucy Short 26.33 73rd Sam Goss 28.01 78th Richard Best 28.36 80th Jodie Macmillan 28.39 85th Helen Stimpson 29.45
The run is mostly along rough track and includes a steep down hill at the start and finish, with two up-hills and an undulating riverside stretch in between May’s 5km was held in wet conditions which made the wooded area especially difficult to run through.
So far Richard B and Chris W are the only two to have taken part in both. Both have improved and hopefully it has helped their running overall.
The 5kms are on the second Wednesdays of the month: 13 June 11th July 15th August. Anyone can join in. Just turn up at about 6.30 pm close to Saltram House and register at each run by paying