WRR Arley Mile

The Arley Mile is the second of three internal Warrington Road Runners club race of the year, along with the Summer and Winter Handicaps.  The club meets at Broomfields as usual and then does a warm up jog to Arley Road, which is close to Appleton Thorn.  Construction work near the start kindle provided us with an unlocked portaloo and Andy, our 10k race organiser, put up some of the signs from our race last month so it felt like quite an event.  

Runners set off in two's, with someone who is around the same pace as them, five minutes apart as the road is still open to cars and bikes.  It's a great idea as it means that  the people who finish first get to cheer on the people who follow and you are only in a race with yourself.  Numbers were pretty good this year with 27 people running, 20 men and 7 women.  I came fourth with a time of 7.30, my fastest mile so far.