Over 60 runners across two days (BPJs and some Malvern Joggers) joined for a one mile timed run from Pitchcroft as part of the Marathon Talk Magic Mile Global Team Challenge 2014, giving people the chance to see how fast they can run a mile. Runners of all abilities timed themselves running a mile around the perimeter of the racecourse.
There were some superb times, with an average mile time of 6 minutes 53 seconds. Many surprised themselves by running much quicker than their predicted times.
Thanks to Claire Shacklock and Hazel Sherrington for organising the event and Anthony Jones for taking some photos (featuring some very pained expressions!), which can be found on the BPJ Facebook group.
Results
| Name | Predicted time | Actual time | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Evans | 05:49 | 05:41 | 00:08 |
| Ashley Taylor | 09:50 | 09:00 | 00:50 |
| Natasha Day | 06:20 | 06:23 | 00:03 |
| Ian Wild | 04:59 | 05:21 | 00:22 |
| Lucie White | 07:01 | 06:57 | 00:04 |
| Martin Reeves | 10:45 | 10:05 | 00:20 |
| Ian Walwyn | 07:00 | 06:48 | 00:12 |
| Chloe Wilson | 06:50 | 06:43 | 00:07 |
| Harry Fellows | 08:00 | 06:28 | 00:32 |
| James King | 05:48 | 05:42 | 00:06 |
| Andy Graham | 07:16 | 06:56 | 00:20 |
| Sam Carey | 05:30 | 05:52 | 00:22 |
| Becky Brunt | 06:50 | 06:45 | 00:05 |
| Ewelina Skolimowska | 06:45 | 06:38 | 00:07 |
| Lucie Lessimore | 08:00 | 07:10 | 00:50 |
| Georgia Satchwell | 10:30 | 08:28 | 01:58 |
| Meg Judge | 05:59 | 05:49 | 00:10 |
| Nichola Robinson | 06:33 | 06:30 | 00:03 |
| Claire Shacklock | 07:56 | 07:25 | 00:31 |
| Sarah Morris | 08:00 | 07:40 | 00:20 |
| Carys Coleman | 07:30 | 06:52 | 00:38 |
| James Matheson | 06:01 | 05:47 | 00:14 |
| Karen Pollard | 07:45 | 06:45 | 01:00 |
| Becky Hardie | 07:45 | 06:45 | 01:00 |
| Jules Winter | 06:40 | 06:10 | 00:30 |
| Steve Jones | 06:15 | 06:06 | 00:09 |
| Imogen Harding | 08:00 | 07:38 | 00:22 |
| James Battle | 07:00 | 07:08 | 00:08 |
| Jemima Lowe | 06:01 | 06:10 | 00:09 |
| Gill Wall | 08:30 | 07:48 | 00:42 |
| Dawn Sebbage | 08:00 | 07:38 | 00:22 |
| Matt Jackson | 06:40 | 06:19 | 00:21 |
| Peter Darwen | 06:20 | 06:12 | 00:10 |
| Chris Attwood | 05:30 | 05:21 | 00:09 |
| Malcolm | 08:30 | 07:25 | 00:55 |
| Bart | 10:24 | 10:15 | 00:09 |
| Dave Shacklock | – | 06:12 | – |
| Mike Lane | 05:50 | 05:54 | 00:04 |
| Ashley Taylor | 08:00 | 07:57 | 00:03 |
| Darren Fletcher | 10:30 | 09:06 | 01:24 |
| Samantha McClory | 07:30 | 07:25 | 00:05 |
| Ben Dillon | 06:15 | 05:43 | 00:32 |
| James Matheson | 06:00 | 05:53 | 00:07 |
| Jeremy Jones | 06:30 | 05:57 | 00:33 |
| Ian Wild | 05:20 | 05:26 | 00:06 |
| Sarah Morris | 07:30 | 07:18 | 00:12 |
| Cat Kelly | 09:30 | 07:53 | 01:37 |
| Gareth Wynne | 06:40 | 06:04 | 00:36 |
| Lucie White | 06:50 | 06:53 | 00:03 |
| Charm Whitehouse | 09:05 | 09:02 | 00:03 |
| Lorraine Griffiths | 06:35 | 06:43 | 00:08 |
| Adam Stock | 07:00 | 05:38 | 01:22 |
| Clive Andrews | 05:50 | 05:43 | 00:07 |
| Jason Green | 07:15 | 06:36 | 00:39 |
| Derek Jackson | 06:10 | 06:12 | 00:02 |
| Peter Darwen | 06:12 | 06:03 | 00:09 |
| Mark Dillon | 08:30 | 08:10 | 00:20 |
| James King | 05:45 | 06:03 | 00:18 |
| Alan Southwick | 05:40 | 05:34 | 00:06 |
| Nick Eacock | 06:26 | 06:12 | 00:14 |
| Dave Bessant | 06:30 | 06:42 | 00:12 |
Previous Results
If you’ve ran on one of the previous Magic Mile events, you can compare your results:
Route
The route is roughly as illustrated below should you want to run your own magic mile:
View Magic Mile at Pitchcroft in a larger map
In case you are interested… The current mile world record holder is Hicham El Guerrouj with a time of 3:43.13 and the women’s record set by Svetlana Masterkova of Russia with a time of 4:12.56!
