← RunThrough Lee Valley VeloPark - April
This is 1 mile laps of the tarmac outside bike track next to the Velodrome uses in London’s olympics
So it is designed as a smooth service with several bends and a few short up and down hills plus a lovely long straight
I found the time went really quickly as the start line was the mile marker so you know exactly when/where the next mile market is, making it easier to visualize
Unfortunately the weather on the day was horrible, wet and windy which made it very difficult
Each distance starts at different times and all in the same track so once you have started the half, the 10k, 5k etc start whilst your out there, I found it quite interesting as you may get over taken but someone doing a faster even or even over take a back marker on a different event. Unless your a front runner you’ll also get over taken by the really quick people a few times probably but I found this adds to the event and gives you something extra to think about but some may find it annoying not knowing who your competing with
Every mile is recorded as well so is good for looking at mile splits after
One water station on track so technically you have 13 water stations if doing half marathon which is probably a record! Lol!
Overall, despite how difficult I found it (due to training/weather) I did enjoy how different it was running on 1 mile laps and will definitely do this again