The Time Trial resumed in 2022 after a three year break. And with a new location, Roosthole/St Leonard’s Forest. This is a club run where we hope that club members can improve their 5k time.
The trial is held on four dates at 7 pm. Please get there in good time because the starting point is a 10-15 minute walk/jog up the path from the car park. Please car share or cycle or run there if possible.
The Improve your time trial, is a set of 5 km runs where you as runners compete to improve your time over four runs on the same course, and the winner will be the runner who is most able to improve their time over the four runs.
The emphasis is very much looking for the runner who is most able to improve their time over the summer – not just the fastest runner.
In a slight change of rules from 2024, for 2025 the average of the first two time trials will be used as the starting time, and will be compared to the best time of the next two time trial runs. To get an improvement score you’ll therefore need to run at least three of the four time trials.
Your aim is to improve your time over the four time trials. So if you miss one trial, all is not lost! No cheating though; “Sandbaggers” will be spotted when compared against your average Parkrun or 10k time!
It’s a great club event, whatever your ability. Prizes are awarded, to the top male and female who improve their times, at the “lavish” HJ awards night later in the year.
Enjoy!
The dates for 2025 are as follows.
- Tuesday 13th of May (Benchmark time 1)
- Tuesday 10th of June (Benchmark time 2 or 1 if 13th May is missed)
- Tuesday 8th of July (Improvement time 1 or bench mark time 2)
- Tuesday 12th of August (Improvement attempt 2)
2024 Results
- 2024 Final Results (PDF, opens in new window)
2023 Results
Click each date for results of each run (PDF, opens in new window).
2023 Combined Results – The Winners!
2022 Results
Click each date for results of each run (PDF, opens in new window).
Combined Results after four runs
- 2022 Time Trial Results (PDF) (opens in new window)
- 2022 Time Trial Results (Excel Spreadsheet)
Previous Years
2019 Archive: Itchingfield Time Trial.