Evangel

About Me
I first started running in 1983, when at 38 I realised that I was pretty unfit. I've nearly always trained alone. I did my first proper race in 1985 - a 10K. I did a couple of Half-M's, and then the Dublin Marathon at age 50. From then my running was erratic until the end of 2007 when I started running regularly again on a small scale. I'm now 75 - which sounds very old! On 7th October 2010 I achieved 2 targets (PTL) - sub 24 minute 5k and a WAVA over 70%; in fact I did the 5k in 23:26 and got WAVA score 70.93%. Since June 2011 I had a problem in left leg with acute pain at times, finally diagnosed as Spinal Stenosis, which has greatly affected my performance. In 2016 I got back a little of my former running fitness. On April 30th I recorded my best parkrun to date, 26:08 - WAVA score of 67.44%, which was my best WAVA for 5 or 6 years. Eventually I hope to achieve a 70% WAVA again, if only through age! Show More...

About Me

I first started running in 1983, when at 38 I realised that I was pretty unfit. I've nearly always trained alone. I did my first proper race in 1985 - a 10K. I did a couple of Half-M's, and then the Dublin Marathon at age 50. From then my running was erratic until the end of 2007 when I started running regularly again on a small scale. I'm now 75 - which sounds very old!
On 7th October 2010 I achieved 2 targets (PTL) - sub 24 minute 5k and a WAVA over 70%; in fact I did the 5k in 23:26 and got WAVA score 70.93%.

Since June 2011 I had a problem in left leg with acute pain at times, finally diagnosed as Spinal Stenosis, which has greatly affected my performance. In 2016 I got back a little of my former running fitness. On April 30th I recorded my best parkrun to date, 26:08 - WAVA score of 67.44%, which was my best WAVA for 5 or 6 years. Eventually I hope to achieve a 70% WAVA again, if only through age!

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18th Jan	General	1mi	33:56
17th Jan	General	1.2mi	31:28
16th Jan	General	1.5mi	45:00
15th Jan	General	1.4mi	43:16
14th Jan	General	0.8mi	19:22

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Dist	Races	1984	1985	1994	1995	2008	2009	2010	2011	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	PB	WB
1mi	1													8:08 65.37			8:08 8:08/mi	65.37
5km	21					25:14 64.01	24:12 67.33	23:26 70.16		26:42 63.89	26:50 64.24	26:08 66.73	27:00 65.39		28:36 64.46	27:58 65.92	23:26 7:33/mi	70.16
4mi	1						34:10 62.00										34:10 8:32/mi	62.00
5mi	4	35:12 61.49						40:28 66.51		44:48 63.03							35:12 7:02/mi	66.51
10km	3		40:37 66.97					50:55 66.17				58:41 60.91					40:37 6:32/mi	66.97
13.1mi	2			1:35:46 66.69				1:59:03 62.17									1:35:46 7:19/mi	66.69
26.2mi	2				3:40:16 61.32				4:42:06 55.56								3:40:16 8:24/mi	61.32

2020		Result	WAVA	Distance
1 Feb	Brynaman parkrun	28:27	64.80	5km
4 Jan	Brynaman parkrun SB	27:58	65.92	5km
2019		Result	WAVA	Distance
30 Nov	Brynaman parkrun SB	28:36	64.46	5km
16 Nov	Brynaman parkrun	30:07	61.22	5km
2018		Result	WAVA	Distance
3 Nov	Big Fetch Mile - Cardiff PB	8:08	65.37	1mi
2017		Result	WAVA	Distance
13 May	Woodley Parkrun SB	27:00	65.39	5km
2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
3 Sep	Llyn Llech Owain parkrun	29:35	58.95	5km
2 Jul	Sospan Llanelli 10k SB	58:41	60.91	10km
21 May	Whitstable parkrun	28:01	62.24	5km
30 Apr	Swansea Bay parkrun SB	26:08	66.73	5km
2015		Result	WAVA	Distance
5 Dec	Run4All Santa Run	33:36	51.90	5km
31 Oct	Swansea Bay Parkrun SB	26:50	64.24	5km
17 Oct	Woodley parkrun	27:00	63.85	5km
3 Oct	Porthcawl parkrun	27:40	62.31	5km
25 Jul	Porthcawl parkrun	26:52	64.17	5km
7 Mar	Porthcawl parkrun	27:49	61.97	5km
2014		Result	WAVA	Distance
26 Dec	Glynneath 5 SB	44:48	63.03	5mi
6 Dec	Run4All Santa Run	27:06	63.61	5km
9 Aug	Porthcawl Parkrun SB	26:42	63.89	5km
1 Feb	Llyn Llech Owain Parkrun	29:17	58.25	5km
2011		Result	WAVA	Distance
14 May	Orpington Marafun SB	4:42:06	55.56	26.2mi
2010		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Oct	The Burnham Esplanade 5k PB	23:26	70.16	5km
17 Jul	Swanage Half Marathon SB	1:59:03	62.17	13.1mi
3 May	Shinfield 10K SB	50:55	66.17	10km
15 Apr	Weston Prom Run 8/9 SB	40:28	66.51	5mi
18 Mar	Weston Prom Run 7/9	41:31	64.83	5mi
2009		Result	WAVA	Distance
9 Sep	Yeovilton 5k (Race 6) SB	24:12	67.33	5km
12 Aug	Yeovilton 5K (Race 5)	24:41	66.01	5km
10 Jul	Crymych Fun Run PB	34:10	62.00	4mi
2008		Result	WAVA	Distance
10 Sep	Summer 5km Series Race 6 SB	25:14	64.01	5km
1995		Result	WAVA	Distance
30 Oct	Dublin Golden Pages Marathon PB	3:40:16	61.32	26.2mi
1994		Result	WAVA	Distance
1 Oct	Cispotel Half Marathon PB	1:35:46	66.69	13.1mi
1985		Result	WAVA	Distance
6 May	Shinfield 10K PB	40:37	66.97	10km
1984		Result	WAVA	Distance
23 Jun	Whitchurch 5 PB	35:12	61.49	5mi

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Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2025	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2025	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2024	30	31	43	41	35	53	55	33	47	54	38	8	467
2024	40	47	47	33	36	50	52	50	49	22	31	14	469
2023	21	29	46	47	65	51	63	42	39	54	43	42	542
2023	1	0	0	2	15	29	13	40	18	37	56	51	260
2022	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20
2022	106	102	103	78	88	88	101	56	0	3	12	8	743
2021	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2021	120	110	132	117	112	114	111	111	107	121	111	102	1365
2020	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	24
2020	84	95	94	101	104	109	110	115	106	119	120	101	1255
2019	41	0	12	47	70	69	76	78	56	74	86	93	700
2018	58	62	79	85	29	0	5	38	58	66	69	73	622
2017	104	88	116	104	109	41	16	30	54	31	15	44	750
2016	101	109	117	98	95	106	115	120	113	108	78	62	1220
2015	85	80	74	79	86	92	91	73	95	97	76	95	1021
2014	77	76	33	26	85	77	91	79	71	86	73	68	842
2013	47	52	73	55	80	92	77	87	81	87	29	18	778
2012	39	59	71	43	57	74	67	88	67	42	85	78	770
2011	131	142	166	206	55	80	70	22	0	4	61	37	974
2010	93	34	92	84	107	113	80	103	100	113	126	109	1156
2009	61	33	30	43	56	61	71	85	75	92	85	78	770

Wed 1st Jan Jan 1	Thu 2nd Jan Jan 2	Fri 3rd Jan Jan 3	Sat 4th Jan Jan 4	Sun 5th Jan Jan 5	Mon 6th Jan Jan 6	Tue 7th Jan Jan 7
0.9mi, 30:55 Walk - General 2 short walks today along local roads at a slow pace; felt OK. Add a comment	-	-	0.5mi, 21:29 Walk - General A short walk along local roads; felt OK. Add a comment	-	0.8mi, 21:03 Walk - General 2 short walks today along local roads; felt OK. Add a comment	1.2mi, 30:45 Walk - General 2 short walks today, both starting with round the block, then plus loops; felt OK. Add a comment
Wed 8th Jan Jan 8	Thu 9th Jan Jan 9	Fri 10th Jan Jan 10	Sat 11th Jan Jan 11	Sun 12th Jan Jan 12	Mon 13th Jan Jan 13	Tue 14th Jan Jan 14
0.5mi, 17:57 Walk - General Very slow walk round the block with a disabled person. Add a comment 2.8mi, 36:54 Run - General Easy paced run along cycleway at Glanaman; my first run this year - after wintry weather & floods; felt quite good. 9th Jan 2025, 9:57pm Columba wrote: Well run. Underfoot conditions ok for running, then? It's all frost and ice here. Even the running club has cancelled all its usual activities. 9th Jan 2025, 11:52pm Evangel wrote: The cycleway is partially sheltered by trees along the Amman river, and any trace of snow had thawed. 13th Jan 2025, 10:31pm Ebb wrote: Good to see you running again Evangel. Hope you've not been badly affected by the floods. I've only managed two runs so far this year but the ice is now starting to melt and it's safer to get out again, thank goodness. 14th Jan 2025, 11:28am Evangel wrote: I hope your running will go well, when weather is more suitable. I keep getting problems in right leg; at the moment it's a swollen knee, but I shouldn't moan! 18th Jan 2025, 10:48am Columba wrote: Probably ok to moan, provided the moaning doesn't become dominant. Add a comment	-	-	-	0.5mi, 16:18 Walk - General 2 short walks from home. Add a comment	0.7mi, 22:26 Walk - General 2 short walks from home - local roads. Add a comment	0.8mi, 19:22 Walk - General 2 walks from home along local roads. Add a comment
Wed 15th Jan Jan 15	Thu 16th Jan Jan 16	Fri 17th Jan Jan 17	Sat 18th Jan Jan 18	Sun 19th Jan Jan 19	Mon 20th Jan Jan 20	Tue 21st Jan Jan 21
1.4mi, 43:16 Walk - General Add a comment	1.5mi, 45:00 Walk - General 3 short walks today: 2 round the block &1 past the school & a short loop. 18th Jan 2025, 10:43am Columba wrote: Hope the weather was kind (it doesn't seem to show up when you log walks; only runs) Add a comment	1.2mi, 31:28 Walk - General 2 walks today: a) round the block + small loop; b) From home, down Abernant & up main road a little way past old school, and return. Add a comment	1mi, 33:56 Walk - General 2 walks today: a) Very slow walk round the block; b) From home, easy paced walk down Abernant Road, up main road just past old school, then return by same route; felt O.K. Add a comment	-	-	-
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