WtnMel

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'Officially' old but young at heart. Buggered my left foot trying to run post-injury so sticking to fast walking, exercise bike and swimming in future. Left my running club since none of my (cough) 'friends' appeared to notice my absence let along give a monkeys .. Show More...

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How do you pick yourself up when you need to? I used to go for a run - it will be a fast walk in future.

Recent Blogs
Cryptic Crossword	6th Jan
T***s on phones	3rd Jan
Walking by the light of the stars ..	2nd Jan
2024 review - the 'lost' year	1st Jan
What a bunch of plonkers	Dec 2024

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Recent Training
29th Jan	General	1.9mi	55:10
27th Jan	General	3.2mi	52:00
23rd Jan	General	2.1mi	58:55
22nd Jan	General	3.2mi	52:27
18th Jan	General	2.4mi	38:36

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Dist	Races	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	PB	WB
5km	4		29:06 54.08	28:26 55.82								28:26 9:09/mi	55.82
5mi	1										49:57 54.91	49:57 9:59/mi	54.91
10km	7		1:01:02 52.68		59:55 54.66			1:00:42 55.50	1:06:30 51.15	1:06:57 51.30	1:03:57 54.24	59:55 9:39/mi	55.50
15.5km	3				1:48:27 48.07	1:43:02 51.09						1:43:02 10:42/mi	51.09
9.7mi	2						1:44:12 51.39	1:45:24 51.30				1:44:12 10:45/mi	51.39
13.1mi	3	2:32:30 45.38	2:35:32 44.91				2:36:47 46.29					2:32:30 11:38/mi	46.29

2019		Result	WAVA	Distance
12 Jun	Cirencester Park Summer Sizzler SB	1:03:57	54.24	10km
28 Apr	Corsham St Georges 10k	1:04:06	54.11	10km
20 Jan	Linda Franks 5 PB	49:57	54.91	5mi
2018		Result	WAVA	Distance
22 Apr	Corsham St. George's 10K Road Race SB	1:06:57	51.30	10km
2017		Result	WAVA	Distance
23 Apr	Corsham St. George's 10K Road Race SB	1:06:30	51.15	10km
2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
9 Oct	Ridgeway Run SB	1:45:24	51.30	9.7mi
24 May	Westonbirt 10k SB	1:00:42	55.50	10km
2015		Result	WAVA	Distance
11 Oct	Ridgeway Run PB	1:44:12	51.39	9.7mi
1 Mar	Bath Half SB	2:36:47	46.29	13.1mi
2014		Result	WAVA	Distance
12 Oct	TRC Ridgeway Run PB	1:43:02	51.09	15.5km
2013		Result	WAVA	Distance
17 Nov	Swindon 10k PB	59:55	54.66	10km
13 Oct	Ridgeway Run SB	1:48:27	48.07	15.5km
2012		Result	WAVA	Distance
14 Oct	Ridgeway Run	1:49:28	47.18	15.5km
11 Jul	Chippenham River Run PB	28:26	55.82	5km
2011		Result	WAVA	Distance
20 Jul	Running Somewhere Else 5K Time Trial	31:07	50.57	5km
13 Jul	Chippenham River Run	30:11	52.13	5km
15 Jun	Running Somewhere Else - 5K Time Trial SB	29:06	54.08	5km
1 May	Corsham St Georges 10k SB	1:01:02	52.68	10km
6 Mar	Bath Half SB	2:35:32	44.91	13.1mi
2010		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Mar	Bath Half PB	2:32:30	45.38	13.1mi

Run Totals

Swim Totals

Bike Totals

Walk Totals

Cross Totals

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2025	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42
2024	43	48	40	37	10	59	32	6	11	25	15	23	347
2024	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.4	1	0.5	2.9
2023	34	25	15	21	52	41	57	13	5	34	31	19	347
2023	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.7	0	0.4	0.8	0.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	6.2
2022	14	11	22	24	23	40	33	16	17	14	29	29	272
2022	0.9	0.7	1.6	1.5	1.9	1.2	1.8	0.3	0	1.1	1	0	12.1
2022	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
2021	19	34	28	29	32	33	22	0	10	56	38	15	315
2021	0	0	0	0	0.9	1	0.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.4	7.2
2021	0	6	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	37
2020	31	28	38	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	9	113
2020	0.9	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
2020	37	36	33	50	60	54	55	44	28	41	54	17	509
2019	0	3	5	6	0	0	0	5	2	22	8	0	51
2019	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.3	4.9
2019	42	28	24	42	33	44	33	27	19	46	33	38	409
2018	7	2	9	3	24	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	50
2018	0	0	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
2018	47	23	54	35	20	17	22	40	18	25	59	33	390
2017	3	12	0	26	0	7	8	10	0	13	14	9	102
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	0	0.5
2017	52	34	40	9	5	0	8	11	22	18	37	44	279
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	18	3	0	0	29
2016	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
2016	46	35	32	36	37	40	23	51	20	30	29	22	402
2015	83	42	41	49	42	42	12	56	27	34	45	44	517
2014	0	10	6	22	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
2014	6	0	11	18	12	6	10	55	63	63	50	36	331
2013	6	0	7	8	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	122
2013	50	45	25	47	12	51	49	47	51	51	61	20	509
2012	0	0	10	0	130	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	205
2012	16	43	43	49	11	40	47	33	68	44	43	22	458
2011	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	9
2011	71	55	40	35	39	29	41	33	23	4	27	39	436
2010	43	47	16	34	31	19	1	0	7	25	35	19	278
2009	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	11	35	41	46	35	193
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	8	0	0	0	0	21
2008	24	25	13	18	6	10	0	7	14	0	17	0	133
2007	2	14	17	17	20	11	20	29	9	3	6	2	149

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	Wed 8th Jan Jan 8	Thu 9th Jan Jan 9
-	4.3mi, 1:09:29 Walk - General Homelands, Bypass, Stoke Road, Two Hedges 4th Jan 2025, 10:00pm Columba wrote: From the map it looks as though you went all round the town. 6th Jan 2025, 10:24am WtnMel wrote: Yep - tried to go on roads I don't usually use. Add a comment	1.6mi, 44:20 Walk - General A little toddle with Mrs Wm (gps not working at start) Add a comment	4.4mi, 1:13:32 Walk - General Bug hunting - 5 squished Add a comment	-	4.6mi, 1:16:05 Walk - General Bug hunting - four more squished and map now clear 9th Jan 2025, 9:54pm Columba wrote: I've never got involved with those bugs. Have you just started on them? 10th Jan 2025, 4:20pm WtnMel wrote: I decided to start again as it does make me use roads/paths I don't often go down. Add a comment	2.3mi, 1:12:30 Walk - General Croome (NT) with Mrs WM Add a comment
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	Wed 15th Jan Jan 15	Thu 16th Jan Jan 16
0mi, 1:10:00 Cross - Gardening Sawing/lopping/pruning very overgrown apple trees (DOMS tomorrow maybe?) Add a comment	-	-	0mi, 2:00:00 Cross - Country Dancing u3a Country Dancing 15th Jan 2025, 6:12pm Ness wrote: Sounds like fun! 16th Jan 2025, 6:00pm WtnMel wrote: It was. Especially when we did 'Strip The Willow'. Add a comment	3.2mi, 56:58 Walk - General Bug-hunting. Pleased to see negative splits (part from last bit where school traffic meant roads were busy) Add a comment	0mi, 1:00:00 Cross - Gardening More fruit tree pruning (with extreme prejudice) Add a comment	-
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	Wed 22nd Jan Jan 22	Thu 23rd Jan Jan 23
3.7mi, 1:00:54 Walk - General Bug-hunting (4 squished) - was pleased to see negative splits again 18th Jan 2025, 10:47am Columba wrote: That was a good fast walk. Do the bugs come back again, once squished? Or different bugs in not-quite-the-same places? 18th Jan 2025, 12:44pm WtnMel wrote: Squished bugs die. But one new bug spawns each night, in a random places within your home circle. 19th Jan 2025, 5:56pm Columba wrote: Sounds interesting. What's the diameter of the circle? 19th Jan 2025, 9:22pm WtnMel wrote: I'm pretty sure it's a 1ml dia circle.. Add a comment	2.4mi, 38:36 Walk - General Quick leg-stretch tonight - driving/sitting around day tomorrow 19th Jan 2025, 5:55pm Columba wrote: Another good fast walk. Add a comment	-	-	-	3.2mi, 52:27 Walk - General Woodmancote, Two Hedges, Voxwell Ln - back via Finlay Way 23rd Jan 2025, 5:26pm Columba wrote: Another good brisk one, no doubt without company. 27th Jan 2025, 3:56pm WtnMel wrote: Correct - one's with company are invariably slower than solo ones like this. Add a comment	2.1mi, 58:55 Walk - General Croome (NT) with Mrs WM Add a comment
Fri 24th Jan Jan 24	Sat 25th Jan Jan 25	Sun 26th Jan Jan 26	Mon 27th Jan Jan 27	Tue 28th Jan Jan 28	Wed 29th Jan Jan 29	Thu 30th Jan Jan 30
-	-	-	3.2mi, 52:00 Walk - General The 'catch the post & keep going' one Add a comment	-	1.9mi, 55:10 Walk - General Croome (NT) with Mrs WM 29th Jan 2025, 5:33pm Ness wrote: Nice Add a comment	-

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