Columba

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Started running in my late 50s, inspired by two of my (now adult) children. Got hooked. Never done more than a half mara, and don't intend to try. Show More...

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Dist	Races	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	PB	WB
5km	5			32:06 63.85	33:00 62.95	31:55 65.99	33:39 63.47		31:55 10:16/mi	65.99
5mi	1				56:29 60.42				56:29 11:18/mi	60.42
6mi	1	1:03:46 62.12							1:03:46 10:38/mi	62.12
10km	1						1:08:48 64.13		1:08:48 11:04/mi	64.13
8mi	1							1:34:01 62.47	1:34:01 11:45/mi	62.47
10mi	4		2:04:51 55.36		2:12:32 53.70	2:01:19 59.55	1:57:29 62.43		1:57:29 11:45/mi	62.43
13.1mi	6		2:52:11 52.99	2:36:09 59.30	2:38:23 59.35	2:41:44 59.02	2:27:01 65.94		2:27:01 11:13/mi	65.94

2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
13 Mar	Bath Half			13.1mi
27 Feb	Thames Bridges Challenge 4			10mi
31 Jan	Lliswerry 8 PB	1:34:01	62.47	8mi
2015		Result	WAVA	Distance
13 Sep	Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon PB	2:27:01	65.94	13.1mi
2 Aug	Brecon 10 Mile PB	1:57:29	62.43	10mi
10 Jun	Rhayader 5k road race series SB	33:39	63.47	5km
25 May	Vitality London 10,000 PB	1:08:48	64.13	10km
1 Mar	Bath Half	2:48:04	57.68	13.1mi
2014		Result	WAVA	Distance
22 Nov	Elan Valley 10 SB	2:01:19	59.55	10mi
21 Sep	Bristol Half Marathon SB	2:41:44	59.02	13.1mi
13 Sep	Burgess Park parkrun PB	31:55	65.99	5km
11 Jun	Elan Valley 5k	33:08	63.57	5km
2013		Result	WAVA	Distance
15 Sep	Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon SB	2:38:23	59.35	13.1mi
5 Jun	Elan Valley 5k SB	33:00	62.95	5km
19 May	Run for Bracken SB	2:12:32	53.70	10mi
16 Mar	Rhayader round the Lakes 5 PB	56:29	60.42	5mi
2012		Result	WAVA	Distance
9 Sep	Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon SB	2:36:09	59.30	13.1mi
6 Jun	Rhayader 5k road race series SB	32:06	63.85	5km
2011		Result	WAVA	Distance
19 Nov	Elan Valley 10 SB	2:04:51	55.36	10mi
20 Mar	Hastings Half Marathon SB	2:52:11	52.99	13.1mi
2010		Result	WAVA	Distance
25 Jun	Felinfach PB	1:03:46	62.12	6mi

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Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2025	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2024	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2024	9	10	12	14	13	20	8	21	20	19	12	3	162
2023	19	20	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53
2023	11	13	14	14	26	20	11	7	24	12	12	7	172
2022	25	14	5	10	12	20	27	19	25	18	7	8	191
2022	25	16	23	20	23	25	14	24	22	17	23	17	250
2021	28	22	12	36	13	18	29	7	14	15	11	14	219
2021	20	18	32	28	32	29	20	24	26	28	26	18	301
2020	22	13	19	39	41	29	27	18	24	19	10	26	287
2020	30	34	31	34	41	34	29	41	35	43	35	28	415
2019	13	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
2019	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
2019	27	31	38	35	40	39	29	35	32	26	35	34	401
2018	7	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
2018	0.8	1.1	0.4	1.1	0.4	1.5	1	0	0.3	0.7	0.6	0	7.9
2018	16	16	18	27	34	38	45	42	34	35	34	29	370
2017	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	11	0	41
2017	1.1	1.1	0.4	0	0.8	1.5	0.8	0	0.4	1.1	0.8	0.4	8.4
2017	9	16	20	25	42	46	53	44	0	14	0	0	270
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	6
2016	1.1	1.1	0.4	1.1	0.7	0.7	0	0	0.8	0.8	0	0	6.7
2016	104	86	79	79	24	8	25	62	33	31	15	29	574
2015	1.2	1.5	1.1	0.4	0	1.1	1.5	1.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	0.8	11
2015	79	88	76	87	60	98	124	128	64	59	41	83	987
2014	0.8	1.6	1.7	0.9	1.9	0.4	1.7	1.1	0.4	1.1	1.1	0.3	13.1
2014	57	62	85	73	53	54	75	82	62	46	60	24	734
2013	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	15
2013	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.1	1.9	1.5	1.1	1.5	0.8	1.5	1.5	0.8	16.3
2013	56	64	59	75	59	73	56	87	46	72	64	61	772
2012	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.8	1.2	1.5	1.9	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.1	0.6	13.4
2012	68	42	78	51	80	61	59	51	65	47	43	62	707
2011	0.3	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
2011	76	84	78	92	85	53	108	89	83	90	82	90	1009
2010	0	10	19	7	33	53	44	63	81	38	0	0	349

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-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9mi, 34:35 Run - General First run since Christmas eve. Cold; 4 degrees. To Pentrosfa and back. 19th Jan 2025, 6:35pm Corrah wrote: Well done. Hope you enjoyed being out xx 20th Jan 2025, 8:33pm Columba wrote: I did. - at least, after the first 10 minutes, which I never enjoy. 20th Jan 2025, 9:10pm Corrah wrote: No they are never nice. Add a comment
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-	-	-	2mi, 35:22 Run - General Main road to Highland Moors / Pentrosfa and back. Wet underfoot but not actually raining. Add a comment	-	-	-
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-	-	-	-	1mi, 16:51 Run - General Along Holly Lane and back. Add a comment	-	-