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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Recent Blogs
The Iliad	Jan 2021
What does it mean?	Aug 2019
Soup recipe as requested	Jan 2019

My parkrun
Groe parkrun

Recent Training
6th May	General	3.2mi	57:40
30th Apr	General	3mi	52:20
27th Apr	parkrun	3.1mi	48:18
20th Apr	General	2.3mi	41:06
16th Apr	General	2.6mi	44:11

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700 miles in 2024
Book Group
Grammar pedants - help please.
Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire
The Official Unofficial Book Group Book Discussion thread
Independence Day by Richard Ford - April 2024 Book Group choice

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Best Times
Best WAVA

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 59.01	2:27:01 65.94		2:27:01 11:13/mi	65.94

2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
13 Mar	Bath Half		0.00	13.1mi
27 Feb	Thames Bridges Challenge 4		0.00	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	59.01	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

Run Totals

Swim Totals

Bike Totals

Walk Totals

Cross Totals

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2024	9	10	12	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48
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

Fri 12th Apr Apr 12	Sat 13th Apr Apr 13	Sun 14th Apr Apr 14	Mon 15th Apr Apr 15	Tue 16th Apr Apr 16	Wed 17th Apr Apr 17	Thu 18th Apr Apr 18
-	3.1mi, 48:31 Run - parkrun Groe parkrun. As (nearly) always, 1st and last in category. 54.78% age grading. 13th Apr 2024, 1:01pm Corrah wrote: Excellent job Columba xx 13th Apr 2024, 1:49pm GlennR wrote: Good running. 13th Apr 2024, 3:14pm Columba wrote: Thank you. I always feel as though I'm dying in the first 10 minutes, after which I settle into a groove. 13th Apr 2024, 3:27pm Corrah wrote: All runs feel like that Columba xx 13th Apr 2024, 3:30pm Columba wrote: True. Add a comment	-	-	2.6mi, 44:11 Run - General Running club run. I ran with the slower group, and had a 'short cut' as I'm slower than any of them. 18th Apr 2024, 3:28pm WtnMel wrote: Nonetheless, you ran. Well done 😀 20th Apr 2024, 5:16pm Columba wrote: Well, I'm older than any of them, so I don't care. 21st Apr 2024, 10:32am WtnMel wrote: Quite right too! Add a comment	-	-
Fri 19th Apr Apr 19	Sat 20th Apr Apr 20	Sun 21st Apr Apr 21	Mon 22nd Apr Apr 22	Tue 23rd Apr Apr 23	Wed 24th Apr Apr 24	Thu 25th Apr Apr 25
-	2.3mi, 41:06 Run - General Along the main road, looping around in the Pentrosfas, back home. 21st Apr 2024, 10:32am WtnMel wrote: Well done for getting out there .. Add a comment	-	-	-	-	-
Fri 26th Apr Apr 26	Sat 27th Apr Apr 27	Sun 28th Apr Apr 28	Mon 29th Apr Apr 29	Tue 30th Apr Apr 30	Wed 1st May May 1	Thu 2nd May May 2
-	3.1mi, 48:18 Run - parkrun Groe parkrun. First and last in category, as always. 55.12% age grading. 28th Apr 2024, 2:41pm WtnMel wrote: Well done .. 28th Apr 2024, 5:58pm Mozzer wrote: 😊 Good effort. Add a comment	-	-	3mi, 52:20 Run - General Towards town, round the "Christa" loop, and back home. 1st May 2024, 6:14pm WtnMel wrote: Nice one - well done Add a comment	-	-
Fri 3rd May May 3	Sat 4th May May 4	Sun 5th May May 5	Mon 6th May May 6	Tue 7th May May 7	Wed 8th May May 8	Thu 9th May May 9
-	-	-	3.2mi, 57:40 Run - General 6th May 2024, 6:03pm WtnMel wrote: Well done .. 7th May 2024, 9:55am Evangel wrote: Good running! I'm sorry I haven't been around lately. Our laptop suddenly stopped working, but a friend at church eventually sorted it out for us; we were nearly a month without, hence my absence from Fetch. 7th May 2024, 6:05pm Columba wrote: Hello Evangel, I'd been wondering where you were. Add a comment	-	-	-

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