STATUS Get fresh, it's the weekend. I'm showing out.
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Mara
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| About Me | |
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My story isn't a straight line. For years, I was more of a body abusing clubber than a runner, a far cry from my days as a reasonably competitive schoolboy athlete. After leaving school, I traded my running shoes for a full-time smoking habit. It wasn't until 2008, inspired by my wife, that I laced up again. Even then, it was a slow startโbarely 500 miles in three years. The real turning point came in 2011, when my wife and I signed up for our first marathon, Athens. The mileage, and the addiction, has only grown since. However, it wasn't until 2022 that I've started to exceed my wildest running goals. Today, my focus is simple: keep putting in the effort and keep enjoying the journey, one step at a time.
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| Recent Blogs | |
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| A Cunning Plan - Prologue | Dec 2025 |
| 5 from 25 - An impossible task | Dec 2025 |
| The Road to Chicago: An Epilogue - Got the Medal and T-Shirt | Nov 2025 |
| The Road to Chicago - Episode 20 - Race Week - pt2 | Nov 2025 |
| The Road to Chicago - Episode 20 - Race Week - pt1 | Nov 2025 |
| My parkrun |
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| Neale Park parkrun |
| Recent Training | |||
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7th Mar
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Stretching | 0mi | 6:00 |
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7th Mar
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Easy | 8.7mi | 1:13:07 |
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7th Mar
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Stretching | 0mi | 4:37 |
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6th Mar
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Stretching | 0mi | 6:00 |
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6th Mar
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Tempo | 13.7mi | 1:39:24 |
| Planned Races | |
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| Christchurch Marathon | 12th Apr |
| The Nelson Festival of Running - Half Marathon | 1st Nov |
| The Spectacle 50k Trail Ultra | 5th Dec |
| 12 Month Benchmarks | Run | Bike |
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| Mile | 5:58 | 2:53 |
| 5k | 19:08 | 10:13 |
| 5mi | 32:01 | 18:15 |
| 10k | 39:53 | 22:48 |
| 10mi | 1:04:30 | 39:26 |
| Half | 1:25:14 | 53:11 |
| 20mi | 2:20:02 | 0 |
| Mara | 3:19:56 | 0 |
| Recent Pictures |
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| 2026 Targets | |
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| Buddies (17) |
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| Followers (27) |
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| Badges Collected | See available badges |
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My Library
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- Best WAVA
| Dist | Races | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | PB | WB |
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| 4km | 1 | 19:22 57.87 |
19:22
7:48/mi
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| 5000m | 27 | 19:04 81.83 |
19:04
6:08/mi
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| 5mi | 3 | 42:59 52.75 | 35:49 63.30 | 43:16 53.24 |
35:49
7:10/mi
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63.30 | |||||||||||
| 9.5km | 2 | 40:15 68.91 |
40:15
6:49/mi
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| 10km | 8 | 53:26 51.68 | 48:13 57.72 | 42:53 65.94 | 53:30 53.72 | 51:53 58.75 | 49:58 63.76 |
42:53
6:54/mi
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| 13km | 1 | 1:14:50 54.56 |
1:14:50
9:16/mi
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| 15km | 1 | 1:11:37 61.75 |
1:11:37
7:41/mi
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| 13.1mi | 16 | 1:46:06 57.12 | 1:42:21 60.21 | 1:45:00 58.69 | 1:58:21 52.95 | 2:10:26 48.05 | 1:44:29 61.01 | 1:48:36 60.26 | 1:52:04 60.54 | 1:34:31 72.45 | 1:26:58 79.47 |
1:26:58
6:38/mi
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79.47 | ||||
| 26.2mi | 5 | 3:42:25 57.30 | 4:14:51 51.80 | 3:12:24 73.93 | 3:07:55 76.43 |
3:07:55
7:10/mi
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76.43 |
| Date | Planned Races | Distance | ||
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| 5 Dec | The Spectacle 50k Trail Ultra Confirmed | 50km | ||
| 1 Nov | The Nelson Festival of Running - Half Marathon Confirmed | 13.1mi | ||
| 12 Apr | Christchurch Marathon Confirmed | 26.2mi | ||
| 2026 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 25 Jan | South Island Masters Track & Field Championships - 5,000m PB | 19:04 | 81.83 | 5000m |
| 2025 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 2 Nov | โ The Nelson Festival of Running - 10k SB | 49:58 | 63.76 | 10km |
| 12 Oct | Chicago Marathon | 3:24:47 | 70.83 | 26.2mi |
| 19 Jul | Neale Park parkrun PB | 18:50 | 82.84 | 5km |
| 22 Jun | Oscar's Everyone Day | |||
| 13 Apr | Christchurch Marathon PB | 3:07:55 | 76.43 | 26.2mi |
| 18 Jan | Neale Park parkrun | 19:30 | 79.33 | 5km |
| 2024 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 14 Dec | The Spectacle - 5k Road Race SB | 18:59 | 81.49 | 5km |
| 23 Nov | Nelson Parkrun | 20:53 | 74.08 | 5km |
| 3 Nov | The Nelson Half PB | 1:26:58 | 79.47 | 13.1mi |
| 17 Jul | Sprig & Fern Tahuna Winter 5km | 19:35 | 78.99 | 5km |
| 6 Jul | Monaco midwinter marathon | 1:29:17 | 77.41 | 13.1mi |
| 21 Apr | Christchurch Marathon SB | 3:12:24 | 73.93 | 26.2mi |
| 2023 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 5 Nov | The Nelson Half SB | 1:34:31 | 72.45 | 13.1mi |
| 7 Oct | Aoraki Mount Cook Half Marathon | 1:36:18 | 71.11 | 13.1mi |
| 13 May | Saint Clair Vinyard Half | 1:39:39 | 68.72 | 13.1mi |
| 18 Mar | Centre of New Zealand Trail - The Aramex Kiwi Walk & Run Series PB | 1:14:50 | 54.56 | 13km |
| 2022 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 6 Nov | The Nelson Half SB | 1:52:04 | 60.54 | 13.1mi |
| 2020 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 1 Nov | The Nelson 10k SB | 51:53 | 58.75 | 10km |
| 2018 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 4 Nov | The Nelson Half SB | 1:48:36 | 60.26 | 13.1mi |
| 2015 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 21 Nov | Queenstown International Marathon SB | 4:14:51 | 51.80 | 26.2mi |
| 8 Nov | Lay Associates 21.1km Half Marathon SB | 1:44:29 | 61.01 | 13.1mi |
| 3 Oct | Takahe to Akaroa Relay - Lap 7 PB | 40:15 | 68.91 | 9.5km |
| 31 May | Christchurch Marathon (Half) | 1:44:42 | 60.88 | 13.1mi |
| 11 Apr | New Balance 15k Road Race PB | 1:11:37 | 61.75 | 15km |
| 3 Feb | Port Hills 5k Series SB | 23:30 | 60.70 | 5km |
| 13 Jan | Port Hills 5k Series | 23:35 | 60.49 | 5km |
| 2014 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 3 May | Hanmer Springs Half Marathon SB | 2:10:26 | 48.05 | 13.1mi |
| 26 Apr | Hagley Memorial Relay PB | 19:22 | 57.87 | 4km |
| 28 Jan | Port Hills 5k Series | 24:54 | 56.84 | 5km |
| 21 Jan | Port Hills 5k Series | 24:50 | 57.00 | 5km |
| 14 Jan | Port Hills 5k Series | 23:59 | 59.02 | 5km |
| 7 Jan | Port Hills 5k Series SB | 23:52 | 59.31 | 5km |
| 2013 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 15 Dec | Sri Chinmoy Christmas Dash SB | 53:30 | 53.72 | 10km |
| 21 Jul | The National Lottery Anniversary Run SB | 43:16 | 53.24 | 5mi |
| 26 May | Royal Windsor Half Marathon SB | 1:58:21 | 52.95 | 13.1mi |
| 2012 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 21 Apr | Cambridge parkrun SB | 20:27 | 68.16 | 5km |
| 15 Apr | Cambridge Cambourne 10k PB | 42:53 | 65.94 | 10km |
| 31 Mar | The National Lottery - Olympic Park Run PB | 35:49 | 63.30 | 5mi |
| 17 Mar | Harrogate Park run | 22:26 | 62.13 | 5km |
| 10 Mar | Cambridge parkrun | 24:14 | 57.52 | 5km |
| 4 Mar | Cambridge Boundary Run Half SB | 1:45:00 | 58.69 | 13.1mi |
| 11 Feb | Cambridge parkrun | 24:56 | 55.90 | 5km |
| 28 Jan | Harrogate Park run | 25:30 | 54.66 | 5km |
| 2011 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 26 Nov | Cambridge parkrun | 22:45 | 61.27 | 5km |
| 19 Nov | Cambridge parkrun | 21:21 | 65.29 | 5km |
| 13 Nov | Athens Classic Marathon SB | 3:42:25 | 57.30 | 26.2mi |
| 29 Oct | Cambridge parkrun SB | 21:17 | 65.49 | 5km |
| 9 Oct | Great Eastern Run SB | 1:42:21 | 60.21 | 13.1mi |
| 2 Oct | Abington 10k | 45:33 | 58.94 | 9.5km |
| 11 Sep | Amaudo 10k | 51:41 | 54.71 | 10km |
| 3 Sep | Cambridge parkrun | 23:24 | 59.57 | 5km |
| 13 Aug | Cambridge parkrun | 25:19 | 55.06 | 5km |
| 16 Jul | Cambridge parkrun | 23:25 | 59.52 | 5km |
| 9 Jul | Cambridge parkrun | 23:21 | 59.69 | 5km |
| 2 Jul | Cambridge parkrun | 25:30 | 54.66 | 5km |
| 11 Jun | Cambridge parkrun | 24:58 | 55.83 | 5km |
| 24 May | The Tilty Hilly 5 SB | 42:59 | 52.75 | 5mi |
| 14 May | South Manchester parkrun | 26:32 | 52.53 | 5km |
| 2009 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 11 Oct | Great Eastern Run SB | 1:46:06 | 57.12 | 13.1mi |
| 4 Oct | Abington 10K SB | 48:13 | 57.72 | 10km |
| 13 Sep | Grunty Fen Half Marathon | 1:52:22 | 53.94 | 13.1mi |
| 29 Mar | Thorney 10k | 53:03 | 52.05 | 10km |
| 1 Mar | Cambridge Boundary Run Half | 2:24:35 | 41.58 | 13.1mi |
| 2008 | Result | WAVA | Distance | |
| 5 Oct | Abington 10K SB | 53:26 | 51.68 | 10km |
- Run Totals
- Swim Totals
- Bike Totals
- Walk Totals
- Cross Totals
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
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| 2026 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2026 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2026 | 147 | 217 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 |
| 2026 | 45 | 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 2025 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 150 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2025 | 164 | 218 | 247 | 122 | 172 | 170 | 216 | 254 | 73 | 129 | 165 | 156 | 2087 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 126 | 102 | 85 | 80 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 75 | 55 | 25 | 98 | 63 | 922 |
| 2024 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 89 |
| 2024 | 134 | 171 | 225 | 145 | 153 | 177 | 130 | 176 | 216 | 237 | 118 | 128 | 2010 |
| 2024 | 125 | 75 | 101 | 65 | 130 | 128 | 137 | 104 | 89 | 68 | 127 | 102 | 1251 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44 |
| 2023 | 105 | 116 | 109 | 159 | 76 | 103 | 151 | 195 | 170 | 177 | 63 | 129 | 1552 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 81 | 107 | 106 | 72 | 85 | 111 | 88 | 79 | 68 | 62 | 118 | 14 | 991 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 35 |
| 2022 | 9 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 50 | 20 | 37 | 75 | 74 | 42 | 418 |
| 2022 | 81 | 89 | 146 | 82 | 80 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 80 | 71 | 106 | 96 | 936 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 104 | 56 | 33 | 42 | 510 |
| 2021 | 151 | 20 | 80 | 50 | 38 | 77 | 52 | 27 | 108 | 104 | 157 | 74 | 938 |
| 2020 | 58 | 24 | 15 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 9 | 49 | 312 |
| 2020 | 234 | 140 | 124 | 11 | 92 | 81 | 98 | 104 | 215 | 192 | 86 | 123 | 1500 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 49 | 54 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 305 |
| 2019 | 155 | 144 | 170 | 125 | 61 | 0 | 147 | 131 | 156 | 126 | 132 | 130 | 1476 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 93 | 66 | 63 | 88 | 96 | 63 | 39 | 51 | 879 |
| 2018 | 47 | 192 | 178 | 171 | 163 | 96 | 127 | 167 | 162 | 143 | 167 | 116 | 1729 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 81 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 56 |
| 2016 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 37 | 77 | 93 | 113 | 83 | 46 | 75 | 21 | 134 | 120 | 73 | 127 | 1001 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 76 | 45 | 144 | 290 |
| 2014 | 35 | 27 | 19 | 75 | 59 | 66 | 139 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 476 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2013 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 239 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2012 | 27 | 104 | 139 | 119 | 42 | 123 | 102 | 103 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 0 | 839 |
| 2012 | 0 | 15 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 152 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 295 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 42 | 65 | 91 | 128 | 120 | 143 | 101 | 23 | 729 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 22 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 259 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2009 | 20 | 21 | 69 | 23 | 15 | 42 | 43 | 56 | 71 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 398 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 133 |







































