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Athletics Nelson

Races
64
Miles
12462
Miles
1
Miles
10870
Miles
443
WAVA
82.84%
5000m
19:04
5k
18:50
5M
35:49
10k
42:53
Half
1:26:58
Mara
3:07:55

About Me
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 start�barely 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. Show more...

About Me

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 start�barely 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.

Recent Blogs
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
Neale Park parkrun

Recent Training
7th Mar	Stretching	0mi	6:00
7th Mar	Easy	8.7mi	1:13:07
7th Mar	Stretching	0mi	4:37
6th Mar	Stretching	0mi	6:00
6th Mar	Tempo	13.7mi	1:39:24

Planned Races
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
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

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2026 Targets	Set your targets
Bike 1000 Run 2000

Recent Threads
Mundane thread
100 miles a month in 2026
Horses - the new not-really-betting betting game
Days in a Row watch - have you got Days in a Row?
Today my RHR is....
Odd Things You Find Strangely Satisfying

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Best WAVA

Dist	Races	2008	2009	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2018	2020	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	PB	WB
4km	1						19:22 57.87									19:22 7:48/mi	57.87
5000m	27														19:04 81.83	19:04 6:08/mi	81.83
5mi	3			42:59 52.75	35:49 63.30	43:16 53.24										35:49 7:10/mi	63.30
9.5km	2							40:15 68.91								40:15 6:49/mi	68.91
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	65.94
13km	1											1:14:50 54.56				1:14:50 9:16/mi	54.56
15km	1							1:11:37 61.75								1:11:37 7:41/mi	61.75
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	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	76.43

Date	Planned Races			Distance
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	✋ 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
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

Sun 8th Feb Feb 8	Mon 9th Feb Feb 9	Tue 10th Feb Feb 10	Wed 11th Feb Feb 11	Thu 12th Feb Feb 12	Fri 13th Feb Feb 13	Sat 14th Feb Feb 14
7.7mi, 53:10 Bike - Mountain Biking	2.7mi, 18:08 Bike - Commuting 3.4mi, 14:08 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.2mi, 1:03:29 Run - Easy 0mi, 3:48 Cross - Stretching	3mi, 13:59 Bike - Commuting 3.2mi, 18:14 Bike - Commuting	2.3mi, 12:20 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 7.2mi, 58:31 Run - Strides 0mi, 2:21 Cross - Stretching 3.2mi, 20:34 Bike - Commuting	-	2.6mi, 16:24 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 6.3mi, 51:36 Run - Easy 0mi, 4:38 Cross - Stretching 2.6mi, 14:02 Bike - Commuting	3.3mi, 13:49 Bike - General 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 12.5mi, 1:33:08 Run - Tempo 0mi, 7:20 Cross - Stretching
Sun 15th Feb Feb 15	Mon 16th Feb Feb 16	Tue 17th Feb Feb 17	Wed 18th Feb Feb 18	Thu 19th Feb Feb 19	Fri 20th Feb Feb 20	Sat 21st Feb Feb 21
4.6mi, 43:36 Bike - Mountain Biking	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 9.4mi, 1:15:29 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:25 Cross - Stretching 3.5mi, 23:29 Bike - Commuting 3.1mi, 17:40 Bike - Commuting	3.2mi, 15:57 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.8mi, 1:08:34 Run - Intervals 0mi, 4:28 Cross - Stretching	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.7mi, 1:10:21 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:28 Cross - Stretching 2.3mi, 11:01 Bike - Commuting 3.1mi, 13:16 Bike - Commuting	3.1mi, 20:50 Bike - Commuting 2.3mi, 10:48 Bike - Commuting 2.3mi, 10:09 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Strength 12.5mi, 1:34:42 Run - Tempo 0mi, 4:29 Cross - Stretching 2.6mi, 19:01 Bike - Commuting 4mi, 22:35 Bike - Commuting	6.5mi, 2:52:33 Walk - General 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Strength 7.5mi, 1:01:41 Run - Easy 0mi, 4:30 Cross - Stretching
Sun 22nd Feb Feb 22	Mon 23rd Feb Feb 23	Tue 24th Feb Feb 24	Wed 25th Feb Feb 25	Thu 26th Feb Feb 26	Fri 27th Feb Feb 27	Sat 28th Feb Feb 28
0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 19.9mi, 2:49:07 Run - Long Run 0mi, 4:33 Cross - Stretching	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 9.4mi, 1:15:05 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:26 Cross - Stretching 2.4mi, 11:36 Bike - Commuting 3mi, 17:43 Bike - Commuting	2.6mi, 18:31 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.7mi, 1:08:15 Run - Intervals 0mi, 4:36 Cross - Stretching	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.8mi, 1:09:25 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:35 Cross - Stretching 0.5mi, 7:13 Run - Warm Up 3.4mi, 15:55 Bike - Commuting	3.3mi, 20:31 Bike - Commuting 2.6mi, 10:52 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 13.8mi, 1:46:12 Run - Tempo 0mi, 4:34 Cross - Stretching 2.3mi, 10:10 Bike - Commuting 3.1mi, 3:21:44 Bike - Commuting	1.7mi, 8:26 Bike - General 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 7.5mi, 59:28 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:18 Cross - Stretching
Sun 1st Mar Mar 1	Mon 2nd Mar Mar 2	Tue 3rd Mar Mar 3	Wed 4th Mar Mar 4	Thu 5th Mar Mar 5	Fri 6th Mar Mar 6	Sat 7th Mar Mar 7
0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 21.2mi, 2:52:54 Run - Long Run 0mi, 4:47 Cross - Stretching	2.6mi, 13:53 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 9.3mi, 1:13:58 Run - Easy 0mi, 2:21 Cross - Stretching 3.3mi, 13:57 Bike - Commuting 2.6mi, 13:59 Bike - Commuting	3.3mi, 18:13 Bike - Commuting 0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 7.5mi, 58:00 Run - Intervals 0mi, 2:17 Cross - Stretching 3mi, 18:01 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 9.4mi, 1:21:38 Run - Easy 0mi, 4:42 Cross - Stretching 3.1mi, 19:53 Bike - Commuting 2.3mi, 10:09 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 13.7mi, 1:39:24 Run - Tempo 0mi, 4:26 Cross - Stretching 5.2mi, 48:08 Bike - Commuting 2.6mi, 16:28 Bike - Commuting	0mi, 6:00 Cross - Stretching 8.7mi, 1:13:07 Run - Easy 0mi, 4:37 Cross - Stretching

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