ChrisHB

About Me
I've been running since I was 13, at first unwillingly and shockingly slowly at school, then gradually getting happier with it. Plimsoles were soon replaced by the sophistication of Dunlop Green Flash, until, long before they hit the UK market, I bought some adidas shoes in Germany. I ran probably about once a week until my mid-40s, then stopped as my knees were hurting. Three years after that, I realised the knees had sorted themselves out, and I started running a lot more seriously. Since then, I've run over 19000 miles. I'm too slow to think I'd enjoy doing events, so my focus is on exploring the UK as I run. Thus I am top running-only explorer in Conquercise, up to 6000 zones including all of Greater London and Surrey, and from Brixham to almost Carlisle. Moray Firth and Plymouth are aims. They used to be my maybe-not-quite-impossible ambitions. Show More...

About Me

I've been running since I was 13, at first unwillingly and shockingly slowly at school, then gradually getting happier with it. Plimsoles were soon replaced by the sophistication of Dunlop Green Flash, until, long before they hit the UK market, I bought some adidas shoes in Germany. I ran probably about once a week until my mid-40s, then stopped as my knees were hurting.
Three years after that, I realised the knees had sorted themselves out, and I started running a lot more seriously. Since then, I've run over 19000 miles. I'm too slow to think I'd enjoy doing events, so my focus is on exploring the UK as I run. Thus I am top running-only explorer in Conquercise, up to 6000 zones including all of Greater London and Surrey, and from Brixham to almost Carlisle. Moray Firth and Plymouth are aims. They used to be my maybe-not-quite-impossible ambitions.

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23rd Jul	General	6.1mi	43:26
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19th Jul	General	3.7mi	1:57:29

12 Month Benchmarks	Run	Bike
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5k	44:05	15:04
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Dist	Races	2003	2004	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2015	2016	2018	2019	2021	2023	PB	WB
1mi	11				7:42 58.02	7:34 59.53	7:52 57.73		8:07 57.38			9:17 52.40	9:40 51.23			7:34 7:34/mi	59.53
5km	1						25:39 60.31									25:39 8:15/mi	60.31
5mi	3			43:16 56.87		44:14 56.60	46:03 54.85									43:16 8:39/mi	56.87
10mi	3				1:36:16 53.31						1:50:00 50.28				2:40:00 37.09	1:36:16 9:38/mi	53.31
13.1mi	5	2:03:35 52.58	1:55:18 56.85		2:02:22 55.52			2:13:00 52.52								1:55:18 8:48/mi	56.85
16mi	1									4:00:00 37.42						4:00:00 15:00/mi	37.42
26.2mi	4						4:41:26 51.55							6:19:12 42.62		4:41:26 10:45/mi	51.55

2023		Result	WAVA	Distance
25 Feb	TBC Let's go round again! SB	2:40:00	37.09	10mi
2022		Result	WAVA	Distance
28 May	Thames Bridges Challenge (Oxford Edition)		0.00	6.8mi
2021		Result	WAVA	Distance
3 Oct	London Marathon SB	6:19:12	42.62	26.2mi
2020		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Mar	Thames Bridges Challenge		0.00	15mi
2019		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Dec	Jingle Mile 8: A Sequel Too Far? SB	9:40	51.23	1mi
30 Mar	TBC March		0.00	10mi
2018		Result	WAVA	Distance
6 Oct	Thames Bridges Challenge 6th October edition		0.00	10mi
28 Jul	Big Fetch Mile - Woking SB	9:17	52.40	1mi
2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
27 Feb	Thames Bridges Challenge 4 SB	1:50:00	50.28	10mi
2015		Result	WAVA	Distance
26 Sep	Thames Bridges Challenge Ham Something PB	4:00:00	37.42	16mi
7 Jun	Thames Bridges Challenge	3:17:00	42.55	15mi
7 Mar	Thames Bridges Challenge	3:20:00	41.91	15mi
2013		Result	WAVA	Distance
28 Sep	The Good King Wenceslas and William the Bastard Memorial 15th Fetch London	8:07	57.38	1mi
11 May	Fetch London Mile SB	8:07	57.38	1mi
2011		Result	WAVA	Distance
24 Jul	The Cross Bay Challenge SB	2:13:00	52.52	13.1mi
2010		Result	WAVA	Distance
18 Sep	Fetch London Mile - part 9 - Battersea SB	7:52	57.73	1mi
14 Aug	Edinburgh parkrun PB	25:39	60.31	5km
27 Jun	Herts Hobble	6:30:07	37.19	26.2mi
22 May	Fetch London Mile - part 8 - Battersea	8:20	54.50	1mi
8 May	Orpington Marafun PB	4:41:26	51.55	26.2mi
2 May	Reigate Fun Run SB	46:03	54.85	5mi
28 Mar	Y2Y North Downs Trek	7:53:26	30.65	26.2mi
9 Jan	Fetch Mile - The BIG one	7:53	57.61	1mi
2009		Result	WAVA	Distance
26 Sep	Fetch London Mile - part 5 PB	7:34	59.53	1mi
1 Aug	Fetch Sussex Mile 1	7:37	59.14	1mi
3 May	Reigate YMCA 5 mile SB	44:14	56.60	5mi
1 Feb	Fetch Surrey Mile - Part 1	7:52	57.26	1mi
2008		Result	WAVA	Distance
14 Jun	Fetch London One Mile Challenge No2 SB	7:42	58.02	1mi
17 Feb	Sussex Beacon Half Marathon SB	2:02:22	55.52	13.1mi
6 Jan	Tadworth 10 PB	1:36:16	53.31	10mi
2007		Result	WAVA	Distance
6 May	Reigate YMCA 5 mile PB	43:16	56.87	5mi
2004		Result	WAVA	Distance
13 Jun	Southend Half Marathon	2:01:42	53.86	13.1mi
4 Apr	Bournemouth Bay half-marathon PB	1:55:18	56.85	13.1mi
2003		Result	WAVA	Distance
8 Jun	St Albans Half SB	2:03:35	52.58	13.1mi

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Bike Totals

Walk Totals

Cross Totals

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2024	36	45	46	257	325	131	9	0	0	0	0	0	848
2024	0	0.8	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
2024	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2024	0	19	16	0	0	17	20	0	0	0	0	0	72
2023	6	14	34	176	242	180	25	19	21	23	16	20	776
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.6	0.3	1.9
2023	71	36	3	23	34	38	30	25	12	13	0	0	284
2023	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	23
2022	6	4	45	168	179	131	11	3	13	5	2	0	567
2022	0.6	0	0	0	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
2022	62	39	82	67	83	49	72	60	38	71	63	30	717
2022	0	15	9	0	0	2	40	13	3	0	0	0	82
2021	41	29	31	115	118	215	27	21	14	10	0	0	619
2021	0	0	0	1.3	1.9	0.9	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	4.4
2021	35	35	65	56	77	38	55	63	72	74	27	59	657
2021	0	0	0	0	38	24	25	0	0	0	0	0	86
2020	0	0	0	2	10	33	23	21	56	57	44	46	292
2020	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.8	0	0.3	3.1
2020	36	50	38	75	46	4	6	24	38	38	40	31	426
2020	0	0	0	138	157	280	196	119	221	95	63	23	1292
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.1	0	0.7	0	0	1.8
2019	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	25	35	28	21	22	138
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	11	0	2	0	0	128
2018	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13
2018	0	0	0	0	0.2	0.5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.9
2018	40	49	54	77	67	13	27	84	73	77	55	50	666
2018	0	0	0	0	0	36	15	0	0	0	0	0	51
2017	18	25	49	34	20	0	7	2	15	11	18	0	200
2017	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.7	0	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2
2017	5	17	11	5	10	17	30	13	18	28	20	34	209
2017	0	0	0	13	230	141	120	165	48	49	0	0	767
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	46	37	115
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	0.4
2016	133	123	116	114	153	106	130	133	155	9	0	0	1175
2015	103	118	119	151	133	127	146	142	129	140	131	124	1562
2014	139	164	173	153	182	164	158	156	223	183	203	136	2034
2013	101	138	129	157	147	165	151	175	162	202	139	157	1824
2012	152	139	160	161	129	143	205	165	157	162	150	137	1859
2011	113	100	112	100	100	100	118	133	108	142	108	140	1376
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	0	0	3	0	41
2010	119	109	108	109	119	129	101	119	102	151	150	142	1457
2009	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
2009	0	0	0	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
2009	112	71	113	116	112	100	29	94	116	93	153	158	1267
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	9
2008	115	115	112	22	59	100	93	73	83	94	104	102	1073
2007	65	73	58	75	90	99	106	122	129	144	140	149	1250
2006	35	37	39	37	76	54	29	50	29	18	21	20	445
2005	11	12	7	14	40	33	48	41	43	36	35	36	354
2004	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2004	0.6	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
2004	78	80	81	77	85	101	93	31	0	0	0	7	634
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	32
2003	37	25	44	31	47	52	45	38	59	36	50	59	521
2002	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	45	0	0	0	80
2002	12	12	24	18	37	34	30	49	20	33	38	35	340
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	42
2001	0	0	0	0	24	28	28	27	25	22	3	0	158
2000	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29

Sun 30th Jun Jun 30	Mon 1st Jul Jul 1	Tue 2nd Jul Jul 2	Wed 3rd Jul Jul 3	Thu 4th Jul Jul 4	Fri 5th Jul Jul 5	Sat 6th Jul Jul 6
-	-	-	-	-	3.9mi, 2:32:26 Walk - General 1) 1mi - 39:09(39:09/mi) 77/139bpm [3014b/mi] 137cal 54/61rpm 1.53/0mph 2) 1mi - 31:52(31:52/mi) 78/102bpm [2486b/mi] 113cal 54/78rpm 1.88/0mph 3) 1mi - 32:26(32:26/mi) 83/105bpm [2692b/mi] 133cal 52/79rpm 1.85/0mph 4) 0.93mi - 48:59(52:36/mi) 79/121bpm [4156b/mi] 145cal 57/59rpm 1.14/0mph Add a comment	-
Sun 7th Jul Jul 7	Mon 8th Jul Jul 8	Tue 9th Jul Jul 9	Wed 10th Jul Jul 10	Thu 11th Jul Jul 11	Fri 12th Jul Jul 12	Sat 13th Jul Jul 13
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Sun 14th Jul Jul 14	Mon 15th Jul Jul 15	Tue 16th Jul Jul 16	Wed 17th Jul Jul 17	Thu 18th Jul Jul 18	Fri 19th Jul Jul 19	Sat 20th Jul Jul 20
-	-	0.3mi, 24:30 Walk - General 1) 0.27mi - 24:30(1:31:58/mi) 89/110bpm [8185b/mi] 71cal 58/60rpm 0.65/0mph Add a comment 0.4mi, 30:46 Walk - General 1) 0.39mi - 30:46(1:19:25/mi) 83/110bpm [6592b/mi] 85cal 57/62rpm 0.76/0mph Add a comment 0mi, 50 Walk - General 1) 0.01mi - 50(1:27:10/mi) 83/90bpm [7234b/mi] 2cal 0.69/0mph Add a comment 0.1mi, 2:51 Walk - General 1) 0.12mi - 2:51(24:25/mi) 87/100bpm [2124b/mi] 11cal 56/62rpm 2.46/0mph Add a comment	-	-	3.7mi, 1:57:29 Walk - General 1) 1mi - 43:37(43:37/mi) 82/127bpm [3577b/mi] 153cal 56/60rpm 1.38/0mph 2) 1mi - 24:18(24:18/mi) 89/113bpm [2162b/mi] 129cal 56/63rpm 2.47/0mph 3) 1mi - 26:23(26:23/mi) 90/131bpm [2374b/mi] 123cal 58/62rpm 2.27/0mph 4) 0.66mi - 23:12(35:10/mi) 92/126bpm [3236b/mi] 96cal 56/59rpm 1.71/0mph Add a comment	0.2mi, 11:29 Walk - General 1) 0.2mi - 11:29(58:27/mi) 73/106bpm [4266b/mi] 32cal 58/59rpm 1.03/0mph Add a comment
Sun 21st Jul Jul 21	Mon 22nd Jul Jul 22	Tue 23rd Jul Jul 23	Wed 24th Jul Jul 24	Thu 25th Jul Jul 25	Fri 26th Jul Jul 26	Sat 27th Jul Jul 27
2mi, 29:58 Bike - General 1) 2.03mi - 29:58(14:47/mi) 120/140bpm [1775b/mi] 167cal 4.06/0mph Add a comment	-	6.1mi, 43:26 Bike - General 1) 5mi - 31:54(6:23/mi) 111/122bpm [708b/mi] 151cal 9.4/0mph 2) 1.12mi - 11:32(10:20/mi) 115/125bpm [1187b/mi] 53cal 5.81/0mph Add a comment 12mi, 1:34:53 Bike - General 1) 5mi - 45:16(9:03/mi) 112/131bpm [1014b/mi] 205cal 6.63/0mph 2) 5mi - 34:20(6:52/mi) 109/126bpm [748b/mi] 125cal 8.74/0mph 3) 1.96mi - 15:18(7:48/mi) 111/126bpm [867b/mi] 57cal 7.69/0mph Add a comment	-	-	-	-

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