Helegant

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Races
121
Miles
2808
Miles
466
Miles
1318
Miles
3117
WAVA
52.79%
400m
2:13
Mile
10:30
5k
34:51
5M
58:00
10k
1:06:58
Half
2:32:17
Mara
5:54:53
100k
29:09:00
400m
9:06
Mile
32:00
3km
1:36:20

About Me
Light-loving old lady who wakes up and moves in Spring and Summer then hibernates and blubber feeds for the rest of the year. Ex-runner, ex-cyclist, ex-walker, stbx-swimmer unless I get lucky. My goals often exceeded my ability but it was fun trying - sometimes type 2 fun! I have imposter syndrome about my only Guinness World Record, and Bruce Springsteen 'Glory Days' as an earworm. 2024 goal - to replace both knees so that I can walk and cycle. Sadly, running won't be allowed. Done. On the road to recovery. 2023 - Thames Half-marathon swim - achieved, quicker than expected. Big Welsh Swim - achieved. A swimming masterclass may have extended my swim career, time will tell. 2022 - Swim Ullswater end to end - managed 6 miles of it. Another team splash across the English Channel. 2021 - Splash my way, in company across the English Channel. Done. Twice. World record achieved. Swim Coniston end to end. Done. 2020 - Recover enough from Long Covid to complete a parkrun. Done. 2019 - score 55% WAVA for 5k. 36.18 Not yet. 2018 goal - walk from Land's End to John O'Groats. helegantlejog was a lovely icon. helegant.wordpress.com Done. 2017 goal - bob, wobble and hobble all on the same day and to get a medal for it. Done. Show More...

About Me

Light-loving old lady who wakes up and moves in Spring and Summer then hibernates and blubber feeds for the rest of the year. Ex-runner, ex-cyclist, ex-walker, stbx-swimmer unless I get lucky.

My goals often exceeded my ability but it was fun trying - sometimes type 2 fun! I have imposter syndrome about my only Guinness World Record, and Bruce Springsteen 'Glory Days' as an earworm.

2024 goal - to replace both knees so that I can walk and cycle. Sadly, running won't be allowed. Done. On the road to recovery.
2023 - Thames Half-marathon swim - achieved, quicker than expected.
Big Welsh Swim - achieved. A swimming masterclass may have extended my swim career, time will tell.
2022 - Swim Ullswater end to end - managed 6 miles of it. Another team splash across the English Channel.
2021 - Splash my way, in company across the English Channel. Done. Twice. World record achieved.
Swim Coniston end to end. Done. 2020 - Recover enough from Long Covid to complete a parkrun. Done.
2019 - score 55% WAVA for 5k. 36.18 Not yet.
2018 goal - walk from Land's End to John O'Groats. helegantlejog was a lovely icon. helegant.wordpress.com Done.
2017 goal - bob, wobble and hobble all on the same day and to get a medal for it. Done.

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22nd Apr	General	0.6mi
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20th Apr	General	0.6mi
Mar 2024	General	1mi
Mar 2024	Pilates	0mi	1:00:00

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Dist	Races	2003	2004	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	PB	WB
400m	1												2:13 48.38						2:13 8:55/mi	48.38
1mi	14									10:30 49.21	12:06 43.22	13:00 40.72	10:33 50.79						10:30 10:30/mi	50.79
3mi	1	46:00 33.46																	46:00 15:20/mi	33.46
5km	73			34:51 47.82		41:00 41.10	37:45 45.66		40:43 43.82				35:28 52.79	42:14 45.46	42:10 45.53	42:03 46.84	43:08 46.27	45:37 43.75	34:51 11:13/mi	52.79
5mi	2	58:00 44.93											1:10:00 43.80						58:00 11:36/mi	44.93
5.5mi	1	1:01:00 47.14																	1:01:00 11:05/mi	47.14
10km	7	1:06:58 48.26	1:13:00 45.15	1:11:56 47.36	1:14:16 45.87			1:12:39 48.55					1:27:35 43.90						1:06:58 10:47/mi	48.55
6.3mi	1		1:15:00 44.21																1:15:00 12:00/mi	44.21
12mi	1			3:45:00 30.19															3:45:00 18:45/mi	30.19
13.1mi	5	2:32:17 45.86																	2:32:17 11:37/mi	45.86
16mi	1	3:08:51 45.67																	3:08:51 11:48/mi	45.67
17mi	1							4:00:00 42.09											4:00:00 14:07/mi	42.09
26.2mi	1	5:54:53 40.59																	5:54:53 13:33/mi	40.59
100km	1		29:09:00 24.72																29:09:00 28:09/mi	24.72

2023		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Oct	The Doctor K Cup		0.00	5km
13 Aug	Thames Half marathon Swim	2:01:29	0.00	5.5km
8 Jul	The Big Welsh Swim 3km	1:36:20	0.00	3km
24 Jun	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	54:47	36.91	5km
17 Jun	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	58:52	34.35	5km
10 Jun	Level Water		0.00	0.1mi
13 May	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	55:26	36.48	5km
1 Apr	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	51:16	38.93	5km
4 Feb	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale SB	45:37	43.75	5km
14 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	47:03	42.41	5km
1 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	49:10	40.59	5km
2022		Result	WAVA	Distance
31 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	53:02	37.63	5km
24 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	47:13	42.26	5km
19 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	57:30	34.71	5km
5 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	58:08	34.33	5km
29 Oct	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	53:58	36.98	5km
22 Oct	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	49:18	40.48	5km
8 Oct	The Doctor K Cup	56:14	35.49	5km
25 Sep	Standalone 10k		0.00	10km
11 Sep	Run Bedford Super Fast 10k		0.00	10km
3 Sep	Bedford Twilight 10k		0.00	10km
27 Aug	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	54:49	36.40	5km
8 Aug	Dover Darlings Cross Channel Relay	14:55:00	0.00	21mi
30 Jul	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	54:38	36.53	5km
23 Jul	Bedford River FEstival Swim Race	32:00	0.00	1mi
20 Jul	Doug Anderson 5k SB	43:08	46.27	5km
16 Jul	Ullswater Chillswim		0.00	7.5mi
9 Jul	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	49:40	40.18	5km
6 Jul	Bedford Harriers Time Trial	48:13	41.39	5km
2 Jul	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	50:08	39.81	5km
25 Jun	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	51:28	38.77	5km
1 May	MK Rocket 5K	45:52	43.51	5km
2 Apr	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	51:55	37.94	5km
26 Mar	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	52:31	37.51	5km
19 Mar	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	51:05	38.56	5km
19 Feb	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	56:58	34.58	5km
8 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale		0.00	5km
1 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	57:23	34.33	5km
2021		Result	WAVA	Distance
18 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	56:32	34.84	5km
11 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	56:40	34.76	5km
4 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	56:39	34.77	5km
20 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	48:49	40.35	5km
13 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	47:56	41.09	5km
2 Oct	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	51:37	38.16	5km
2 Oct	The Doctor K Cup	51:37	38.16	5km
4 Sep	Chillswim Coniston	4:20:04	0.00	5.25mi
28 Aug	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	46:29	42.37	5km
21 Aug	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	50:40	38.88	5km
23 Jul	Marston Forest 5k SB	42:03	46.84	5km
21 Jul	Doug Anderson 5k	43:02	45.77	5km
26 Jun	Rightmove MK Rocket 5K	44:40	44.10	5km
6 Jun	Tallington Lakes Triathlon Supersrpint	10:41 / 37:57 / 21:25	0.00	400metres/14.5km/2.5km
2020		Result	WAVA	Distance
17 Oct	The Doctor K Cup	53:13	36.54	5km
5 Sep	ChillSwim Coniston 5.25miles End to End		0.00	5.25mi
5 Sep	ChillSwim Coniston 3 miles (End to ) End	2:21:24	0.00	3mi
2 May	Rightmove MK Rocket 5K		0.00	5km
7 Mar	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	44:41	42.97	5km
8 Feb	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	44:06	43.54	5km
1 Feb	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	44:12	43.44	5km
25 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	42:53	44.77	5km
18 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale SB	42:10	45.53	5km
4 Jan	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	43:25	44.22	5km
2019		Result	WAVA	Distance
28 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	47:25	40.49	5km
14 Dec	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	54:47	35.05	5km
23 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	44:56	42.73	5km
16 Nov	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	44:26	43.21	5km
19 Oct	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	54:41	35.11	5km
31 Jul	Doug Anderson 5k	43:15	44.39	5km
13 Jul	Bedford Bridges Challenge		0.00	10km
6 Jul	Bantham Swoosh	1:41:06	0.00	6km
22 Jun	Millennium Country parkrun, Forest of Marston Vale	42:41	44.98	5km
7 Jun	Marston Forest 5K SB	42:14	45.46	5km
2 Jun	Tallington Lakes Triathlon Supersprint	12:49 / 41:29 / 21:14	0.00	400metres/14.5km/2.5km
30 Mar	TBC March		0.00	10mi
19 Jan	Milton Keynes parkrun	45:22	41.79	5km
12 Jan	Great Denham parkrun		0.00	5km
1 Jan	Pocket parkrun	43:41	43.40	5km
2017		Result	WAVA	Distance
1 Aug	Very British Challenge Run		0.00	5.36mi
8 Jul	Thames Bridges Challenge 8th July edition	3:15:22	32.56	10mi
2 Jul	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	10:33	50.79	1mi
1 Jul	Big Fetch Mile - Bedford SB	10:33	50.79	1mi
1 Jul	Bedfordshire Clangtastic Mile - 400 m PB	2:13	48.38	400m
18 Jun	Run Bedford 10k SB	1:27:35	43.90	10km
18 Jun	SAP Thread virtual 5 mile series SB	1:10:00	43.80	5mi
16 Jun	Marston Forest 5K	36:50	50.83	5km
4 Jun	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	15:27	34.68	1mi
27 May	Bedford parkrun	37:29	49.95	5km
21 May	Nuffield Health Eton Supersprints	9:06 / 1:02:41 / 43:13	0.00	400metres/21.2km/5km
13 May	St Albans parkrun	36:38	51.11	5km
7 May	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	12:03	44.47	1mi
6 May	Milton Keynes parkrun	37:26	50.02	5km
30 Apr	MK Rocket 5k SB	35:28	52.79	5km
22 Apr	Cassiobury parkrun	39:50	46.43	5km
2 Apr	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	13:02	40.61	1mi
18 Mar	Milton Keynes parkrun	41:33	44.51	5km
11 Mar	Milton Keynes parkrun	39:48	46.47	5km
5 Mar	Milton Keynes Festival of Running 5k	39:00	47.42	5km
5 Mar	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	11:47	44.92	1mi
5 Feb	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	14:08	37.45	1mi
8 Jan	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	13:23	39.55	1mi
2016		Result	WAVA	Distance
4 Dec	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series)	15:32	34.08	1mi
2 Oct	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series) SB	13:00	40.72	1mi
2015		Result	WAVA	Distance
7 Nov	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile ( series) SB	12:06	43.22	1mi
2014		Result	WAVA	Distance
3 Aug	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile PB	10:30	49.21	1mi
6 Jul	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile	11:34	44.68	1mi
1 Jun	SAP Club - Monthly Virtual Mile	13:03	39.60	1mi
2013		Result	WAVA	Distance
2 Nov	Aylesbury parkrun #1 SB	40:43	43.82	5km
2011		Result	WAVA	Distance
10 Apr	Brighton Marathon		0.00	26.2mi
27 Feb	GVH Marathon Training - 17 miles PB	4:00:00	42.09	17mi
1 Jan	Brooks Serpentine New Years Day 10k SB	1:12:39	48.55	10km
2010		Result	WAVA	Distance
23 Oct	Milton Keynes parkrun SB	37:45	45.66	5km
2009		Result	WAVA	Distance
21 Mar	Chicks Chase Winter Series 2 SB	41:00	41.10	5km
2008		Result	WAVA	Distance
1 Jan	Serpentine New Years Day 10k SB	1:14:16	45.87	10km
2007		Result	WAVA	Distance
12 Dec	Stevenage Midweek 5K Series (Race Three) PB	34:51	47.82	5km
28 Nov	Stevenage Midweek 5K Series (Race Two)	36:09	46.10	5km
18 Nov	Brighton 10k SB	1:11:56	47.36	10km
14 Nov	Stevenage Midweek 5k Series - Race One	35:51	46.49	5km
14 Oct	Herts 10K	1:20:06	42.53	10km
30 Aug	Chicks Chase 5k Race 3	36:53	45.19	5km
22 Jul	Fairlands Valley Challenge 12 PB	3:45:00	30.19	12mi
1 Jul	Race for Life (Watford)	39:46	41.91	5km
2004		Result	WAVA	Distance
17 Jul	Oxfam TrailWalker PB	29:09:00	24.72	100km
20 Jun	Chris Brasher Memorial Run 10k SB	1:13:00	45.15	10km
15 May	Mannheim Marathon Team PB	1:15:00	44.21	6.25mi
2003		Result	WAVA	Distance
30 Oct	Royal Marine Commando Challenge PB	46:00	33.46	3mi
28 Sep	Windsor Half Marathon	2:46:22	42.40	13.1mi
21 Sep	Great North Run	3:02:00	38.76	13.1mi
6 Jul	Aston 5 PB	58:00	44.93	5mi
22 Jun	Blackpool Half Marathon	2:36:38	45.04	13.1mi
15 Jun	Bricket Wood 5.5 mile PB	1:01:00	47.14	5.5mi
8 Jun	St Albans Half	2:40:21	43.99	13.1mi
13 Apr	London Marathon PB	5:54:53	40.59	26.2mi
23 Mar	MK Run 16 PB	3:08:51	45.67	16mi
2 Mar	Flora London Half Marathon PB	2:32:17	45.86	13.1mi
1 Jan	Serpentine 10K PB	1:06:58	48.26	10km

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Cross Totals

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2024	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2024	2.3	0	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.2
2023	1	4	0	0	6	10	0	16	0	0	0	0	37
2023	4.3	1.3	0.9	0.6	4	5.5	4.4	5.2	0.3	0	0	0	26.5
2023	10	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
2022	0	5	9	7	11	5	1	0	4	18	7	20	85
2022	11.7	14.2	13.4	12.8	25.9	24.9	12.4	7.4	4.4	6.3	5.7	1.2	140.3
2022	3	1	9	22	32	29	30	3	2	15	3	8	158
2021	14	16	20	15	12	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	80
2021	2.8	0.1	2.6	12.1	14.9	17.5	27.6	25.2	22.1	13.7	16.2	2.3	157
2021	10	5	13	17	7	5	6	6	1	3	6	6	85
2021	0	0	20	17	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	52
2020	7	0	16	27	12	16	6	10	0	0	5	4	102
2020	3.7	1.9	0	0	0.5	5.8	11.2	10.4	10.1	4.9	2.6	5.2	56.3
2020	9	6	4	2	1	15	9	5	8	6	3	9	76
2020	23	0	45	63	6	0	0	0	98	42	0	0	276
2019	7	0	0	9	0	7	8	0	0	6	0	2	38
2019	0	0	0.7	1.3	5.3	8.8	4.7	0.3	5.8	4.2	4.4	3.6	38.8
2019	14	2	8	14	24	16	13	2	0	0	6	6	107
2019	0	0	0	8	7	12	0	0	0	40	94	34	195
2018	19	13	73	143	154	175	167	177	168	111	0	2	1202
2018	0	0	1.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.9
2018	5	1	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	20
2018	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	15	2	99
2017	0	0.3	0	2.5	1.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6
2017	54	111	111	53	25	17	35	29	38	22	16	18	530
2017	24	116	60	16	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	243
2016	0.5	1.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	0.6	0	0	3.7
2016	23	34	29	20	34	78	91	40	80	84	88	89	687
2016	0	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	22	0	0	110
2015	0	0.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	1	0.4	0.7	3.1
2015	42	67	9	28	22	13	0	2	15	0	9	7	213
2015	0	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46
2014	22	31	21	10	30	33	19	9	4	2	10	8	199
2014	0.3	1.6	0.3	0	0	0	0.6	0	0	1.8	0	0	4.5
2014	5	0	4	11	8	18	27	2	0	0	0	2	77
2014	12	106	0	0	0	35	37	0	0	0	0	0	189
2013	23	25	55	49	44	56	63	33	19	20	28	27	443
2013	15	8	1	0	1	3	11	31	16	18	8	0	113
2013	0	0	16	9	0	0	4	85	8	0	0	0	122
2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	78	68	26	180
2012	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
2011	2	24	0	22	0	0	32	16	2	10	4	0	112
2011	0	0.4	0	0	0	0	0.3	0	4.6	0	0	0	5.3
2011	8	77	23	45	10	0	3	0	4	0	2	0	173
2011	0	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	44
2010	23	0	10	13	18	4	0	14	16	2	0	4	103
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3.1	4.2	0.7	0	9.1
2010	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	10	23	29	41	39	147
2009	8	0	6	30	19	8	0	8	0	0	0	17	96
2009	0	0	0.7	1.1	0	4.1	4.9	1.4	0	0	0	0	12.1
2009	6	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	23
2008	10	22	12	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	68
2008	34	21	8	2	3	8	0	20	12	11	0	0	119
2007	0	0	0	76	62	66	20	41	3	2	0	0	269
2007	0	0	0	1	1	7	25	33	51	57	30	55	260
2007	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

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-	-	0.6mi, Walk - General First 'measured' outdoor walk, to M's house and back then back from FC cafe to home after parkrun coffee. All with minimal use of crutches. T'was enough. 20th Apr 2024, 9:20pm 3M wrote: Whoop! The journey back begins... ;) 21st Apr 2024, 4:30pm LindsD wrote: This is good news 22nd Apr 2024, 11:45am Helegant wrote: 'Twas more than enough... care next time. 22nd Apr 2024, 11:45am LindsD wrote: Oh heck 22nd Apr 2024, 11:49am 3M wrote: 😣 Add a comment	0.5mi, Walk - General Various to-ing and fro-ing on crutches at church, hospital and a bit in-between. Stayed within boundaries. Some walking at home without crutches and hopefully more upright. Add a comment	0.6mi, Walk - General Thrift - to the iron pot and back. Had crutches but not much weight on them. Add a comment	-	-

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