Vital Statistics!

So what does a girl do during 10 weeks of injury-enforced rest from running?  Well, normally I’d say cross-train like crazy – aquajog, swim, bike, gym etc. – but this time I was told I needed to avoid any traction at all in my hamstring, so basically it was total rest!

So, one of the things I’ve done to fill my time is to compile spreadsheets of all my race results (& field events too!), going back to 1985 when I first started running 800m and 1500m in area and County schools events (I then joined Leamington C&AC in 1986).  Sadly, I don’t have any records from before this time, although I did compete for my Primary school in area schools events, in sprints and long jump!

I guess many of you will think I’m rather sad and need to ‘get a life’, but for those who are interested in my vital statistics, here are just a few.

 

• Total number of races competed in (all surfaces):  648
• That breaks down into:  257 track; 129 cross-country; 9 indoors; 8 multi-terrain; 245 road.
• Track races include all distances from 100m to 10,000m, including road relay legs and both hurdles events (but I've never done the steeplechase).
• Road races include all distances from 3km to 100km, including road relays legs.
• Of those 648 races, I’ve won 209 (32.25%) and finished in a podium position in 393 (60.65%).
•  I’ve competed abroad (outside the UK) 21 times in 11 different countries.
• Of those 21 races I’ve been on the podium 11 times (9 individual and 2 team).
• The country I’ve raced in most (outside of the UK) is Holland (7 times).
•  I’ve represented Great Britain & Northern Ireland 4 times (all road); England 6 times (road & X/C); Midland Counties AA 18 times (road, track & X/C); and Warwickshire AA 18 times (road, track& X/C).
• The road race I’ve competed in the most times is the Banbury 5 mile (10 times; winning it 6 times), followed by the Leeds Abbey Dash 10K (8 times).
• International championship medals won:  4 (all road, incl. 1 team one), split into 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze.
• National championship medals won:  3 (track & X/C, incl. 1 team one), split into 1 silver, 2 bronze.
• Midland Counties AA championships medals won:  5 road; 9 track; 4 X/C (incl. 1 team one); a total of 18 medals split into 8 gold, 2 silver, 8 bronze.
•  Warwickshire AA championships medals won:  30 road; 15 track; 24 X/C (incl. team); a total of 69 medals split into 46 gold, 14 silver and 9 bronze.
• Records held: W35 World Best 50km; English National Record and UK best 50km; W40 UK best 100km; UK W35 20 mile best.
• Number of course records set (road races):  32
• Number of field event competitions competed in:  43 (every event except pole vault and triple jump).

I could go on, for example a breakdown of how many races I’ve done at each distance, or how many races I’ve done each year, but I won’t bore you any more than I already have!  Hopefully I'll soon be back running again, and able to actually run races rather than count them!

I’m off now to go and get a life!!!