July 2018  An update to my unfinished 100 race challenge

Well, it is over 18 months since I had a stroke, at age 66 years, and I am probably as good as I will ever be, so I am looking to complete my 100 race challenge.

To be accurate I did a few races last year (2017), but found the effort was probably not good for my general health and gave up. In 2018, I feel a lot stronger and in the last few weeks, to 18 July, I have ran five races, the latest being Wednesday's Durham City 10K.

I have had to learn to monitor my heart rate when I run and slow down when the rate starts to climb too much. In my one and only fell race , the Humbleton Hill Fell Race, Haydon Bridge, I thought I had slowed when it hit 207 bpm, only to find later that it had maxed at 217bpm! That would be a good way of finishing off this old geezer.

Anyway, here is a list of my 94 races to date and with only six to go to complete my challenge I will try to be sensible, not set any end date and enjoy them all.

The reason for my original challenge - With Izzi (second from right) on Helvellyn

Here is my update:

65FORIZZI
March 29th 2015- March 2016
Date	Race	Event	Time	Overall Finishing Position	Category Position	Comments
29-Mar	1	Hartlepool Marina 5 mile	36.27	173	3rd V65	516 ran
7-Apr	2	Monthly Mile S Shields	6.27	20	na	79 ran
12-Apr	3	Blyth Valley 10k	45.34	296	3rd  V65	563 ran
18-Apr	4	Park Run Ncle 5K	21.44	147	3rd V65	646 ran
19-Apr	5	Gibside Great Run Local 5K	24.28	8	n/a	51 ran.
22-Apr	6	Keswick Round the Houses	46.11	88	3rd V60	186 ran
25-Apr	7	Park Run Ncle 5K	22.44	149	2nd V65	601 ran
4-May	8	Ashington Triathlon	88.48	190	4th	1st 5k
5-May	9	Les Allcorn 10K, Alnwick	45.53	57	2nd V60	125 ran
10-May	10	Great Run Local 5K	25.05	6	n/a	45 ran
13-May	11	Latrigg Short Fell Race	28.5	67	3rd V60	87 ran
24-May	12	Gibside Great Run Local	24.3	10	n/a	50 ran
27-May	13	George Ogle Mem. 6m	43.13	66	1st V60	195 ran
6-Jun	14	Grasmere gallop Trail Race	50.12	25	1st V60	305 ran
9-Jun	15	Blaydon Race	40.13	621	3rd V65	3825 ran
13-Jun	16	Park Run , Ncle	22.2	100	1st V65	511 ran
17-Jun	17	Humbleton Hill Fell Race	47.18	31	2nd V60	59 ran
21-Jun	18	Lambton 10K	47.36	117	2nd V60	715 ran
1-Jul	19	Tynedale 10K	45.1	182	n/a	no chip
5-Jul	20	Red Kite Trail Race	73.57	18	n/a	86 ran
15-Jul	21	Kirkley 10K	45.59	58	1st V65	165 ran
25-Jul	22	Park Run Ncle 5K	22.42	101	1st V65	439 ran
29-Jul	23	Wallington 10K	45.59	52	1st V65	158 ran
5-Sep	24	Gloucester Park Run	23.5	28	1st V65	180 ran
19-Sep	25	Ncle Park Run	25.07	218	1st V65	540 ran
27-Sep	26	Prudhoe Miners 10K	49.06	66	1st V 65	140 ran
3-Oct	27	Park Run Gibside	24.36	14	1st V 65	60 ran
4-Oct	28	Gt Run Local Gibside	25.54	7	1st V 65	54 ran
6-Oct	29	Monthly Mile South Shields	6.44	18	na	18/22
10-Oct	30	Sherman Cup	45.31	391	1st V65	464 ran
17-Oct	31	Gibside Trail Race	59.38	212	8th V60	442 ran
24-Oct	32	Park Run Newcastle	22.57	164	1st v60	562 ran
25-Oct	33	Great Run Local 5K	25.56	8	1st V55/65	57 ran
1-Nov	34	Derwentwater 10 mile	79.19	211	5th V65	436 ran
3-Nov	35	Monthly Mile	6.43	18	na	69 ran
3-Nov	36	Park Run Newcastle	24.16	118	1st v65	369 ran
8-Nov	37	Town Moor 10K	46.54	302	3rd V65	549 ran
15-Nov	38	Park Run Newcastle	23.38	123	1st V65	470 ran
21-Nov	39	Aykley HeadsCross country	54.52	459	2nd V65	592 ran
1-Dec	40	Monthly Mile	6.44	12	na	90 ran
6-Dec	41	Park Run Ncle 5K	25.32	192	4th V65	363 ran
19-Dec	42	Saltwell 10K	49.36	190	5th V65	419 ran
20-Dec	43	Gibside 5K	27.03	na	na	fun run
5-Jan	44	Monthly mile S. Shields	7.19	14	na	47 ran
30-Jan	45	Riverside Parkrun	24.54	104	2nd v65	229 ran
2-Feb	46	Monthly mile	7.02	13	na	47 ran
6-Feb	47	No Ego Head Torch Lambton	45.56	44	1st v60	180 Ran
13-Feb	48	Park Run Finsbury Park	24.27	96	1st V65	261 ran
20-Feb	49	Park Run Newcastle	23.25	115	1st v65	490 ran
2-Mar	50	Monthly Mile South Shields	6.45	7	na	46 ran
12-Mar	51	Riverside Park Run	22.47	65	2nd V65	231 ran
13-Mar	52	Gibside Great Run Local	24.42	6	na	71 ran
26-Mar	53	Park Run Newcastle	22.47	93	3rd V65	457 ran
27-Mar	54	N. Tyne 10K	45.46	331	1st v65	1779 ran
3 Apl	55	Blyth V. 10K	45.54	221	4th V65	498 ran
10 Apl	56	Sandancer 10K	46.33	130	6th V60	400ran
16 Apl	57	Park Run Town Moor	22.47	135	1st V65	515 ran
20 Apl	58	Keswick 10K	47.01	89	1st V60	179 ran
23 Apl	59	Parkrun Ncle	22.01	131	1st V65	684 ran
26 Apl	60	Spadeadam 10K	46.52	4	3rd male	18 ran
26 Apl	61	Riverside Parkrun	22.28	42	2nd V65	223 ran
1-May	62	Sunderland 10K	46.01	202	2nd V60	1809 ran
3-May	63	Les Allcorn 10K, Alnwick	45.46	57	2nd V60	139 ran
21-May	64	Park Run Town Moor	22.34	117	1st V65	651 ran
25-May	65	George Ogle Mem. 6m	43.03	61	2nd V60	171 ran
Going for 100
1-Jun	66	Vindolanda 10K	48.06	40	1st V65	153 ran
4-Jun	67	Grasmere Gallop 10K	50.35	41	2nd V65	348 ran
9-Jun	68	Blaydon Race	40.08	729	2nd V65	4129 ran
15-Jun	69	Newburn River Run	48.4	95	3rd V60	266 ran
22-Jun	70	Humbleton Hill Fell Race	48.19	32	1st V60	60ran
25-Jun	71	Gibside Parkrun	24.24	19	1st V65	93 ran
3-Jul	72	Great North 10K	46.55	514	1st V65 NA	4104ran
6-Jul	73	Tynedale 10K	45.16	160	2nd V65	379 ran
20-Jul	74	Wallington 10K	48.36	34	1st V65	159 ran
24-Jul	75	Great Run Local 5K	30.27	21	na	ran 6k
17-Aug	76	Stamfordham10K	46.25	35	1st v65	139 ran
3-Sep	77	Rising Sun Parkrun	22.29	30	1st V65	178ran
11-Sep	78	Great North Run	1.42.43	3068	1st V65	57K ran
18-Sep	79	Tynedale 10 mile	1.25.30	35	2nd V60	109 ran
24-Sep	80	Townmoor Parkrun	22.35	109	2ndv65	553 ran
15-Oct	81	Townmoor Parkrun	22.52	159	3rd V65	643 ran
29-Oct	82	Townmoor Parkrun	22.2	162	2nd v65	650 ran
30-Oct	83	Great Run Local 5K	25.24	14	1st v65	80 ran
13-Nov	84	Prudhoe Parkrun	25.24	85	2nd v65	295 ran
26-Nov	85	Prudhoe Parkrun	25.02	21	1st v65	108 ran
25-02-17	86	Prudhoe Parkrun	28.46	72	1st v65	110 ran
9-Jun	87	Blaydon Race 2017	53.06	2611		4319 ran
9-Jul	88	Great North 10K	56.44	1291	8th v65	3434 ran
19-8-17	89	Prudhoe Parkrun	28.01	71	2nd v65	128 ran
9 Jun'18	90	Blaydon Race 2018	47.21	1497	38/173 v60	4351 ran
13 jun'18	91	Newburn river run 6	50.52	193	10th v60	325ran
20-Jun	92	Humbleton Hill Fell Race	62.33	40	2nd v60	45ran
4-Jul	93	Tynedale 10k	55.01	242	6th V60	335ran
18-Jul	94	Durham 10K	53.49	576	5th v60	1796 ran