2025 in numbers
Distance Travelled by Activity by Year
Distance in KM recorded by activity by year
TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2025
Run (outdoor): 273 miles / 436 km
Cycle (Outdoor): 456 miles / 730 km
Cycle (Zwift): 372 miles / 595 km
Walk/Hike*: 734 miles / 1,175 km
Total = 1,835 miles / 2,936 km
*Walk / Hike = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
Key Events in 2025
Running
1 x Ultra Marathon: The Lap 75k: Lake Windermere, Cumbria
9 x 10k running events: Danesfield Trail 10k, Nettlebed Stinger 10k, Chiltern Valley 10k, Green Park 10k, Reading 10k, Romney Marsh 10k, 3 Brewers 10k, Creative Juices 10k, Shardeloes 10k Trail, Blackpit 10k
Other distance runs: Hardwick X-Stream Trail Run (9.5 km)
parkruns:
50 parkruns (Gold Obsessive), including 16 new locations
9 parkrun volunteering occasions
500 events milestone reached
250 different events milestone reached
V50 milestone reached: 50 volunteering occasions total
3 new parkrun countries: Isle of Man, Finland, Japan
Wilson Index up to 188; Golden Wilson up to 25
P Index up to 8
Trekking
2 new Country High Points: Snaefell (Isle of Man), Mount Fuji (Japan)
1 new European Island High Point: Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain … plus the Tajogiante Crater, La Palma
Bagged the High Points of Helsinki
2 new Historic County Tops: Càrn Glas-choire (Nairnshire), Carn a'Ghille Chearr (Morayshire), Ben MacDui (Aberdeenshire & Banffshire)
1 new National Park High Point: Piper’s Wait, New Forest (disputed)
5 Kent Lathes High Points: Kingswood (Scray), Wrotham (Aylesford), Farthingloe (St Augustine), Paddlesworth (Shepway)
Routes Completed: Chiltern Heritage Trail, Hertfordshire Way (Chilterns Section), Shakespeare’s Way (Chilterns Section), River Wey & Wey Navigation
Cycling
General Geekery
Completed: All The London Coal Duty Posts
Completed: All The London Trig Pillars
37 OS Trig Pillars Bagged, including TP4009 - Hope Farm: The UK's Most South-Easterly Trig Pillar
2 OS Canons on the Salisbury Baseline
Completed: All The Elizabeth Line Stations
2024 in numbers
My stats for the year:
TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2024
Run (outdoor): 233 miles / 372 km
Cycle (Outdoor): 828 miles / 1,325 km
Cycle (Zwift): 1,079 miles / 1,726 km
Walk/Hike: 739 miles / 1,183 km
Total = 2,879 miles / 4,606 km (target was > 5,000 km)
Walk / Hike = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
Total includes “other” activities such as SUP.
KEY EVENTS IN 2024
1 x Ultra Marathon: Hangers Way 50
3 x 10k running events: London Easter 10k at Regent’s Park, Wargrave 10k, Leighton Buzzard 10k
48 parkruns, including 12 new locations
9 parkrun volunteering occasions
2 new Country High Points: Dingli Cliffs (Malta), Fansipan (Vietnam)
2 new Historic County Tops: Glas Maol (Angus), Mount Battock (Kincardineshire)
6 new Present-Day County Tops
- England: Turner’s Hill (Sandwell), Cawney Hill (Dudley), Sedgley Beacon (Wolverhampton), Barr Beacon (Walsall), The Wrekin (Telford & The Wrekin)
- Scotland: Gallow Hill (Dundee), Brimmond Hill (Aberdeen)2 National Landscape High Points: Castle Ring (Cannock Chase), Chichester Harbour
4 Sussex Rapes High Points: Glatting Beacon (Arundel), Chanctonbury Hill (Bramber), Crowborough Beacon (Pevensey), Brightling Down (Hastings)
31 new OS Trig Pillars bagged
23 new London Coal Posts bagged
Cycle trips: RideLondon, Basingstoke Canal, Viking Way & NCN 1 in Kent, Thames Estuary,
2023 in numbers
My stats for the year:
TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2024
Run (outdoor): 287 miles / 459 km
Cycle (Outdoor): 595 miles / 951 km
Cycle (Zwift): 1,519 miles / 2,426 km
Walk/Hike: 759 miles / 1,215 km
Total = 3,160 miles / 5,052 km (target was > 5,000 km)
Walk / Hike = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
KEY EVENTS IN 2023
2 x Ultra Marathons: Goring Gap 50 and Race The Sun 50
1 x Marathon: Brighton
3 x 10k running events: Mortimer Trail, Bradenham Blast and Compton Verney
49 parkruns, including 12 new locations
23 parkrun volunteering occasions
4 new Historic County Tops: Ben Lawers, Ben Vorlich, Ben Lomond, Hill of Stake
28 new Present-Day, alternative or previous County Tops:
- England: Whitehorse Hill, Haddenham Village, Racecourse Road, Nether Hall, Mill Hill, Staverton Clump, The Slipe, Bow Brickhill, Corley Moor, Meigh’s Wood, Rednall Hill North Top, Bassett Avenue, Fort Southwick, Holly Hill, Liddington Hill, London Road, Heath Mount, Langdon Hill Southwest Slope, Blagdon Hill Farm, Niver Hill, Hanging Hill
- Wales: Garth Hill, Tair Onnen, Mynydd y Betws, Merthyr Common, Pen March, Coety Mountain, Wentwood33 new OS Trig Pillars bagged
3 international / island High Points: Pico de las Nieves* (Gran Canaria), El Toro (Menorca), Mt Etna* (Sicily) … *=highest accessible point
Completing the Surrey sections of the Greensand Way and North Downs Way
The Portsmouth Semaphore Line cycle route
2022 in numbers
My stats for the year:
TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2022
Run (outdoor): 519 miles (830 km)
Cycle (Outdoor): 651 miles (1,042 km)
Cycle (Zwift): 1,160 miles (1,857 km)
Trek: 642 miles (1,028 km)
Total = 2,976 miles (4,761 km)
Trek = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
KEY EVENTS IN 2022
2 x Ultra Marathon: Serpent Trail and Hurtwood 50
7 x 10k events: Lee Valley, Kempton Park, Brighton Trail, Mapledurham Trail, Marlow 10 (Trail), Freith Hilly, Watlington Trail
125 x 5ks including 45 parkruns and 80 (not)parkruns
12 new County Tops:
- Ireland: Lugnaquillia Mountain, Mount Leinster, Brandon Hill, Cupidstown Hill, Kippure
- Scotland: West Lomond, Innerdouny Hill, Ben Cleuch, Cairnpapple Hill, Blackhope Scar, Meikle Says Law, Meikle Says Law - Southeast SlopeCompleting the Finland Archipelago Trail Cycle Tour
2021 in numbers
My stats for the year:
TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2021
Run (outdoor): 670 miles (1,071 km)
Run (Zwift): 93 miles (149 km)
Cycle (Outdoor): 1,089 miles (1,743 km)
Cycle (Zwift): 1,315 miles (2,104 km)
Trek: 506 miles (810 km)
SUP: 30 miles (48 km)
Total = 3,704 miles (5,926 km)
Trek = recorded hiking & walking events, not general steps.
KEY EVENTS IN 2021
2 x Ultra Marathons: Race to the Castle and Downs Link Ultra
7 x 10k events: St Albans Easter, Loseley Park Trail, Henley Trail, Hardest of Snails Trail, Thame, Run Reigate, Weybridge
6 new County Tops: Craigairie Fell, Merrick, Kirriereoch Hill-Northwest Slope, Culter Fell, Broad Law, White Coomb
Completing the Finland Archipelago Trail Cycle Tour
Paddleboarding on The Jubilee River
The Jubilee River is an artificial channel built in the late 1990s and early 2000s to take overflow from the River Thames to prevent flooding around Maidenhead, Windsor, and Eton. I know it very well having ran, walked and cycled every part of the paths around it. It was the obvious place to try out our new SUPs. There’s a very gentle flow and no motorised boats allowed on it.
Here’s a guide to paddleboarding the Jubilee River in five short sections. We did full loops of each section for a total of 20km. The obvious alternative would be a 10km point-to-point trip but with a lot of portaging around the weirs.
The Jubilee River diverts from the River Thames just north of Ray Mill Island, Maidenhead. This first section isn’t accessible and the navigable part starts from Taplow Weir. For this section, the first access point is Amerden Lane. There’s not much in the way of parking here although you can park at nearby Engage Watersports only if you are renting equipment from them. Better parking is at the far end of this section at Marsh Lane Car Park.
For the other sections, there’s car parks at Marsh Lane, Lake End, The Riverside Centre and the Thames Valley Athletics Centre. Some have height restriction barriers so be careful if you are carrying your SUPs on a roof-rack. Each car-park has a good entry point to the river within a few minutes walk.
The final navigable section ends at Black Potts Weir just to the south of the Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Eton. Beyond this there’s a very short part of the Jubilee before it connects to the Thames at Home Park, Windsor. You can access this final part via the Thames but there was construction happening on this section during 2021. I’ll return another year to check this section out.
Paddleboarding The Jubilee River In 5 Sections
GPX Files: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Map: OS Explorer Map (172) Chiltern Hills East and OS Explorer Map (160) Windsor, Weybridge & Bracknell
Links: Jubilee River, Maidenhead, Taplow, Dorney, Eton Wick, Eton, Datchet, Engage Watersports, The Riverside Centre, Thames Valley Athletics Centre
Each colour below represents a different section described below. Top left is Taplow, bottom right is Black Potts Weir.
map source: Esri Topo via RideWithGPS
Section 1: Taplow Weir to Marsh Lane Weir
Entry and Exit Point: Marsh Lane Car Park, Taplow, SL6 0DH (SU 91412 80317) or on Amerden Lane (SU 90761 80915)
Section Length (one way): 2.1 km (1.3 miles)
Nearby pubs and Cafes: Lake House Cafe, Amerden Lane, Taplow, SL6 0EA
Section 2: Marsh Lane Weir to Lake End Car Park
Entry and Exit Point: Marsh Lane Car Park, Taplow, SL6 0DH (SU 91412 80317) or Lake End Car Park, Dorney, SL4 6QT (SU 92888 79519)
Section Length (one way): 2.1 km (1.3 miles)
Nearby pubs and Cafes: The Pineapple, Lake End Road, Dorney, SL4 6QS
Section 3: Lake End Car Park to Manor Farm Weir
Entry and Exit Point: Lake End Car Park, Dorney, SL4 6QT (SU 92888 79519)
Section Length (one way): 1.5 km (0.9 miles)
Nearby pubs and Cafes: The Pineapple, Lake End Road, Dorney, SL4 6QS
Section 4: Manor Farm Weir to Slough Weir
Entry and Exit Point: The Jubilee River Riverside Centre Car Park, Slough Road, Slough SL1 2BP (SU 97021 78863)
Section Length (one way): 2.7 km (1.6 miles)
Nearby pubs and Cafes: Several on Eton High Street
Section 5: Slough Weir to Black Potts Weir
Entry and Exit Point: Near Thames Valley Athletics Centre, Pococks Lane Eton, Windsor, SL4 6HN (OS Grid Ref: SU 97700 78264)
or Jubilee River Riverside Centre Car Park, Slough Road, Slough SL1 2BP (SU 97021 78863)
Section Length (one way): 1.75 km (1.1 miles)
Nearby pubs and Cafes: Several on Eton High Street
