My stats for the year:

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TOTAL DISTANCE IN 2023

• 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.
Total includes “other” activities such as SUP.

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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, Wentwood

• 33 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

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My stats for the year:

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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.

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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 Slope

• Completing the Finland Archipelago Trail Cycle Tour

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My stats for the year:

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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.

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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

• 171 x 5ks including 20 parkruns and 140 (not)parkruns

• 6 new County Tops: Craigairie Fell, Merrick, Kirriereoch Hill-Northwest Slope, Culter Fell, Broad Law, White Coomb

• Completing the Finland Archipelago Trail Cycle Tour

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Other trips on the Jubilee River

• Walking the Thames Path and Jubilee River 1: Maidenhead & Bray

• Walking the Thames Path and Jubilee River 2: Red: Dorney & Eton Wick

• Walking the Thames Path and Jubilee River 3: Blue: Eton Wick and Eton

• Walking the Thames Path and Jubilee River 4: Green: Eton and Datchet

• Cycling The Beeches Cycleway and Jubilee River

• Cycling The Slough to Windsor Railway