Paul’s Stats

Vital Statistics

Height: 5 feet, 7 inches

Weight: 130lbs

Date of Birth: December 28, 1965

Place of Birth: Wellingborough, England

Current Running Clubs

Kettering Town Harriers, June 1983 – (excl. July 1992 – December 2005)

Former Running Clubs

212 Track Club, January 2019 – December 2021

Urban Athletics, March 2016 – December 2018

Warren Street Social and Athletic Club (WSSAC), October 2004 – March 2016

MacRitchie Runners 25, December 1998 – October 2004

Pacesetters Athletic Club Malaysia, February 2001 – October 2004

Holmfirth Harriers Athletic Club, July 1992 – December 1998

South London Harriers, November 1988 – December 1991

Warwick Students Athletics & CC, October 1985 – July 1988

Personal / Selected Age Records / Bests (road unless stated)

Masters (50 and over)

Mile – 4:53 (2017 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile)

5K – 16:35 (2016 Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Run)

10K – 32:44 (2017 UAE Healthy Kidney 10K)

10 Miles – 54:16 (2016 New Balance Bronx 10-Mile)

Half marathon – 1:12:01 (2017 AirBnB Brooklyn Half Marathon)

Marathon –  2:31:45 (Virgin Money London Marathon 2017)

Masters (40-49)

Mile – 4:39 (2011 Fifth Avenue Mile)

5K – 15:26 (Kenneth Dolan Memorial 5K Run 2006)

5 Miles – 25:11 (NYRR Team Championships 2007)

10K – 31:35 (Healthy Kidney 10K 2007)

12K – 40:28 (Bay to Breakers 2014)

10 Miles – 51:36 (Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race 2007)

Half Marathon – 1:09:09 (New York City Half Marathon 2010)

Marathon – 2:29:56 (Flora London Marathon 2006)

Open

5000m (track) – 14:48

5 Miles – 24:58

10K – 30:22

10 Miles – 52:03

Half Marathon – 1:08:40

Main Achievements

Masters (50 and over)

1st Place M50-54, NYRR Masters Runner of the Year (2016 and 2017)

2nd Place M50-54 Half Marathon, 2018 World Masters Athletics Championships (74:53)

runbritain UK rankings, 10 Mile M50 1st 2018 (54:29)

runbritain UK rankings, 10K M50 1st 2018 (33:10)

runbritain UK rankings, Half Marathon M50 1st 2017 (72:01)

runbritain UK Rankings, Marathon M50 1st 2017 and 7th All Time (2:31:45)

runbritain UK rankings, 10K M50 1st 2017 (32:44)

runbritain UK rankings, Half Marathon M50 1st 2016  (72:48)

1st Place M50-54 Half Marathon, 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships (72:48) (and Member Team GB, 2nd Place M50-54)

2nd Place M50-54 Cross Country, 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships (and Member Team GB, 2nd Place M50-54)

runbritain UK Rankings, Marathon M50 1st 2016 (2:32:02)

runbritain UK Rankings, 10 Miles M50 1st 2016 and 12th All Time (54:16)

Masters (40-49)

1st Place M45-49, NYRR Masters Runner of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015)

3rd Place M45-49, 2015 USA Cross Country Championships Masters Men’s 8K

Running Times Masters 2014 Long-Distance Runners of the Year (Honorable Mention, M45-49)

Running Times Intermediate Masters 2014 Long-Distance Runners of the Year (3rd Place, M45-49)

1st Place Masters, Bay to Breakers 2014

2nd Place M45-49, 2014 USA Cross Country Championships Masters Men’s 8K

USATF 2012 Masters Long Distance Road Runners of the Year (Honorable Mention, M45-49)

Running Times Men’s Masters 2011 Road Racers of the Year (Honorable Mention, M45-49)

UK Athletics Masters Rankings (Top 10 for M40-44 & M45-49 for 5K, 5 Miles, 10K, 10 Miles, Half Marathon & Marathon) (2006-2011)

1st Place Masters, Bolder Boulder 10K 2011 (4th place on M45 all time list)

2nd Place M45-49, British Masters Athletics Federation (BMAF) Cross Country Championships 2011

1st Place, New York Road Runners (NYRR) Masters Team (2008, 2009 & 2010) (WSSAC)

Running Times Men’s Masters 2010 Road Racers of the Year (Honorable Mention, M45-49)

1st Place Masters, New York City Half Marathon 2010

3rd Place M40-44, Melbourne Beaches & Music Half Marathon 2010 (with USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships)

1st Place M40-44, NYRR Masters Runner of the Year (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010)

Running Times Men’s Masters 2007 Road Racers of the Year (Honorable Mention, M40-44)

4th Place M40-44, London Marathon (2006 & 2007)

1st Place Masters & Masters Champion Road Runners Club of America, Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Race 2007

Open

1st Place, Singapore Amateur Athletics Association Cross Country Championships (1998, 2000 & 2001)

1st Place, Sheares Bridge Army Half Marathon 2000

Represented Northants (1985-88) and Yorkshire (1994-96) counties and North of England (1996)

2nd Team (Yorkshire), UK Inter-Counties 10K Road Championships 1996

3rd Team (Yorkshire), UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships 1996

3rd Team (Yorkshire), UK Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships 1994