David A. Church
High School Track and Cross Country Runner (2002-2007)
Road Runner from Essex since 2009
Competed in 27 UK Road Races, 1 Trail Race and 1 USA Road Race
(1x ultramarathon, 9x marathons, 9x half marathons, 3x 10 miles, 4x 10 km, 2x 5 miles, 5 km)
Best Finishes: 2x Top 100, 7x Top 50, 6x Top 20 and 4x Top 10
Raised over £1,000 for charity including Cats Protection, Havens Hospice, The J’s Hospice and RSPCA
Running Coach since 2016
Personal Bests
| 1 mile: 4:59 | 2 mile: 10:42 (5:21 per mile) |
| 5 km: 17:31 (5:38 per mile) | 5 mile: 29:32 (5:54 per mile) |
| 10 km: 36:35 (5:53 per mile) | 10 Mile: 1:00:58 (6:06 per mile) |
| Half Marathon: 1:19:39 (6:05 per mile) |
Marathon: 3:13:21 (7:22 per mile) |
Racing History
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2011 Southend Half Marathon: 1:29:20 (96th) Basildon 5km: 19:53 (20th) Chicago Half Marathon: 1:35:19 (404th) | 2012
Colchester Half Marathon: 1:41:24 (236th) Southend-on-Sea 10km Classic: 43:57 (164th) Southwold 10km: 41:37 (49th) |
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2013 Robin Hood Marathon: 4:31:41 (614th) |
2014 Halstead and Essex Marathon: 3:45:48 (172nd) Chelmsford Marathon: 4:04:49 (336th) |
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2015 Chelmsford Marathon: 3:38:03 (129th) |
2016 Colchester Half Marathon: 1:28:52 (107th) Witham May Day 5 Mile: 30:15 (34th) Southend Half Marathon: 1:22:50 (29th) Maldon Half Marathon: 1:24:10 (4th) Chelmsford Marathon: 3:17:59 (55th) |
| 2017
Bungay Black Dog Marathon: 3:15:26 (17th) Witham May Day 5 Mile: 29:43 (11th) Hardwick 10km: 38:18 (12th) Chelmsford Marathon: 3:13:21 (41st) |
2018 Witham May Day 10 Mile: 1:03:25 (10th) Clacton Half Marathon: 1:26:01 (8th) Chelmsford Marathon: 3:52:35 (206th) Chelmsford 10km: 39:09 (45th) |
2019 Witham May Day 10 Mile: 1:01:21 (11th) | 2020 Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon: 1:21:34 (8th) |
Grounded Runner Coaching 