Happy Christmas from all at runbritain!

So what do our numbers look like?

One – number of Facebook hubs for road running, linking runbritain, Run in England, parkrun and the eight events hosting UK Championships or runbritain Grand Prix races in 2011 (launched 2nd December)

Two - runbritain staff members – Online Editor Jackie Newton (from April) and Road race Co-Ordinator Gavin Lightwood (from October)

Three – current runbritain sponsors – adidas, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Running Imp. Thank you and Happy Christmas.

Five – number of hours, between 9am and 2pm one Saturday in the autumn for York Brass Monkey Half Marathon to fill all 2,000 of it available places for 2011 using runbritain online entry system. Good luck to all who have a place.

12 – number of runbritain roadshow visits around the UK scheduled between April 2010 and February 2011.

14 – number of wise men and women who contributed last summer to the 2011 Road Race Handbook, most notably the late and much-missed Bill Reynolds.

51 – number of entry updates, news previews and race reports for UKA-licensed races on the runbritain home page during October 2010.

80 – percentage of road race organisers using online race licensing system, as opposed to hard copy, in England, for their 2011 races so far.

212 – number of licensed road races now using runbritain’s at-cost online entry system at 16th December, up from 22 in January 2010.

825 – number of runbritain followers on Twitter at 21st December

3,350 – number of UKA-licensed races listed on runbritain online calendar in 12 month period

3,987 – number of Facebook fans of runbritain at 21st December

7,653 – number of runners of all standards who have so far downloaded their free runbritain handicap score and biog page at 21st December, following September launch (www.runbritain.com. Click on ‘Your handicap score’.)

40,000 – monthly unique visitors to runbritain.com in autumn 2010

43,000 – estimated number of runners who used runbritain online race entry system in 2010

750,000 – number of licensed road race performances from 2010 that are included in the runbritain rankings and which update each runner’s current runbritain handicap score

Some notable current runbritain handicap scores

Classical singer Katherine Jenkins 35.4

X Factor winner Joe McElderry – 16.2

TV presenter Jenni Falconer (now down to) 12.3

Actor Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope from Emmerdale) – 10.2

UKA Chair Ed Warner – 8.2

International mountain and cross country runner - Sarah Tunstall – 5.8

International endurance runner - Jo Pavey - 1.3

International endurance runner - Liz Yelling - 0.9

Mara Yamauchi - MINUS 1.6 - the lowest women's runbritain handicap score

Chris Thompson - MINUS 5.1 - the lowest men's runbritain handicap score.

So that's all the work stuff. What about the running? Well the clip below will show you how myself, Gavin and Geoff who is MD of runbritain have religiously carried out our exercise regimen. We're fitter and more co-ordinated than ever. When you watch the clip you will see the evidence and need no further proof that as well as running we've been busy with our movement drills to help posture and balance, core stability sessions for great strength work and yoga to increase our flexibility! Have a great Christmas!!