Looking back at my achievements - the numbers

Since I started training seriously in 2008 I have completed more than 30 events of 5km or longer. Below is a list of the events that I have completed as an individual (there are some other team events not covered here). When I look at the sheer number of these, and the improvement, I can't believe that the I am the same guy who at high school was almost always last in the cross country runs and who thought Brendon Downie (one of NZ's most well-known triathletes and who was the same year as me at high school) was mad:

(Listed as Event date (distances) time.)
Half mararthons:
1 Moro (Dunedin) 14/09/2008 2:08:28
2 Cromwell 25/10/2008 1:58:54
3 Southland 9/11/2008 2:01:52
4 Southern Lakes 11/04/2009 1:51:32
5 Christchurch 31/05/2009 1:55:32
6 Balclutha 28/06/2009 1:58:51
7 Woodbourne 16/08/2009 2:00:30
8 Moro (Dunedin) 13/09/2009 2:00:13
9 Hill Free (Outram) 4/10/2009 1:52:50
10 Cromwell 25/10/2009 21.1 1:50 1:49:24
11 Lake Wanaka Half (ironman) (team) 16/01/2010 21.1 1:48 2:04:36
12 Southern Lakes 27/03/2010 21.1 1:45 1:46:40 (PB)
13 Chistchurch 7/06/2010 21.1 1:45 1:47:39

Full Marathon
Southland (National Champs) 22/11/2009 4:21:13

5km
1 Hill City Fun Run Logan Park Mar-09 25:12
2 Hill City Fun Run Logan Park Mar-09 25:30
3 Corporate Tri Mac Bay Mar-09 24:29
4 Hill City Fun Run Logan Park Mar-09 25:01
5 Tri Club Tri Vauxhall Mar-09 24:02
6 Hill City Fun Run Logan Park Mar-09 24:31
7 Hill City Fun Run Chingford 9/03/2010 25:03
8 Hill City Fun Run Bayfield 16/03/2010 25:01
9 Hill City Fun Run Logan Park 23/03/2010 23:29 (PB)

Duathlon
1 Winter Series Race 1 Taieri 2/08/2009 (2.5k, 9.6k, 2.5k) 0:46:19 (Winner)
2 Winter Series Race 4 Taieri 30/08/2009 (5k, 38.5k, 10k) 2:55:59 (last)
3 Rail Trail 27 & 28/02/2010 (150km in 7 legs over 2 days) 8:29:44
4 Winter Series Race 1 Taieri 23/05/2010 (5k, 19.26k, 5k) 1:23:15
5 Winter Series Race 2 Taieri 27/06/2010 (5k, 19.26k, 5k) 1:22:10

Triathlon
1 Lake Dunstan (Cromwell) 2/01/2010 (500m, 22km, 5.8km) 01:31:19
2 Lake Hayes Easter (Lake Hayes) 2/04/2010 (750m, 22km, 5km) 01:29:49