This week’s in-person Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes. The notices cover a three-week period from 23 December 2025 until Monday 12 January 2026. Due to the sheer number of results submitted, Mark could only read out his highlights.

Welcome all and Happy New Year!

A very warm welcome to Amanda who is joining group 4 this evening as a guest. And thank you, Julia, for her December Club Standards report.

Last 3 Weeks – Results in Numbers

We had:

  • 146 total results submitted from 51 members in the two-week period
  • 34 results from Witham Boxing Day 5
  • 82 parkrun results from 19 different parkrun events
  • 20 club standards (5 bronze, 9 silver, 4 gold, 2 diamond)
  • 15 PBs
  • 1 club record

Thursday 25 December 2025 – Christmas Day

18 TRR members visited 5 different parkrun events venues on Christmas Day morning. To see the results from members that have TRR added as their club in their parkrun profile, click here.

Friday 26 December 2025 – Boxing Day

Runners vs Riders

Bob, Phil, Mark and Len were at Runners v Riders in Friday Woods competing in a unique race. Bob, Phil and Mark were running, with Len on his mountain bike. Len created a video if you would like to see what you are missing out on.

 

Witham Boxing Day 5

This popular race and our end-of-training-block club event, saw 34 member submit results, with 12 PB’s, 1 Club record and 16 club std’s achieved!

  • Aaron Graves, 00:28:17
  • Peter Banks, 00:29:45 (Diamond)
  • Richard Farr, 00:32:34 (PB, Silver)
  • Simon Peters, 00:33:20 (PB, Gold), “Great running by everyone and thanks to all the TRR support.“
  • Simon Gallagher, 00:34:15 (PB), “Over a minute off my PB thanks to pacing by Chris Gardiner and support from the TRR Sub 35 Train“
  • Stuart Collett, 00:34:24 (PB, Silver), “Great pacing from Chris Gardiner on the sub 35 Tiptree train“
  • Simone Hilliard, 00:34:38 (PB, Gold), “Unexpected gold standard!  Great support from Chris G and the G4 crew!“
  • Chris Newenham, 00:35:23 (PB, Silver), “Slightly gutted, missed gold by 3 seconds. Otherwise a perfect day with incredible Trr support“
  • Rowena De Belligny, 00:35:25 (Gold), “3rd v40, gold standard! Son and Dad both won.“
  • Chris harding, 00:36:33 (PB, Bronze), “Thanks to Stu Peace for the great pacing – Just over 3 minute PB“
  • Stuart Peace, 00:37:28 (Silver)
  • Lorraine Mills, 00:39:27
  • Robert King, 00:39:34, “V70 winner, didn’t quite manage to re-break the record!“
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:39:39 (PB)
  • Angela Dellar, 00:40:16, “Third member of the Silver V40 silver team with Simone, Rowena and Rachel N“
  • Rachel Newenham, 00:40:24 (PB)
  • Alan Hurding, 00:40:39
  • Stephen Hargreaves, 00:40:56 (PB, Silver)
  • Morven Hurding, 00:41:27, “Loved being back, especially seeing a sea of TRRs at Christmas and having a chatty run with Vicky“
  • Katy Greenwood, 00:41:32 (Silver),
  • Vicky Sheldon, 00:41:43, “Fantastic to run with Katy and Morven! Lovely TRR outing“
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:42:51 (Bronze), “Very happy to run a Bronze Standard time“
  • Jayne Vernon, 00:43:27 (PB, Silver), “A massive thank you to Robyn for pacing me. She was fantastic.“
  • Robyn Harding, 00:43:28
  • Julia Bawden, 00:44:34 (Club Record), “Fabulous TRR support as always. Happy to get a CR after a few glasses of wine on Christmas Day!“
  • Sharon Hardwicke, 00:45:52 (Silver), “Fastest 5 miles for a long while. Silver Standard. 8 seconds off a PB!“
  • Claire White, 00:46:08, “So good to be back running again and amazing to see so many other TRRs there!“
  • Stacy Hember, 00:46:30, “Lovely to see soo many TRR’s at the start. Everyone was so supportive”
  • Frances Gridley, 00:47:18
  • Mandy Graves, 00:48:54
  • Paul Graves, 00:48:55 (Bronze)
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:50:24 (Bronze), “A huge thanks to Rob who paced me to a bronze standard and great support from the TRR family“
  • Rob Hankey, 00:50:24, “Pacing my hero, Michelle, to her second bronze standard of 2025! Bring on 2026!“
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:52:26

Just some of the TRR runners at Witham Boxing Day 5!

Saturday 27th December 2025

parkrun Highlights

23 TRR members submitted results from 8 different parkrun events. To see all 27-12-2025 parkrun results from members that have TRR added as their club in their parkrun profile, click here. Two highlights from Maldon Prom parkrun include:

  • Chris Gardiner, 00:19:25, (PB & Diamond Std) “Thank u 4 the support from TRR on the day & the inspiration from previous diamond standard achievers”
  • Caroline Corney, 00:27:46, (PB), “172nd place/441 runners. 29th female and 1st in age category. Proud of another PB!”

Twixmas Trail (6.5 mile)

  • Bob Bardell, 00:54:39, “Finishing in 4th position”
  • Mandy and Paul Graves, 01:16:00

Five Gold Rings Trail Felsted

5km Distance:

  • Roger Duffield, 00:58:34

7 Mile Distance:

  • Paul and Mandy Graves, 01:28:49 “2nd trail in 2 days!”

Half Marathon Distance:

  • Aaron Graves, 01:53:42, “Trail run was ok, but the best part was the taxi ride there and back in the Chevrolet”
  • Mark Lawes, 01:53:42, “Ran with Aaron and Simon, finished in 4th position”
  • Simon Gallagher, 02:01:51
  • Tim Huxtable, 02:39:11, “A great trail race really enjoyed it with my run buddy Neil”
  • Sharon Hardwicke, 02:41:35
  • Stacy Hember, 02:45:46, “Lovely route with lovely ladies, Julia, Sharon, Katie & Sam. A shame I fell over & landed on my face”
  • Katie Rawlinson, 02:45:46, “Great running with Sharon, Stacey, Julia and Sam and a needed run to blow Xmas cobwebs away!”

Thursday 01 January 2026 – New Years Day

To see all 01-01-2026 parkrun results from members that have TRR added as their club in their parkrun profile, click here. Here are three highlights from Maldon Prom parkrun:

  • Peter Banks, 00:19:18, (Gold Standard)
  • Katy Greenwood, 00:23:57 (Silver Standard), “Fastest parkrun for ages, chuffed about the 70.84% age grading and being first in age category! And a silver std!”
  • Caroline Corney, 00:25:56, (PB & Bronze Standard), “A great way to start the new year: New PB Bronze Standard, 1st in age category and 133rd/493 runners”

Saturday 03 January 2026

parkrun Highlights

To see all 03-01-2026 parkrun results from members that have TRR added as their club in their parkrun profile, click here. Here is a highlight from Great Notley parkrun:

  • Michelle Edwards, 00:37:05, “My 300th parkrun, and my 11th parkrun birthday”

Essex County XC Championship

TRR had a strong turnout at the Essex County XC Championship

Event Category TRR Runner Time Position
Under 20 Ladies (6.1k) Caroline CORNEY 00:35:48 15
Senior Ladies (8k) Rowena DE BELLIGNY 00:38:29 32
Senior Ladies (8k) Simone HILLIARD 00:39:35 42
Senior Ladies (8k) Vicky SHELDON 00:41:36 57
Senior Ladies (8k) Jackie ROBINSON 00:42:30 61
Senior Ladies (8k) Sally BANYARD 00:45:39 74
Senior Ladies (8k) Rachel NEWENHAM 00:49:34 91
Senior Ladies (8k) Sharon HARDWICKE 00:49:36 92
Senior Ladies (8k) Stacy HEMBER 00:52:38 99
Senior Ladies (8k) Kimberley HALL 00:54:05 103
Senior Men (12k) Peter BANKS 00:51:06 104
Senior Men (12k) Glen HEAD 00:51:06 104
Senior Men (12k) Phil NICHOLLS 01:01:12 165
Senior Men (12k) Mark LAWES 01:01:14 166
Senior Men (12k) Simon GALLAGHER 01:01:47 171
Senior Men (12k) Stephen HARGREAVES 01:11:21 189

Our ladies XC team!  

East Hanningfield Trail Marathon

  • Stuart Collett, 05:34:00, “Freezing cold day. Lovely route. Great to run with Martin on his first marathon”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 05:35:32, “First ever Marathon and longest ever run! Thanks to Stu Collett for keeping me going!”

Saturday 10 January 2026

parkrun Highlights

We had results submitted from members visiting, Brook Leys, Clacton Seafront, Great Notley, Raphael, and Wanstead Flats parkrun. To see all 10-01-2026 parkrun results from members that have TRR added as their club in their parkrun profile, click here.

  • Lynda Rayner, 00:31:06, “100th park run, nice chatty run with my non-Tiptree daughter, Rebecca”

Essex XC League – Race 4 Hilly Fields

We fielded a full team for the first time this season!

  • The ladies finished 4th on the day in Division Two, placing them 9th overall, two places from relegation.
  • The men finished 6th on the day in Division Two, placing them 7th overall in the league table.

Just one more race to go – 7th February 2026 at Gloucester Park, Basildon.

Name – Ladies Position
Rowena DI BILLINGY 046
Sally BANYARD 085
Caroline CORNEY 100
Rachel NEWENHAM 112

 

Name – Men Position
Glen HEAD 148
Phil NICHOLLS 163
Mark LAWES 164
Bob BARDELL 177
Steve HARGREAVES 205
Edward SKINNER 216
Tim HUXTABLE 218

 

Training This Thursday

Training this Thursday is with Sally at Feering. Please see the WhatsApp message in the Thursday group.

Runner of the Month – December 2025

Ladies

For December this member continues to put in maximum effort, as we hear at Parish Notices most weeks. Her parkrun times are tumbling and her achievements are mounting. It’s really easy to think that this progression is expected and “normal” but it takes a real effort to push yourself out of your comfort zone and move from the runner you are today, to a faster, better runner tomorrow. She is an excellent example of how to receive bad news. You can accept it or you can get up and set out with a long-term plan to prove them wrong. The birthday present she got for herself in December was a Bronze Standard at the Boxing Day 5. Whilst awesome, it was a bugger to wrap up.

We look forward to seeing many more achievements throughout 2026.

Our nomination for Runner of the Month for December is Michelle Edwards.

Michelle running with Rob at the Witham Boxing Day 5

Men

Our Men’s Runner of the Month is a gentleman who may not attend club nights on Tuesdays but is always there offering support at races and TRR events. He is also a keen participant in trail runs and consistently shows great commitment to running.

Since moving into a new 70+ age category, he has already achieved bronze standards at both parkrun and the BD5 – a fantastic accomplishment.

A very well-deserved congratulations to our Men’s Runner of the Month – Paul Graves.

Paul running with Mandy at the Witham Boxing Day 5