This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes at The Swan, Little Totham. Members of the club joined members of Ian Linton’s family to take part in the Ian Linton 5 Mile Memorial Run.

Wednesday Results – 01 July 2026

Race4Business 2026 – 3 Mile Race

  • Vicky Sheldon, 00:21:43

Friday Results – 03 July 2026

Brands Hatch 10k

  • Clare Haylock, 01:06:00, “What an experience! Much hillier than expected. An air conditioned car would have helped 🤣”

Great Bentley Friday Night 5

  • Stuart Collett, 00:34:22 (PB)
  • Peter Banks, 00:36:14, “Pacing duties”
  • Vicky Sheldon, 00:37:58, “3rd in category”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:39:46, “Lovely event and beautiful evening! Strong run and felt good, over 2 mins quicker than previous week.”

Saturday Results – 04 July 2026

Bedgebury Pinetum parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:34
  • Paul Graves, 00:30:07, “First in age category.“

Clacton Seafront parkrun

  • Mark Lawes, 00:22:49, “1st in age group.”

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:23:40, “Hot and bothered. High heart rate. Walked the hill.”
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:36:51
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:37:47, “Pacing 38 and helped someone knock a minute off their PB!”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Martin Riley, 00:23:38, “Second in age category and super hot!”
  • Rob King, 00:24:06, “First in my age group. Great to see other TRRs”
  • Rowena De Belligny, 00:26:18, “Ran with my brother!”

Markshall parkrun

  • Mandy Graves, 00:29:20, “First in age category”

Mersea Island parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:21:21
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:24:48
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:26:40

Mole Valley parkrun

  • Edward Skinner, 00:30:59, “2nd vet 70.”

Thorney Bay Beach parkrun

  • Frances Gridley, 00:31:27, “Potentially a PB course (providing not windy) for anyone that’s not done it!!”

Sunday Results – 05 July 2026

Bewl 15 Mile and 5 mile (Bewl Water, East Sussex)

  • Aaron Graves, 15 mile, 01:43:48
  • Paul Graves, 5 mile, 00:56:34
  • Mandy Graves, 5 miles, 00:58:39

Mid Essex Casuals Oaks Trail, 6.6 miles.

  • Zoe Bardell, 01:39:10, “This was a new trail and a lovely route. It was that good we added a little extra on the end!”

Ipswich Ekiden Relay 2026

  • Katie Rawlinson, 00:40:14, “I ran the 7.2Km leg of the relay team. Hot & loopy course but great being part of a TRR Relay team.”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:36:14, “Warm start! What a fantastic event and great atmosphere! 7.2km leg”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:56:05, “Really hot second leg and really had to dig deep to get round. Amazing support though from everyone! 10 km leg”

Photo: Back row, from left to right – Simon Peters, Chris Gardiner, Steve Hargreaves, Mark Riley, Martin Holtham-Payne, Andrew Fletcher, Caroline Corney, Glen Head, Claire White. Bottom row, from left to right – Angela Dellar, Ruth King, Sally Banyard, Katie Rawlinson, Vicky Sheldon.

Training This Thursday

There will be no Thursday training sessions over the next three weeks:

  • Thursday 9 July – the Run Leaders will be taking part in a social run around Tiptree.
  • Thursday 16 July – the final race of the Maldon 5k Handicap Series takes place. Please volunteer if you can!
  • Thursday 23 July – there will be no session due to the Friday track session in Braintree on 24 July.

Regular Thursday training will resume Thursday 30 July.

Runner of the Month – June 2026

Female Winner

This month’s nomination goes to a runner whose recent form has been nothing short of outstanding.

Cheered on by her club mates, she achieved an emotional PB at the Maldon 5k series — earning her very first Silver club standard. She didn’t stop there. At the Southend Half Marathon, she clocked another PB and a Bronze club standard, proving her versatility over distance.

Then came perhaps her grittiest performance: the Springfield Striders Friday Night 5, run in brutal mid-30-degree heat. She powered through in 41:03 — another PB, and a Bronze standard, and with it, her Bronze award for five bronze standards this running year.

Add to that, during June she ran her first narrated trail runs, completed her 25th parkrun and made a smooth transition as a full and fun member of G3, it’s clear this has been a fantastic month of running.

3 PBs, one silver, two bronzes in June, five bronze standards for the year and new challenges embraced at every turn — she thoroughly deserves our Runner of the Month nomination…

Caroline Corney

Male Winner

This month’s nomination goes to a runner who has taken his running to a new level of maturity and dedication.

Behind the scenes, he’s been transforming his approach — digging into the detail of his stats and researching the benefits of slower training. This runner is thinking as hard about his running as he’s actually running.

And it’s paying off. At Maldon parkrun, he stormed to an impressive 22:32 PB, really pushing himself to convert his Bronze club standard into a Silver.

Then came the Springfield Striders Friday Night 5. Run in brutal mid-30-degree heat he clocked a PB of 41:07 and secured a Bronze club standard — a gritty performance in the toughest of circumstances.

Two PBs and two standards this month — one Silver, one Bronze — earned through smart training, genuine determination, and a willingness to push himself to the limit every time he laces up.

Our Runner of the Month nominee…

Martin Riley