This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes…on the staircase in the Leisure Centre! Our usual room was locked so we had to improvise!
Introduction
Please offer a warm welcome our newest member, Wendy Naidoo.
Saturday Results – 30 May 2026
TRR members were out in force again this week, submitting results from eight different parkrun locations this week.
Alton Water parkrun
- Mark Lawes, 00:23:39
Burnham on Crouch parkrun
- Edward Skinner, 00:31:16
Fitzmaurice Park parkrun
- Aaron Graves, 00:19:06
Great Notley parkrun
- Len Marten, 00:25:19, “2nd fastest, highest Age Cat. 2 hill course is like cheating for those that have done hills sessions.”
Highcliffe Beach parkrun
- Andrew Vickers, 00:28:23
Maldon Prom parkrun
- Rob King, 00:24:18, “Very hot and second in my age group”
- Angela Dellar, 00:25:13, “2nd in age category”
Markshall parkrun
- Rob Hankey, 00:21:14
- Michelle Edwards, 00:38:37
Oosterhout parkrun
- Frances Gridley, 00:29:08, “Lovely shaded 3 Laps round lake, 1st in age. Only 48 runners so different to whit Monday of 584!”
Sittingbourne parkrun
- Simone Hilliard, 00:21:15 (PB & Club Record), “Parkrun at home. 2nd female, 1st in age category, PB and club record!”
Several TRR’s were in the Peak District taking part in the Mavericks trail event.
Maverick Peaks 28km
- Zoe Bardell, 04:19:28, “Hot and hilly.”
- Bob Bardell, 04:19:29, “Hot day out with Zoë well done to the 50 and 100km runner tough day.”
Maverick Peaks 50km
- Peter Banks, 07:53:31
- Vicky Sheldon, 07:53:33
- Stacy Hember, 08:59:13, “Lovely route, very hard in places & hot 🥵 Distance was actually 55k! Lovely time with other TRRs 🥰”
- Annabel Marriott, 09:50:36, “1st ultra in fabulous countryside and great company. Possibility that my quads will never forgive me!”
- Tim Huxtable, “FantasticweekendawaywithTRRfriendswithabitofrunningupanddownsomehills. Unfortunatelywaspulledoutat42km”
Photo: Team TRR out in force in the Peak District
Sunday Results – 31 May 2026
Newmarket Half Marathon
- Aaron Graves, 01:26:14, “Missed the start by 5min so overtook over 1300 runner to finish 37th but 18th by chip timing whoops.”
- Mandy Graves, 02:27:43
- Paul Graves, 02:31:07
Training This Thursday
There is no training this Thursday as it is Race 3 of the Maldon 5k Handicap Series. Please volunteer if you have not already done so.
Contact Race Director, Rob Hankey, or Volunteer Coordinator, Michelle Edwards, if you can help.
TRR Charitable Donations
Thanks to our members volunteering at the Maldon 5k Handicap Series and Tiptree 10 race and making both events a success we have been able to put some money back into the running community with donations to Markshall, Maldon Prom and Great Notley parkruns.
Upcoming Events
The Essex Way Relay Race returns on Sunday 6th September 2026. This race covers the 82 miles of the Essex Way from Epping Station to Harwich Old Lighthouse in 10 stages. It is free to enter for Essex running clubs. TRR need 10 runners to field a team please. We can have more than 1 team.
TRR also manage stage 6, (Great Tey to West Bergholt) so help at the start and finish would be appreciated.
Approximate Distances And Start Times
- Stage 1 Epping – Chipping Ongar 7.5 Miles 8am
- Stage 2 Chipping Ongar – Good Easter 9.5 Miles 9am
- Stage 3 Good Easter – Little Leighs 9.5 Miles 10.15am
- Stage 4 Little Leighs – Cressing 10.1 Miles 11.30am
- Stage 5 Cressing – Great Tey 9.4 Miles 12.45pm
- Stage 6 Great Tey – West Bergholt 5.7 Miles 2pm
- Stage 7 West Bergholt – Dedham 11.2 Miles 2.40pm
- Stage 8 Dedham – Bradfield 8.0 Miles 4.15pm
- Stage 9 Bradfield – Ramsay 5.3 Miles 5.15pm
- Stage 10 Ramsay – Harwich Lighthouse 5.5 Miles 6pm
May Monthly Results
Rob has updated the Club league points, Personal Best, Club Records, and Standards tables on the website. Check them out here.