This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes
Welcome all! A very warm welcome to our newest member, Martin Riley. And thank you, Julia, for her monthly standards report!
Saturday Results
ARU Writtle parkrun
- Andrew Vickers, 00:51:50, “Pleased to have reached my 350th”
Great Notley parkrun
- Len Marten, 00:33:51, “I “Jeffed” it in memory of Jeff Galloway passing on Wednesday and picked up some passengers on the way round.”
- Annabel Marriott, 00:35:15, “OK, ok, I’ll wear trail shoes next time! Enjoyed Jeffing with Len until my knee gave out with 600m to go.”
Harrow Lodge parkrun
- Frances Gridley, 00:31:42, “1st in age group.”
Guernsey parkrun
- Helen Degiorgio, 00:32:12
Maldon Prom parkrun
- Stuart Collett, 00:22:23, “8th place and 2nd in age category on a windy day…great TRR support as always.”
- Steve Swainbank, 00:27:56 (PB), “Hey, 3 seconds is 3 seconds!!!”
- Stacy Hember, 00:32:41, “So glad I managed to change shoes after my 5 mile run, was a bit slippery in the woods.”
- Jayne “Amanda” Vernon, 00:37:50
Markshall parkrun
- Kathleen Moore, 00:27:19
Town Moor parkrun
- Aaron Graves, 00:17:39
- Paul Graves, 00:30:19, “Mark, ask Jayne if you don’t know where Town Moor is! This was my 250 parkrun @ 50 different locations.”
Walton Promenade parkrun
- Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:23:36, “Inaugural parkrun, nice flat route and good for a PB.”
York parkrun
- Tim Huxtable, 00:29:54, “Nice trip to York for my mates Y for his Alphabet. Only Q to go! I’m now 8 off 2nd Alphabet.”
Mercury 10 – XC Epping Forest
- Mark Lawes, 01:30:34, “1st home for TRR!”
Sunday Results
Essex Trail Events (ETE) – Mersea Mixed 7 Mile Narrated Trail
- Bob Bardell, 01:00:08, “Tough run, mud, sea, sand. One wrong turn. 2nd overall, 30 sec behind winner.”
- Stuart Collett, 01:03:24, “Great run with Martin on mixed trails around Mersea!!”
- Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:03:24, “Great run with Stu C. Muddy trails, paddle in the sea, flying finish! (I tripped into the bar)”
- Tim Huxtable, 01:23:43, “Fantastic trail on Mersea Island with run along beach great training for next Sunday.”
- Stacy Hember, 01:49:13, “Lovely route with Frances, Sue, Zoe, Pat, Tina. Muddy, windy & trying to miss getting wet from sea.”
- Zoe Bardell, 01:49:13, “Great route and lots of laughs with the girls.”
- Frances Gridley, 01:49:15
Chelmsford Half|10K|5K
10k
- Marcus Peters, 00:39:14 (PB), “First time breaking the 40 barrier and came top 10 out of over 600 runners!”
- Simon Peters, 00:41:09 (Gold Std & PB), “Went off a bit quick, manged to hang on, Thanks to Phil & Emma for the cheers, 5k PB & 1st v50 placing.”
Half Marathon
- Chris Jennings, 01:48:28 (Bronze Std & PB)
- Andrew Vickers, 02:05:28, “My quickest Half Marathon time in 4 years. A big thank you to group 2 run leaders.”
Training This Thursday
- Mixed ability training this Thursday is with Angela from Wickham Bishops. For more details and to vote, please check out the Thursday training WhatsApp group.
Upcoming Events
- This Sunday, 8 March, is The Grizzly in Devon and the Colchester Half Marathon.
- The Essex 20 road race is 15 March.
- The Orion 15 is Saturday 21 March at 10am – it’s a nice off-road route through Epping Forest. Entries close 18 March. No on the day entries!
- The Essex AA Road Relays are at the Northern Gateway, Colchester on Sunday 22 March.
- Our TRR Club Races for 2026 include the Witham Mayday 10, the Springfield Friday Night 5, and the Ekiden Relays. Click the links for more details.
- Colne Engaine 5 and 10 mile fun run is on 12th April. Half of the 200 places have now gone! Volunteers also required. Please speak to Race Director, Len Marten, for more details.