This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes

Thank you, Rob, for presenting last week’s Parish notices. Please give a warm welcome to our two guests this week – Jonathan King is back for his second week, and Bobby Garland is guesting for his first week.

Wivenhoe Wander 5 Mile Trail (30-Mar-2026)

  • Stuart Collett, 00:43:20, “3rd place out a field of 10 🤣“
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:46:26, “Lovely evening trail run along the river with Stuart!“

3rd Galloping Grind 10k Trail (01-Apr-2026)

  • Len Marten, 01:04:18, “Time included an egg hunt! New PB by 3mins. 8th male and first TRR finisher 😉“

Good Friday Results

Folkestone 10 Mile

  • Aaron Graves, 01:02:48, “windy very windy“
  • Mandy Graves, 01:47:08, “The wind and rain was brutal on the seafront.“
  • Paul Graves, 01:47:11 (Bronze Std)

Sudbury 5 Mile

  • Rob Hankey, 00:34:00 (PB), “New 5-mile PB! Great morning and a top-notch brekkie with Len and Michelle afterwards!“
  • Len Marten, 00:41:54 (PB), “New 5mi PB by a few mins! Sub 40min 5mi now feels possible! 2nd TRR male! Gr8 breky w/Rob & Michelle“
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:48:25, “Fastest time than Boxing Day 5 mile“

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 1 (6.6 Miles)

  • Bob Bardell, 00:54:16, “3rd overall day“
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:02:30
  • Tim Huxtable, 01:13:24, “Good start to a tough 4 days“
  • Kimberley Hall, 01:23:14, “Lovely Easter trail with Stacy. Really great route and company.“
  • Stacy Hember, 01:23:14, “Lovely route and a lovely chatty run with Kim. Taking it easy so we don’t fall over before Paris 😂😂💕“
  • Frances Gridley, 01:36:16
  • Zoe Bardell, 01:36:16

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 1 (13.2 Miles)

  • Julia Bawden, 02:47:45
  • Ben Hall, 02:47:45, “Wasn’t last! Lovely run with Julia and Sharon.“

Guernsey Easter Run 5km

  • Nick Copperwaite, 17:54, “5:43min/mile pace, 47 of 240 overall, 2nd V50.“

Saturday Results

Burnham parkrun

  • Edward Skinner, 00:29:01, “My 250th parkrun. It’s only taken me 16 years! Best time this year.“

Ilkley parkrun

  • Peter Banks, 00:21:08, “1st time at Ilkley, Flat off road course, 11th place & 1st in age group“

Monsal Trail parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:31:28

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:11
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:25:36
  • Len Marten, 00:33:23, “A steady run round with some groovy Easter Bunny Ears and lots of photos.“

Sewerby parkrun

  • Dave Cassin, 00:26:20, “Chilly start by the sea but warmed up enough to get a sweat on. 147th out of 567 finishers.“

Sittingbourne parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:16
  • Paul Graves, 00:29:38
  • Mandy Graves, 00:29:54

Markshall parkrun

  • Kath Moore, 00:32:49

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Martin Riley, 00:23:24 (PB)
  • Stephen Hargreaves, 00:25:48
  • Rob King, 00:27:21, “Great to have my youngest grandson helping me round and my oldest smashing my PB. 2 in my age group“
  • Helen Degiorgio, 00:27:52, “Fastest time this year 😀“
  • Stacy Hember, 00:27:54, “2nd in age group“
  • Rob Still, 00:29:38
  • Rowena De Belligny, 00:32:40, “Another PB for number 4!“
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:35:14, “Lovely run with Steve and passenger“
  • Kimberley Hall, 00:35:35, “Pacing my lovely Millie to a 25 minute pb. She’s just started running“

Walton Prom parkrun

  • Alan Hurding, 00:24:09 (Silver Std), “Thanks Morven for pacing me!“
  • Morven Hurding, 00:24:10, “Pacing Al to his silver standard, not that he needed me as he smashed it!“
  • Frances Gridley, 00:30:32, “1st in age category“

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 2 (5 Miles)

  • Zoe Bardell, 01:07:04

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 2 (9 Miles)

  • Bob Bardell, 01:15:45, “4th position“
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:30:36, “Lovely trail run from Felsted! Lovely to see TRR at the end!“
  • Tim Huxtable, 01:47:37, “Lovely day for a run round the Essex countryside“
  • Julia Bawden, 01:50:44

Easter Sunday Results

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 3 (5 Miles)

  • Bob Bardell, 00:46:30 “3rd“
  • Zoe Bardell, 00:59:22
  • Julia Bawden, 01:16:55

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 3 (11 Miles)

  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:55:36, “Tough one & true April weather! Lovely seeing Tim and Neil, they helped with my wrong turn!“
  • Tim Huxtable, 02:16:22, “Still going strong! Navigator Neil doing a good job“

Easter Monday Results

Easter Eggstravaganza Day 4

  • Bob Bardell, 00:50:17, “10th, 5th overall for 4 days.“
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:59:59, “Lovely route to finish 4 days of running! Finished with bacon roll and a crème egg!“
  • Tim Huxtable, 01:09:45, “With very tired legs and 26 Miles behind us battled through the pain for the latest run of the weekend“
  • Julia Bawden, 01:10:08
  • Mandy Graves, 01:10:51
  • Paul Graves, 01:10:51
  • Zoe Bardell, 01:26:30, “All 4 trails completed. 36th overall“

Completing all 4 days of the Easter Eggstravaganza were: Bob, Zoe, Martin, Tim, and Julia. Congratulations!

Guernsey Easter Run 10km, Easter Monday

  • Nick Copperwaite, 37:54, “6:03min/mile pace, 28 of 190 overall, 1st V50.“

Training This Thursday

  • The mixed ability ‘Beat The Marker’ session is with Len Marten at a new venue – Earls Colne airfield.
  • Meet at The Lion pub (High St, Earls Colne, Colchester CO6 2PA).
  • Check out the Thursday training WhatsApp group for more details and poll.

Upcoming Events

Supporting Markshall parkrun – Saturday 11-Apr-2026

  • This Saturday we are providing support to Markshall parkrun. Still opportunities to support the event, whether pacing, marshalling or helping out around the finish funnel area.
  • If you’re still able to help, please speak to Rob Hankey and join our dedicated WhatsApp group within the TRR Community – TRR Supporting parkrun Events.

Finish Line Fund Virtual Relay – Saturday 11-Apr-2026

  • This year’s Finish Line Fund Virtual Relays takes place on Saturday 11 April 2026 from 9:30am. Each runner completes as much distance as they can in 30 minutes, with all distances combined to contribute to our team total. You can run anywhere, then share your distance with our team captain, Claire White, so everything can be collated.
  • Please speak to Claire White, who has done a great job organising the team.

Maldon 5k Handicap Series – Race 1 – Thursday 23-Apr-2026

  • The first race of the Maldon 5k Handicap Series is Thursday 23 April – a few more volunteers are needed, please.
  • Please speak to Ben Hall or Michelle Edwards to get your name added to the roster.

Halstead Marathon Water Stations

  • The Halstead Marathon takes place on Sunday 10 May, and TRR will once again be providing the loudest and most energetic water station on the course.
  • Michelle Edwards has kindly offered to coordinate the team again this year. It’s always a good day out and a chance to support fellow TRR runners, as well as one of the best running events in the county. Please speak to Michelle if you can help.

New Members Evening

  • Our next New Members Evening is on Tuesday 14 April 2026. We already have Simon Peters, Nicole Rayner and Rachel Newenham interested in becoming Run Leader Supports.
  • If anyone else would like to get involved as an RLS, please message Angela Dellar or speak to your group Run Leader.

Runner of the Month – March 2026

Female Winner

This lady has had an outstanding March both on and off the road. She has put in some serious mileage and produced some incredible performances, while still giving so much back to the club behind the scenes.

She kicked off the month at the Grizzly, supporting Lynda, finishing in a fantastic 5:24. As if that wasn’t enough, She also organised accommodation for the weekend and cooked a meal for around 10 people, as well as arranging a group meal for everyone attending the Grizzly weekend – a huge effort that really shows her commitment to the club.

The following week She smashed the Essex 20, achieving a massive PB by 13 minutes, setting a new club record, and  Silver Standard. She then followed this up the next week at the Dave Wright 15, where she again delivered a PB and another Silver Standard performance.

Alongside all of this, She continues to work tirelessly behind the scenes as our Membership Secretary, and with March being one of the busiest months for renewals, her dedication has been invaluable.

Sharon Hardwicke

Male Winner

This runner took on the infamous and muddy Grizzly race in March and impressed many with his speed and ability, finishing an incredible second for the club with a time of 03:49:16.

Unfortunately, he had to withdraw from the Essex 20, but as a sign of his mental strength he regrouped, went home, found another 20-mile race, and recently achieved a seven-minute PB at the Lydd 20 Mile in Kent with a time of 02:42:53.

At the Dave Wright 15, he also achieved a PB in 01:56:13.

This runner is becoming an impressive endurance athlete. Regularly appearing with significantly fewer items of clothing than most, this month’s somewhat scantily clad ROTM is…

Simon Gallagher