This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes.

Introduction

  • Please give a warm welcome to Rose Harmer who is guesting with Group 1 this week.
  • Following her guest session with Group 3 last week, Becky Pasmore has become a TRR member. Welcome, Becky!

Saturday Results – 05 September 2026

Bug Hunter Waters parkrun

  • Tim Huxtable, 00:29:25

Burnham on Crouch parkrun

  • Edward Skinner, 00:29:15

Chelmsford Central parkrun

  • Simon Peters, 00:21:26

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:53
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:32:38

Highwoods parkrun

  • Mark Lawes, 00:23:09, “Fastest run at Highwoods.”

Jeskyns Community Woodland parkrun

  • Frances Gridley, 00:31:36

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:22:06
  • Becky Pasmore, 00:22:54 (PB, Silver Std), “42nd/505, 3rd Female, 2nd in age category.”
  • Rob King, 00:25:46, “Nice run in around the sea wall. Stumbled in the woods. First in my age group. Thank you”
  • Jonathan King, 00:26:06 (PB, CR, Gold Std), “1st in age group and best time this year”
  • Helen Degiorgio, 00:34:19

Oaklands College parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:15

Rendlesham Forest parkrun

  • Paul Graves, 00:29:53, “Second in age category”
  • Mandy Graves, 00:30:58, “Second in age category”

Woodbridge Runway 10K

  • Simon Gallagher, 00:44:40 (PB) “A never ending strip of tarmac, very windy one way, very hot the other, 2nd in Age Cat and a 10K PB.”

Sunday Results – 06 September 2026

Essex Way Relay 2026

Thank you to our TRR volunteers: Phil Nicholls, Michelle Edwards, Rob Hankey, Annabel Marriot, Ann-Marie Bearne, Morven Hurding and Mark Lawes.

A big thank you also to our TRR Events Coordinator, Stuart Collett, for putting the teams together, preparing the runner numbers and compiling the race instructions.

We had two teams taking part, finishing 23rd and 25th in the Mixed category.

Leg 01

  • Mark Lawes, position 26, “Lovely route, to get the Essex way team underway.”
  • Aaron Graves, position 27, “Beautiful morning for a run and well navigated by Lawsey with his heart rate at 190bpm. I enjoyed it.” 

Leg 02

  • Sean Ketteridge, position 15
  • Matt Windsor, position 16

Leg 03

  • Stuart Collett, position 31
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, position 34

Leg 04

  • Stacy Hember, position 58, “Stage 4 – ran with Len & friends. Didn’t get lost! Fantastic event.🥰🥰🥰🥰”

Leg 05

  • Amanda Fairs, position 16
  • Martin Riley, position 46, “Twisted ankle, went wrong way – nice to run with Amanda for a while. HOT” 

Leg 06

  • Al Hurding, position 38
  • Stephen Hargreaves, position 47

Leg 07

  • Sharon Hardwicke, position 58
  • Julia Bawden, position 59

Leg 08

  • Stuart Collett, position 25
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, position 40

Leg 09

  • Ann-Marie Bearne, position 50
  • Robyn Harding, position 49

Leg 10

  • Sean Ketteridge, position 17
  • Mark Lawes, position 19, “Finished off Essex way relay.”

Training This Thursday

  • This Thursday’s mixed ability session is being led by Steve Swainbank. The session will be Progressive Loops on the “tree” estate in Tiptree. Four progressive loops of approximately 0.33 miles, 0.5 miles, 0.66 miles, and a final loop of 0.75 miles. Meet at the Thurstable school 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start.
  • Please see the WhatsApp message in the Thursday training group for more details and voting poll.

Upcoming Events

  • Pleshey Half Marathon is this Sunday! Good luck to all TRR members taking part.
  • The Tiptree 10 Mile is fast approaching – Sunday 11 October 2026. If you can help support the clubs main event of the year, please join our T10 Volunteers WhatsApp group within the TRR Community. Also, please like and share any T10 social media posts that you see please.
  • Our Cross Country page has been updated on website providing dates of the upcoming 2026/27 season fixtures.

Runner of the Month – August 2026

Male Winner

A quiet, steady and reliably positive presence in the group, this man has taken a thoughtful and sensible approach to his running progression. He moves seamlessly between Groups 2 and 3, depending on the session and his racing goals, always running with purpose and without fuss.

That consistency is now paying off. His recent Clacton 10K in 52:52 secured his fourth bronze standard this year so far – a fantastic reflection of the progress he’s making through patience, commitment and smart training.

And he’s not keeping that progress to himself. This month, he stepped up as a Run Leader Support, giving back to both Groups 2 and 3 and helping others get the most from their sessions.

Quietly getting faster, steadily building confidence, and now supporting those around him — this man embodies the kind of runner and club member who makes a real difference.

Our male Runner of the Month for August is… Andrew Vickers

Female Winner

This runner has now been nominated for three months in a row, and when you look at what she has achieved over that time, it’s easy to see why.

It started with a club record at Sittingbourne parkrun, followed by another club record, PB and Gold Standard at the High Easter 10k. She then added another Gold Standard over 5 miles at the Arthur Whiston before producing her latest standout performance at the ATW Colchester 5k.

Her 21:06 was a new PB, another club record and another TRR Gold Standard! That makes three club records during this impressive run of form, showing just how much progress she has made.

Alongside her running, she continues to support the club as Treasurer, putting plenty of work in behind the scenes. Three months, three nominations and a remarkable run of results.

Our female Runner of the Month for August is… Simone Hilliard