This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes

Welcome all! Thank you, Julia, for her November Club Standards report. And a big congratulations to Malcolm Bailey for being chosen to be the President of Essex Athletics!

Saturday Results

ARU Writtle parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:20:52, “1st Parkrun at Writtle… 2nd in age category. And a PB!”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:24:35, “Inaugural Event! Smashed PB by over 40 seconds!”
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:27:05, “Inaugural Event”

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:21:35, “2nd in age cat. So good to see Morven and Al running at Great Notley too!”
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:36:04, “Enjoyed doing pacer duties 36 mins”
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:39:05, “Paced 39. Forgot my trainers again. It’s tough running in walking boots!”
  • Len Marten, 00:58:11, “parkwalker fun resting the legs before the Half Marathon on Sunday.”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Simon Peters, 00:22:43
  • Simon Gallagher, 00:26:40
  • Rob Still, 00:26:43, “Nice run and a chat with Simon G”
  • Steve Swainbank, 00:28:56
  • Caroline Corney, 00:29:49, “2nd parkrun, 164th place out of 340 parkrunners, 2nd in age category new PB sub 30 minutes!!”
  • Jayne Vernon, 00:30:34
  • Tim, 00:31:00, “Gentle PR to start a busy weekend”

Rickmansworth parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:17:36

Fælledparken parkrun (Copenhagen)

  • Chris Gardiner, 00:24:30, “My first parkrun abroad. There were 4 in Copenhagen, but thought this would be hardest to pronounce”

Sunday Results

12 Woods of Christmas

  • Stuart Collett, 00:58:59
  • Stacy Hember, 01:03:42, “I did the shorter 3.5 mile route of walk/run. Lovely route”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:11:58, “Great muddy, hilly, self led trail round little Baddow and Danbury with Stuart C”
  • Tim Huxtable, 01:13:07, “Lovely Hilly muddy trail through the many woods of Little Baddow”
  • Katie Rawlinson, 01:15:24, “Great trail run with lovely TRR buddies”

Hare & Tortoise Raynedeer Half Marathon

  • Len Marten, 02:23:00, “Fun on the Flitch with an Ozzy Osbourne finish by biting the head off a Freddo. Nice seeing Sue!”

Trifarm Winter 10k

  • Tim Huxtable, 01:18:48, “Final leg of the weekend another muddy hilly trail, 3rd event of the weekend”

Thursday Mixed Training

Training Thursday is from The Bell in Feering with Sally. Arrive 6.45 for a 7pm start.

Upcoming Events

  • This Saturday is the Vets XC at Epping. We have few teams entered.
  • Dec 16th there is no Tuesday training from the school. Instead, we have a social Christmas run and buffet from The Muddy Duck in Maldon. Arrive 7.15 for a 7.30pm start. Please reply to WhatsApp message if you would like to go.
  • Witham Boxing Day 5 is now sold out! Another other option is the Runners vs Riders at Friday Woods, also on the 26th December.
  • The Ilford 10 mile XC race on 28th December is CANCELLED!

TRR Runner of the Month – November 2025

Male Winner – Glen Head (G3/G4)

This man started the month in one group and finished in another! It is testament to just how well he is progressing that (unbeknown to each other) the nomination from both groups was for him. For possibly the first time, our male nomination from both groups G3 and G4.

We start in G3 where the month began at Stebbing 10 running a 10-mile PB. This was followed by an influx of cross-country races at Hainault, Brentwood, Hadleigh and Hilly Fields where he has impressed with performances and positions that validate his transition into G4.

G3’s loss is G4’s gain. Hugely supportive, full of fun and the heart of whatever group he is in. He uplifts everyone around him with his enthusiasm and encouragement. He will be missed in G3, but nothing gives us more pleasure than seeing someone so deserving, running so well. We hope that continues in G4.

Female Winner – Caroline Corney (G1)

Our nomination has the highest levels of enthusiasm, energy and determination as we’ve ever seen in this Group. She puts everything into her training and tries incredibly hard, and we’ve seen improvements in her performance and running EVERY week. We always say that “magic happens outside of your comfort zone” and she captures this completely. She has recently completed her first ever parkrun. We look forward to seeing what her continued enthusiasm and focus on training will deliver in the New Year.

Secretly, we would love to see this member win the Runner of the Month just to hear her absolutely awesome laugh…

Caroline receiving her award from Mark at Parish Notices