This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Mark Lawes

Saturday Results

Chelmsford Central parkrun

  • Caroline Corney, 00:27:24, “Nice route, lots of people missed TRR”
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:28:57

Great Notley parkrun

  • Len Marten, 00:26:31, “I grabbed onto the 27 Min pacer until halfway. Other than the running bit, it was quite chilled”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:21:02, “Maldon parkrun PB previously set in 2014, also 1st in age category.”
  • Simon Peters, 00:21:09 (PB)
  • Rob King, 00:24:19, “Thanks Rob Still for the excellent encouragement. 1st in AG and fastest this year.”
  • Rob Still, 00:24:30

Markshall parkrun

  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:32:28, “50th Parkrun! Ran with my brother who I think enjoyed it?“

Marlborough Common parkrun

  • Mandy Graves, 00:31:41, “First in age category.”
  • Paul Graves, 00:31:42, “Second in age category.”

Mole Valley parkrun

  • Edward Skinner, 00:33:13, “Slippery muddy hilly course.”

Whitecliffe Lake parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:22

Seaton parkrun

  • Chris Gardiner, 00:19:51, “Perfect conditions, great support, 7th overall 1st in age group.”
  • Rob Hankey, 00:21:41, “Always a special parkrun when the TRR family is out in force. Loved that!”
  • Simone Hilliard, 00:22:03 (Gold Std), “..great TRR support. Sorry if I looked grumpy.”
  • Rowena, 00:23:12, “4th in age cat and 5th woman behind Simone!”
  • Dave Cassin, 00:24:25 (Bronze Std), “Great run but gutted to miss my silver by 5 seconds. Great support from TRRs in Seaton.”
  • Chris Harding, 00:25:35
  • Tim Huxtable, 00:30:03, “Great start to a great weekend.”
  • Ann-Marie Bearne, 00:30:36, “My 100th Park run in Seaton with all the support of TRR.”
  • Stacy Hember, 00:31:30, “When in Devon for The Grizzly, then Seaton PR has to be done.”
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:31:43, “So lovely to run with the TRR gang just loved it.”

Sunday Results

Cambridge Half Marathon

  • Lily Peace, 01:58:35 (PB)
  • Julia Bawden, 02:06:12 (CR), “A great event – loved it. Very happy to get my gold standard and knock a few minutes off the CR.”
  • Alison Peace, 02:11:58 (Bronze Std)

Colchester Half Marathon

  • Chris Newenham, 01:38:05 (PB), “Quite a lumpy course but perfect running conditions and great atmosphere.”
  • Mark Gardiner, 01:43:48 (Bronze Std), “My first Half Marathon. Was amazing to run it and so pleased to get a Bronze Standard.”
  • Jon Barter, 01:45:08
  • Lorraine Mills, 01:47:59 (PB & CR), “Super surprised at a PB & CR, I really wasn’t expecting much.”
  • Caroline Corney, 02:03:30, “My first half marathon, that was very enjoyable and a lovely route. Very happy.”
  • Kat Barter, 02:08:15 (PB)
  • Jayne Vernon, 02:09:56 (PB), “I only enjoyed the sprint finish.”
  • Kath Moore, 02:26:15
  • Alex Hadley, 02:35:24, “Tough training race, as we had done 5 miles before, so pretty happy all round.”
  • Clare Haylock, 02:35:24, “Tough training run 18 miles, last 5 were brutal! Sooo many hills. Fab support from Alex as always.”
  • Annabel Marriott, 03:10:41, “Paced my friend to her first half marathon, smashing her best case time of 3.5 hours”

Cyprus 10k

  • Malcolm Bailey, 01:06:00, “Cyprus 2 hours ahead of UK. By 11am run race drunk 2 pints and enjoyed a full English brekkie!”

Essex Trail Events (ETE) Smuggler Trail

10.2 miles

  • Bob Bardell, 01:29:26, “3rd overall”
  • Stuart Collett, 02:02:06, “Nice chatty run with Martin on muddy trails!”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 02:02:06, “Muddy, chatty run with Stu and didn’t fall over in the pub this week!”

10k

  • Zoe Bardell, 01:40:16

Grizzly 2026

31 TRR members travelled down to the Devon coast to take part in the Grizzly weekend!

All Grizzly results below shown as: finish position, name, chip time, comments.

Grizzly Cub Results (9 Mile, approx 1,500 ft of elevation)

  • 459, Michelle Edwards, 02:16:17, “Absolutely amazing to be running with TRR gang at grizzly again, everyone did amazing.“
  • 479, Frances Gridley, 02:18:23
  • 587, Benjamin Hall, 02:29:56
  • 613, Kathryn Macdonald, 02:33:50

Grizzly Results (20 Mile, approx 3,500 ft of elevation)

  • 244, Peter Banks, 03:27:29
  • 458, Simon Gallagher, 03:49:16
  • 467, Rob Hankey, 03:50:04, “Third home for TRR and 13 min quicker than my last Grizzly in ’23. Amazing TRR support all weekend.“
  • 480, Mark Lawes, 03:51:19, “Always a tough event. Glad I did it again.“
  • 509, Lee Kerrison, 03:53:56
  • 547, Rowena De Belligny, 03:57:55, “Loved it!! Possibly my favourite race ever… 1st TRR woman and 12th in Cat“
  • 704, Chris Harding, 04:14:43
  • 705, Jacqueline Ann Robinson, 04:14:55
  • 706, Chris Gardiner, 04:14:56
  • 767, Danielle Mallows, 04:21:07
  • 768, Victoria Sheldon, 04:21:07
  • 785, Simone Hilliard, 04:22:08, “Chris is a Saint….“
  • 885, Dave Cassin, 04:33:31, “Fantastic, but brutal. As hard as it was enjoyed every mile. Amazing TRR support. Great weekend“
  • 920, Angela Dellar, 04:36:10, “Such wonderful TRR support.“
  • 962, Stuart Allen, 04:40:26
  • 963, Katy Denny, 04:40:27
  • 1111, Rachel Newenham, 04:57:53
  • 1168, Neil Want, 05:07:02
  • 1213, Claire White, 05:15:52
  • 1214, Stacy Hember, 05:15:48, “What a lovely weekend, fab run with Claire, lots a mud and water. Looking forward to next year.“
  • 1235, Lynda Rayner, 05:24:37
  • 1236, Sharon Hardwicke, 05:24:38
  • 1322, Tim Huxtable, 05:50:15, “Very tough this year found it so much harder than last year best weekend of the year“
  • 1329, Kerry Marsh, 05:52:18
  • 1330, Kimberley Hall, 05:52:19, “First full Grizzly. Such a tough course. Ran with Kerry who was amazing! Super seeing all the TRRs“
  • 1333, Samantha Cheung, 05:52:29
  • 1334, Katie Rawlinson, 05:52:31, “Very tough on the mud but loved running with Anna and Sam“
  • 1335, Anna Taylor, 05:53:01, “Loved it , was not feeling quite right ….. Big thank you to Sam and Katie for getting me through“

If you’ve never taken part in the Grizzly or the Cub, Chris’ short video below gives a taste of what to expect.

Training This Thursday

  • This Thursday’s mixed ability training will be Heycroft Loops with Steve Swainbank. Meet at the school at 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start.

Upcoming Events

Runner of the Month – February 2026

Ladies Winner

This lady is a true inspiration… she has set herself a target and she has worked hard on her own training and with her strong determination and her perseverance it clearly paid off for her this month.

Not only achieving a CR at Victoria Park Half on 1st Feb, she went on two weeks later to run Seville Marathon, not only improving her own CR set in Sept last year, she set a new PB, plus also knocking off 3 minutes giving her a better time for her goal of obtaining a GFA place for a London 2027 place. She also recently ran her fastest parkrun for 3 years!

We are super proud of this lady who inspires us all

Julia Bawden

Men’s Winner

This runner continued his excellent start to the TRR season with a standout performance in February, setting a PB and achieving a Gold Standard at the Great Bentley Half Marathon with a superb time of 1:31:41.

It marks his third PB since the start of the TRR season in November, adding to PBs already achieved at parkrun and over the 5-mile distance. Along the way he has also secured two Gold Standards – one at the Great Bentley half and another at the Witham Boxing Day 5.

Methodical and disciplined in his training, he approaches sessions with focus and purpose. His consistency and commitment to his training are clear to see week after week, and he’s always quick to encourage others during training.

Reliable, focused, and always putting in the effort, he continues to set a great example in G4.

Simon Peters