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

Introduction

Please give a warm welcome to our newest guest joining us this evening, Lyndsay Salmon.

I’d like to say a big thank you to Sharon Hardwicke and her team for organising last Tuesday’s 5-mile road race in memory of Ian Linton. It was fantastic to see so many members there, both new and old, and it was especially lovely to see Ian’s family and have the opportunity to chat with them. It was a fitting way to remember him.

Wednesday Results – 08 July 2026

Essex Stragglers – Colchester North Summer Series Event 7 (5.6 miles)

  • Stuart Collett, 01:01:42, “Great fun event with Martin”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:01:42, “Pleasant evening with Stu C! Great first run using MapRun!”

Saturday Results – 11 July 2026

Bug Hunter Waters parkrun

  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:23:52

Bury St Edmunds parkrun

  • Frances Gridley, 00:29:56, “First in age”

Felixstowe parkrun

  • Simon Gallagher, 00:22:08

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:04, “Finished 1st in my age cat & THIRD place! Best ever finish position at a parkrun! 😀”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Peter Banks, 00:19:11
  • Martin Riley, 00:22:59
  • Rowena De Belligny, 00:23:20
  • Rob King, 00:24:15, “Very warm and I came first in my age group”
  • Caroline Corney, 00:25:03 (PB), “parkrun PB! Thank you to Simone for running with me. Super fun”
  • Stuart Collett, 00:32:29
  • Tim Huxtable, 00:33:33, “Managed to jog round despite the injury on my leg great support from TRR family”

Valentines parkrun

  • Edward Skinner, 00:30:09, “First vet 70”

Sunday Results – 12 July 2026

Dorney Lake 5km/10km/Half Marathon

  • 5km – Paul Graves, 00:27:51 (Bronze Std), “First in age category. Bronze standard only 8 seconds off a silver.”
  • 10km – Mandy Graves, 01:03:05, “First in age category”
  • Half Marathon – Aaron Graves, 01:26:41,

Saucony London 10k

  • Simon Peters, 00:44:49

Training This Thursday

There is no Thursday training sessions over the next two weeks:

  • Thursday 16 July – the final race of the Maldon 5k Handicap Series takes place. Please volunteer if you can and bring along some cakes (homemade or shop-bought) for runners to enjoy at the end of series presentation.
  • Thursday 23 July – there will be no session due to the Friday track session in Braintree on 24 July. Arrive 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start on track. Check out the poll in the TRR Track Training WhatsApp group.

Regular Thursday training will resume Thursday 30 July.

Upcoming Events

  • Pleshey Half Marathon is open for entries. We are focussing our current training block on the half-marathon race distance.
  • TRR will be supported Maldon Prom parkrun on Saturday 25th July with a team of Pacers. Please see Chris Gardiner’s poll on our WhatsApp Announcements group.
  • The Essex Way Relay returns on 6th September 2026. Click the link to learn more.