This week’s parish notices were presented by Mark Lawes.

Late result

  • Amanda Fairs, 01:33:35 (PB) at Colchester Half Marathon

Saturday Results

Alton Water parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:31:55
  • Paul Graves, 00:32:10, “Only second in age category.”
  • Mandy Graves, 00:32:59, “First in age category.”

Chelmsford Central parkrun

  • Martin Riley, 00:24:25 (PB)
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:29:00

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:59
  • Len Marten, 00:27:53, “I spent some of these taking photos and video and doing my laces up, so the time was a surprise!”
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:30:46, “Fastest time so happy with that and no pebbles this week.”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Dave Cassin, 00:23:46 (Silver Std), “Needed 5 seconds for my silver but felt greedy, and took 41s off last weeks. I blame the pebbles!!”
  • Morven Hurding, 00:23:50, “I’d have happily had Al beat on his 60th b’day but he went the wrong way. How?! 1st in age cat.”
  • Rob King, 00:24:29, “Great run with my lovely daughter Ruth with Jackie setting the pace. Thank you.”
  • Stuart Collett, 00:24:38
  • Caroline Corney, 00:25:37, “Finished 87/415, 10th female finisher, and also managed to knock off 19 seconds of my PB.”
  • Alan Hurding, 00:25:39, “Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Cramped up but still got a bronze standard.”
  • Stacy Hember, 00:27:07, “Moved a bit closer to the front this week and came 3rd in my age group!”
  • Claire White, 00:28:33
  • Rob Still, 00:30:03
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:33:06
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:34:58, “Just checking my sanity: did anybody else spot the ferret at parkrun?”

Markshall parkrun

  • Amanda Fairs, 00:21:53 (PB & Gold Std), “1st female”

Highwoods parkrun

  • Mark Lawes, 00:25:38, “1st in age cat, legs still not working after Grizzly!”

Sunday Results

Mid-Essex Casuals (MEC) – A Great Museum Trail

  • Stuart Collett, 00:53:55, “Great weather, great route and nice to see some other TRR runners taking part.”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:04:34, “Beautiful run from museum of power, perfect weather! 1st solo trail run! Lovely to see TRR at end!”

Debden 10k

  • Mandy Graves, 01:01:56, “Second in age category.”
  • Paul Graves, 01:01:57 (Bronze Std)

Essex 20-mile Road Race

  • Aaron Graves, 02:13:57
  • Simon Peters, 02:30:28 (PB, Silver Std), “2nd time running this distance and 1st race at this distance. Tough conditions with the wind.”
  • Simone Hilliard, 02:32:21 (PB, Gold Std), “Windy!!!”
  • Chris Newenham, 02:41:27 (PB, Silver Std), “Destroyed. But superb TRR support – thank you.”
  • Rowena de Belligny, 02:49:06 (PB, Silver Std), “Horses for courses. Boring. Boring. Windy.”
  • Sally Banyard, 02:49:56 (PB, CR, Gold Std), “20 min PB, county bronze, gold standard, club record. Could not have done that without Glen. Thank you.”
  • Claire White, 03:16:20 (PB), “Very windy!!”
  • Sharon Hardwicke, 03:28:06 (PB, CR, Silver Std), “Tough, & windy. Tired legs from Grizzly 7 days before, but FV60 CR, Silver CS, and new PB by 13 mins.”
  • Julia Bawden, 03:34:32 (CR, Silver Std), “Brutal wind, just relieved to get round and getting Essex Champs silver medal was a bonus. And a club record and silver std.”

Training This Thursday

  • This Thursday’s mixed ability session – Meet & Retreat at Messing Triangle – starts from the Thurstable school with Sally. All abilities welcome!

Upcoming Events

  • The Orion 15 is Saturday 21 March at 10am – it’s a nice off-road route through Epping Forest. Entries close 18 March. No on the day entries!
  • The Essex AA Road Relays are at the Northern Gateway, Colchester on Sunday 22 March.
  • Our TRR Club Races for 2026 include the Witham Mayday 10, the Springfield Friday Night 5, and the Ekiden Relays. Click the links for more details.
  • Colne Engaine 5 and 10 mile fun run is on 12th April. Half of the 200 places have now gone! Volunteers also required. Please speak to Race Director, Len Marten, for more details.
  • Finish Line Fund Virtual Relays – the Finish Line Fund have supported the Tiptree 10 for many years, plus many other events around the county. This year’s virtual event takes place on Saturday 11 April 2026 from 9:30am. Each runner runs as far as they can in 30 minutes, with distances combined to contribute towards the team total. Runners can complete their run anywhere they like, then share their distance with our team captain so the results can be collated. We’re aiming to field as many TRR runners as possible. Last year we had 12 runners, but we’d love to increase that number this year so we don’t finish last! The more runners we have, the more points we score and the better our chances of finishing higher up the table. Entry costs £3 per runner, with all proceeds going to the FLF, which have kindly supported the Tiptree 10 for many years. If you’re interested in taking part, please join our dedicated WhatsApp group to register your interest (link in Announcements on WhatsApp).
  • Ekiden relays 2026 5th July – Chris Gardiner has started to gauge interest, please see WhatsApp Announcements for the message and poll.

TRR Annual Membership

  • You should have all received a Google Form to complete to renew your membership for the season. Please complete and submit to save Sharon the job of chasing members, please.