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

Welcome all! A warm welcome to new member, Amanda Fairs, who will be running in group 4.

Saturday 17 Jan 2026 – parkrun Results

Chelmsford Central parkrun

  • Lynda Rayner, 00:29:19
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:29:38

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:03
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:33:46
  • Annabel Marriott, 00:55:36, “Post illness walk in the fresh air”
  • Len Marten, 00:58:06, “Tail walker saving my legs for the mud fest that is the Benfleet 15 tomorrow…”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Rob King, 00:25:15, “Getting back in the swing of things. First in my age group Nice to see you all”
  • Caroline Corney, 00:31:21
  • Stacy Hember, 00:31:23
  • Marcel Kopp, 00:31:33
  • Rowena De Belligny, 00:34:39, “Ran with my nieces”

Stanborough parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:51

For a complete list of members of Tiptree Road Runners who participated at a parkrun on 2026-01-17, click here to view the results on the parkrun website. If you ran a parkrun recently and your name isn’t showing on the parkrun club results, check your parkrun profile and make sure you add Tiptree Road Runners as your club.

Saturday 17 Jan 2026 – Benfleet 15

A tough race, especially in the first 4 miles. Well done to everyone that took part!

Results below – position, name, chip time, comments

  • 18, Aaron Graves, 01:46:07
  • 64, Marcus Peters, 01:59:27, “Absolutely brutal and especially for my longest ever race. With great TRR support“
  • 144, Simone Hilliard, 02:09:22, “Benfleet Gold! Hated miles 4&5 but had a fab sea wall section! Great support on course and TRR. PB!“
  • 151, Simon Peters, 02:10:32, “2 min PB from last year. Very tough race great to see such a strong TRR team out!“
  • 232, Mark Lawes, 02:20:30, “It was tough again!“
  • 239, Simon Gallagher, 02:20:35
  • 294, Philip Nicholls, 02:26:51
  • 427, Chris Harding, 02:39:37
  • 461, Stuart Allen, 02:43:23
  • 550, Dave Cassin, 02:51:11, “Very tough, very hilly. But so satisfying to complete. And a very cool medal. Great TRR support too.“
  • 640, Caroline Corney, 03:08:28, “Very fun race, and very lovely to do it with Stacy with great company“
  • 647, Len Marten, 03:09:07, “Need to stop asking tarmac whackers what they think of cool, hilly, muddy trail events. I loved this“
  • 650, Stacy Hember, 03:09:46, “Weather perfect for once! Lovely run with Caroline, who was having a great time,she got me round!“
  • 741, Ben Hall, 03:39:58

Training Mixed Training

Training this Thursday will start from the Thurstable school. Arrive 6.45pm for a 7.00pm start. This week’s mixed ability session will be hosted by Mark!

Upcoming Events

  • NESS XC Race 4 – This Sunday at Thorrington Scout Camp, Colchester, CO7 8JF. For all the details, check out our Cross Country page on the TRR website – click here. There’s no need to pre-register – just turn up and run! Important: you must wear your red/black club kit!
  • Markshall Estate parkrun – Malcolm Bailey is the Run Director on Saturday 24 January. He’s looking for volunteers. To check out their volunteer roster click here. If you can help, email Malcolm and the team.

Runner of the Month – December 2025

As she was not at training last Tuesday, Mark presented Michelle Edwards with the Runner of the Month trophy and enamel badge for being awarded runner of the month for December. Last week’s parish notices includes the nomination that Mark read out for Michelle, as well as the nomination for our male winner, Paul Graves. Click here to read last week’s parish notices.