Parish Notices – 22 Sep 2026 | Tiptree Road Runners

This week’s Parish Notices were presented by Dave Cassin.

Please give a warm TRR welcome to Rose, who is joining us again this evening as a guest.

Andrew Vickers, 00:26:35, “🤩Parkrun with 🤩local volunteers coping with 6x normal attendance. Lucky to meet Dame Kelly Holmes”

Rob Hankey, 00:21:57, “First visit to Bushy – loved the experience and a lovely course too.”
Michelle Edwards, 00:31:35, “Lovely to run Bushy parkrun, the home of parkrun. Friendly event, well worth the visit!”

Photo: Michelle & Rob joined over 1,500 other parkrunners at Bushy!

Jackie Robinson, 00:24:12, “First female and first in age category, blinkin windy!”

Mark Gardiner, 00:21:48 (PB), “Was aiming for closer to 21mins, but windy and a bit crowded at the start. Happy with a PB though!”
Martin riley, 00:23:25
Rob King, 00:25:14, “No brother today, but we can reply on Stacey. First in my age group on my grandson’s birthday”
Stacy Hember, 00:25:42, “1st in age cat. 15 secs quicker so far this year! Can I get under 25 mins 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️”
Edward Skinner, 00:29:03
Tim Huxtable, 00:31:47, “Gentle jog before HM trail tomorrow”
Frances Gridley, 00:32:46

Vicky Sheldon, 04:19:00 “Trail with Danielle featuring the highest point in the Quantocks running alongside ex racehorses.”

Andrew Vickers, 02:04:32, “Great HM running on a WARRC course, which saw female WR broken. Copenhagen a great host city”

Great to see this popular 13-mile multi-terrain trail around Mersea Island return after an extended break.

Bob Bardell, 01:48:38, “16th overall tough last couple of miles on sand”
Martin Holtham-Payne, 02:07:55, “Brilliant multi terrain trail around Mersea island. Fantastic to see other TRR at the end!”
Stacy Hember, 02:18:53, “Great event, tough under foot, windy but great to see other TRRs 🥰🥰”
Lisa Allum, 02:40:39
Clare Haylock, 02:41:50, “Well that was tough, the sand was hideous, treading treacle. Fab running from all TRR today.”
Tim Huxtable, 02:45:52, “Great event always wanted to do”
Zoe Bardell, 02:53:47
Kimberley Hall, 02:58:00, “Absolutely hated every minute of it. Sand, sea, stones and more sand. But loved running with Alex.”
Alex Hadley, 02:58:36, “Fell over. Limped last 4 miles. Nice bling and goodie bag – won’t be doing that again!”

Photo: Despite a tough course, Team TRR were still smiling at the end of a challenging 13 mile trail around Mersea Island

Katie Rawlinson, 02:19:19, “Tough run after a tough week. So grateful to Sam getting me through today x”

Training this Thursday is with Stacy from Blackwater Leisure Centre in Maldon. The mixed-ability session will be a pyramid hill session at Cromwell Hill. Please arrive 6:45pm for a 7:00pm start. Vote in the poll in the Thursday Training Group so Stacy knows who is attending.

When entering Essex Championship Events, please make sure you enter correctly. Essex Athletics reports that runners are still not entering events correctly!
Tiptree 10 2026 – there are a few gaps remaining on our volunteer roster. If you are available to help out on race day, please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Michelle Edwards, or Race Director, Dave Cassin.
Essex Cross Country League – Race 1 is on 10 October 2026 at Hylands Park. For more details check out our Cross Country page on the website, which also provides dates of the upcoming 2026/27 season fixtures. If you have any questions about Cross Country, please contact our Events Coordinator, Stuart Collett.
The Grizzly 2027: Tiptree Road Runners has been allocated 30 places in advance of the main public ballot going live. There is a post and voting poll in the Announcements WhatsApp group. If you are interested in taking part, please vote in the poll before Friday 25 September 2026. If we have more than 30 members, places will be allocated using the ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Maldon 5k – Ben has started work on preparing for the Maldon 5k Handicap Series 2027. He is pleased to share that Nicky Bell is our Volunteer Coordinator for the 2027 Series.