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

Please welcome Wendy again!

Wednesday Results – 20 May 2026

ETE Galleywood Gallop, 5 mile trail.

  • Stuart Collett, 00:40:09, “Lovely evening for a run….3rd male and 4th overall.”
  • Mandy Graves, 01:01:00
  • Paul Graves, 01:01:18
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 01:15:56, “Took a friend on his first ever trail run! Lovely warm evening for it!”

Thursday Results – 21 May 2026

Witham Running Club John Robert’s 5k Series – Race 1

  • Peter Banks, 00:18:27

Chelmsford Brew Co Summer Ale 10k Trail

  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:58:00, “Lovely evening with Stu finished with beer!”

Friday Results – 22 May 2026

Kirton Friday 5 Mile – Race 1

  • Peter Banks, 00:30:00
  • Vicky Sheldon, 00:35:56 (Gold Std), “2nd V45, gold std”

Saturday Results – 23 May 2026

TRR members submitted results from eight different parkrun locations this week.

Great Notley parkrun

  • Rob Hankey, 00:22:13, “New summer course – up the hill TWICE! That was hard work in the heat!”
  • Michelle Edwards, 00:44:02, “First run back in 8 weeks a bit of run/walk and it was a double hill this week.”

Photo: Yes, the rumours are true! The Great Notley parkrun temporary summer course involves two climbs of the infamous hill! 

Highwoods parkrun

  • Annabel Marriott, 01:06:49, “Loving the proper Eeyore tail they give you as tail walker at Highwoods.”

Maldon Prom parkrun

  • Simon Peters, 00:22:15
  • Stephen Hargreaves, 00:26:59
  • Simon Gallagher, 00:28:48
  • Stacy Hember, 00:31:22, “Just a lovely parkrun with some lovely TRR’s 🥰 a good way to start the bank holiday weekend 🥰🥰”

Markshall parkrun

  • Katie Rawlinson, 00:27:34, “1st in my age group 😀 Hot hot hot 🥵”

Shorne Woods parkrun

  • Aaron Graves, 00:18:08
  • Paul Graves, 00:28:55, “Second in age category”
  • Mandy Graves, 00:29:58, “Second in age category”

Thorney Bay Beach parkrun

  • Stuart Collett, 00:22:41
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 00:25:28, “Great to run with the band again! Amazing to see Simon G back!”
  • Andrew Vickers, 00:26:01

Walton Promenade parkrun

  • Mark Lawes, 00:23:18

Waterakkers parkrun (Netherlands)

  • Frances Gridley, 00:29:23, “1st in age”

Sunday Results – 24 May 2026

Great West Half Marathon Exeter

  • Julia Bawden, 02:20:48, “Hot and hilly, but a great event in sunny Devon.”

Blackwater Trail Marathon

  • Stuart Collett, 05:19:22, “Great run with Martin in hot conditions”
  • Martin Holtham-Payne, 05:19:23, “Lovely, but hot day, 1st 1/2 was amazing but had 2 dig in on 2nd 1/2. Thks Stu 4 getting me round”

Toppesfield 10km Trail

  • Zoe Bardell, 01:31:46

Toppesfield 10mile Trail

  • Bob Bardell, 01:29:37, “Finished 3rd place”
  • Stacy Hember, 02:07:28, “Very hot 🥵 lovely route, a bit hilly and went through a bog!”
  • Mandy and Paul Graves, 02:19:00

Bank Holiday Monday Results – 25 May 2026

Oude Warande parkrun (Netherlands Special Event)

  • Frances Gridley, 00:32:52, “A very busy and hot one…predominantly through the woods creating the shape of a windmills sails!”

Hatfield Broad Oak 10k

  • Peter Banks, 00:40:15 (Gold Std)
  • Simon Peters, 00:45:00, “Lovely event was supposed to be a medium effort run but not in that heat.”
  • Marcus Peters, 00:45:01, “Super hot but great to run with the old boy.”
  • Vicky Sheldon, 00:45:38, “2nd FV40-49!”

Photo: pre-race build up at the HBO 10km. From L to R, Vicky Sheldon, Pete Banks, and Len Marten.

Training This Thursday

  • Our mixed ability session on Thursday starts at the Datum Attitude Brewery, at Heybridge House Industrial Estate, with Pete and Vicky. Please see the WhatsApp message in the Thursday training group for more details.