It doesn’t seem that long ago since there were runners stumbling along the river Colne on a hot July day but now six months later the weather decided to be suitably wintry for the aptly named Winter Wobble. Run by Long Brew Running Club it reverses the route taken in the summer, starting instead in Rowhedge, running to Wivenhoe and then back to Rowhedge. There is a drinking version or a dry version. Look at photos on Facebook to make your minds up as to who might have been doing what!

There was a good turnout of Bentley Blue runners. Apologies if I miss anyone out of the list: Paul Connell (finished in 3rd, must drink fast!); Jame Carter; Andy Stephens; Luke and Meatball Groves; Dave Jones; Neil Robins; Graham Semple; Scott Young; Jason Skelton; John Ferndinand; Leoni Harvey; Emma Levett-Welham; Barbara Law; Sue Wright and Claire Poole. Times did not matter in this 10 miler, keeping to the path did!

Over in Manningtree, Batman was spotted running in a Winter Solstice Socail five kilometres – fear not, it was just Tim Ballard running a pain-free run for the first time in a while. Well done Tim.