This weekend saw Great Bentley take on the Essex Way Relay Race, covering a total of 82 miles, starting at Epping Station and finishing at Harwich Old Lighthouse. We entered three teams, who each took on all ten stages of the race, which is navigated by narrative trail instructions.

All our runners did an amazing job, despite a few stumbles on the undulating terrain, with all three teams making it safely from the outskirts of London, through the Essex countryside to the coast. However, a special mention must go to Gráinne Hallahan. Gráinne not only took on the opening stage of the race, but spent the rest of the day making sure people were in place along the route thanks to the Wivenhoe Community Bus, alongside her husband, Pat.

You can see the full results from this year’s events online, but basically, we smashed it, especially our ladies team who finished in fifth place.

In other events, Robbie Lee ran a fantastic time of 1:44:30 at London’s Big Half, whilst Saturday saw our runners take part in parkrun’s throughout Essex and Suffolk.

So, its’ another small, but perfectly formed race report, but get ready for a whopper next week.