Club Member of the Month

March 2025

A massive congratulations to our winner of Club Member of the Month for March 2025: Simon Parsons. He was nominated for his epic 27 miles run around Chelmsford in memory of his mum whilst raising vital funds for a great cause, Dementia UK. Well done Simon, I’m sure your WRC family will agree that you did your Mum proud and sure she was smiling down on you all the way round.

  • February 2025

    Our CMOTM for February 2025 has been awarded to Steven Wherrett! He was nominated for hard work and achieving a PB and Gold Standard, plus finishing 2nd in his age category (MV35) at Victoria Park 10k – well run, Steven!

  • January 2025

    And the first winner for our Club Member of the Month for 2025 is Tyler Hodges. This was awarded for his consistent improvement, plus his performances in the 5k and then completing notoriously hard Benfleet 15 in 1:50. Well done, Tyler!

  • December 2024

    Congratulations to our final CMOTM for 2024 – Leanne Andrews! She was awarded this for being the RD for another successful Boxing Day 5. She was on the case, not only in December but for many months before. Thanks for your efforts for the club!

  • November 2024

    Congratulations are in order to Adam Regan for winning Club Member of the Month for November 2024 – well done! This was awarded for his sub-4-hour marathon on the Brightlingsea H&T trail for Remembrance Sunday.

  • October 2024

    Congratulations to our Club Member of the Month for October 2024 which has been awarded to Ian Cuthbert – great stuff! Over 3 consecutive weekends in October, Ian smashed PBs at the Abingdon Marathon, where he took 22 minutes off his PB, the Tiptree 10M and the Southend 10k – after only just in the previous 7 weeks having also smashed PBs at 5k, 5M and half marathon – what a 10 weeks! And finally, to close out the month he represented WRC at the first NESS XC race and finished in one of the men’s scoring positions. Absolutely amazing!

  • September 2024

    Congratulations to our Club Member of the Month for September 2024 – Graham Eyre! This has been awared for his efforts in Ipswich at the Half Marathon, achieving 2nd place in his age group and setting a club record as well! A huge well done!

  • August 2024

    A hearty congratulations to our Club Member of the Month for August 2024 – Terry Alabaster! He was nominated for completing the Huffer Puffer, Toppesfield 10 and Clacton 10k all in August. Terry continues to achieve great results winning his age category all over the place, including at the Clacton 10k. He is also out there most weekends running various trail races and is a great Club Ambassador.

  • July 2024

    Our Club Member of the Month for July 2024 has been awarded to Angela Read. She has received this nomination and been awarded the CMOTM for winning the John Roberts 5k Handicap race at The Angel in Kelvedon, on the back of a fantastic training block for her half marathon. Well done, Angela!

  • June 2024

    Our Club Member of the Month for June 2024 has been awarded to Ross Silverton. Ross always attends Tuesday nights sessions, when we can always count on him to know the routes, and any race going in Essex every week, unless he is away on holidays. He recently received the V70 award at Springfield Friday Night 5. Well done, Ross!

  • May 2024

    The Club Member of the Month for May 2024 has been awared to Chrissy Israel-Jones – many congratulations! This has been awared for her unwavering dedication and commitment to her training for the Edinburgh Marathon and for her consistency of improvement, balancing and training with other responsibilities. On top of this she was raising money for charity along the way. Unfortunately at the end she did not receive the promised medal, T-shirt and and goody bag. As a first-time marathon runner, her accomplishment inspires fellow members.

  • April 2024

    Congratulations to our Club Member of the Month for April 2024 – Harry Solomon! Harry completed an 80k ultra (in Shropshire) in under 11 hours, and then represented WRC in the Essex Road relays the next day. He also completed the 28 mile “Camuplodunum” trail circuit around Colchester in the same month. Despite focusing on his own ultra-running goals, Harry has also actively participated in WRC events. His altruistic dedication to the club is commendable.

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