Saturday May 27th 2023 at 10.30am: Dragon Hunting Group Run – 10 miles – Most of the second loop of the Stour Valley Marathon albeit starting in the wrong place! Meet at Bures Community Centre, Nayland Rd, Bures CO8 5BX Colchester Foodbank is the busiest in the East of England and has dwindling stock reserves, with demand increasing 31.25% over [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the 2023 running of the prestigious Stour Valley Marathon. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a marathon trail course (approximately 27 “country” miles) following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path, St Edmund’s Way and the [...]
COMPANY OF RUNNERS cordially invite you to join us for the 2023 Stour Valley Half Marathon. Your challenge should you choose to accept it, is to self-navigate on a half marathon trail course (approximately 14 “Country” miles) following the highways, byways, trails and tracks around the Stour Valley using the Stour Valley Path and the Essex Way. The course is [...]
Inspiration, adventure, wellbeing and one hell of a party, all wrapped up into one epic long weekend... During the day you can enjoy non-competitive trail running adventures, trips to the beach, wellness & adventure activities, talks, heavenly food and laid-back music selections. At night, three stages host a cherry-picked selection of DJs and live acts that will keep you dancing under [...]
Friday 21 July 7pm: Chappel Group Run – 5.3 miles – Most of the Chappel Ale Trail route. The brewery won’t be open, but maybe we could hit The Swan after for a sociable drink together for those that want to?! Even if that means abandoning cars at the station and getting the train back to Colchester afterwards? Meet by [...]
DATE TBC Colchester Foodbank is the busiest in the East of England and has dwindling stock reserves, with demand increasing 31.25% over 2021, while food donations have been decreasing due to the cost of living crisis. Company of Runners have been organising Group Runs to help. They have been massively successful and so we have added to the schedule (up [...]
Wednesday 9th August 2023. Starts from 6pm. TRA Permit 5886 This is a self navigation trail race using a written route description, which will be issued to you on the day. There are no markings or marshals. No GPX. This is not a mass start event. You will be timed out and back in at the finish. Race HQ will [...]
(approx 14 miles) TRA Permit 5887 ALSO CHELMER TRAIL (approx 5 miles) After following the Admiral McHardy Trail for two years we decided to explore a little more and for the next two years found you 700 feet of climbing and descent (all in the middle third) still utilising the trail to and from Danbury Hill. Last year we changed [...]
HRR Friday night run around Halstead area, usually off road. Meet at Courtaulds Sports ground at 6pm for 6:15pm start
HRR Friday night run around Halstead area, usually off road. Meet at Courtaulds Sports ground at 6pm for 6:15pm start
28 October 2023 Keep your wits about you and watch out for ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. Fancy dress optional but encouraged. The All Hallows Trail is a 9.5ish mile narative trail race (you follow written instructions) following a circular route arround the town of Maldon. The route is 90% off road on a variety [...]
This race covers the 82 miles of the Essex way from Epping Station to Harwich Old Lighthouse in 10 stages. The route is mostly cross country and can be difficult through crops and across ploughed fields. Nevertheless it is a very enjoyable day out in the most attractive rural parts of Essex (with an excellent fish and chip shop and [...]