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*October Runner of the Month* Kate Wills A really tight call this month with no fewer than 5 club members receiving votes, so well done everyone for some great running in October. Kate is one of the longest serving club members, and her running continues to hit new peaks,s which is a testament to her motivation and commitment. In October, Kate saw PB’s tumble, picked up platinum performances, and won her park run category, always committing to the chatty social side of the club too – being a pleasure to run with. Well Done Kate, thoroughly deserved, and Thanks for being such a great advocateRead More →

*September Runner(s) of the month * For the first time all of the votes went to groups of runners, so I wanted to mention both. Runners up with some excellent running and PBs were the Running Ransoms well done to Tim, Michelle and Danny, keep it up👍 But the winners were ………….. The Suffolk Coastal Group aka The Big 10 !!! Chris, Deena, Gillian, Ian, Jacs, Janos, Lou, Michelle, Norman and Vanessa. This group shows us that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible and that running is about challenging and pushing yourself to do hard things. That success is personal and can beRead More →

*****Runner of the month***** August’s Runner of the month goes to …… Ryan Baker 🤩 Ryan smashed both his 5k PB on August 8th with an amazing 17.51 followed up by breaking his 10k PB with fantastic 37.52. Well Done Ryan

***Runner of the month for July *** Jo Lambert. An overwhelming number of votes this month for Jo (her 2nd time) as she shown so much determination and worked extremely hard to knock an impressive 13 minutes of her 5k PB so far in 2025. A pleasure to run with and an inspiration to everyone that with motivation and consistency you can achieve anything. Well Done Jo we look forward to sharing in your future achievements

RUNNER OF THE MONTH ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ June’s Runner Of The Month is Vanessa Dolling 👏👏 In mid June Vanessa took on and completed the South Downs Way 100 mile race👏 Vanessa completed this in an astonishing 21 hours and 14 minutes with an elevation gain of 3709 metres (the elevation gain of Everest base camp to the summit of Mount Everest is approx 3486 metres to put this in some perspective). Such a phenomenal achievement. I don’t know about you but I struggle to get my head around the thought of running 100 miles 😳🫣 Vanessa you are a true inspiration to us all !! YouRead More →

Wwdnesday 25th June @ 7:00pm – Starting from Elmcroft, Green Lane Boxted CO4 5TR. Parking on right of the gate in the fields. Run from Green Lane to Burnt Dick Hill

RUNNER OF THE MONTH⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ May’s Runner Of The Month is Matthew Hayward 👏👏 In mid May Matt took on and completed The Lap ,a 75km run around Lake Windermere 👏 Such a huge achievement. You can be very proud of yourself Matt. All the Boxted Runners certainly are!! 🙂 So I think we can all agree Matt has had a pretty special month!!!!! Well done Matt you are a credit to yourself and Boxted Runners.You very much deserve the accolade of Runner Of The Month.👏👏👏👏👏 Tiffany and Ian B🙂

Congratulations Haydn Chaplin. 🥳 Following an impressive March with a 1/2 marathon and 5k PB, Haydyn broke his 10km PB not once but twice in April at Lincoln and Little Bromley !! Well Done Haydyn, very well deserved, you are a pleasure to run with and an asset to the club. The BR Coaches.

March’s Runner Of The Month is Kelly Smith 👏👏 Kelly has had an amazing March. At the Cambridge Half Marathon she finished in 1:33:34 which was a new Half Marathon PB for her 👏. Kelly was also the 3rd Female in her age category. Then, just a week later, Kelly finished at the Colchester Half Marathon at 1:34:28.She was also the 1st Female in her age category 👏👏 So I think we can all agree Kelly has had a pretty special month!!!!! Well done Kelly you are a credit to yourself and Boxted Runners.You very much deserve to be our Runner Of The Month.👏👏👏👏👏 TiffanyRead More →

February’s Runner Of The Month is Stephen Chamberlain Since the turn of the year Stephen has stepped up the number of kilometres he’s been running. He’s now done around 150km in the first 2 months of 2025 Stephen also took part in RED January. In addition to this Stephen has raised over £600 for pancreatic cancer. Well done Stephen you are a credit to yourself and Boxted Runners and you very much deserve to be our Runner Of The Month.