THERE were some excellent performances as Tiptree Road Runners finished the year on a high note.

At the Witham Boxing Day 5, Tracy Harrington ran 36 minutes seven seconds to improve her personal best (PB) in a new club F45 record.

Craig Dawson, first home for the club, also improved his PB to 29m 53s. Sally Wood set her second inaugural club F55 record with a run of 49m 9s.

Paul Mingay clocked 31m 19s, with Simon Morgan running 33m 6s. Jonathan Finch (33m 8s) and Gary Perryman (34m 15s) made their club debuts at the distance.

Other Tiptree results: Kate Finch 35m 48s, Jamie Fairfull 35m 49s, Mark Shillaker 36m 6s, Malcolm Bailey 38m 23s, Abigail Morgan 41m 2s, Zoe Gould 46m 54s, Paula Rothero 46m 54s and Alia Hamden 49m 8s.

Earlier, Louise Hawkins celebrated Christmas Day with a PB of 26m 56s at the Maldon Parkrun.

James Haskey-Jones ran 19m 27s to take fourth place.

Other Tiptree results: Graeme Moon 25m 25s, Peter Bouldstridge 26m 1s, Vicky Knight 26m 2s, Tracy Russell 26m 57s, Anthony Knight 29m 41s and Dawn Shilling 30m 37s.

In weekend Parkruns, Haskey-Jones finished third at Maldon in 20m 21s with Andrew Conway in fourth spot with 20m 34s.

Mark Lawes ran the Great Notley Parkrun in 26m 20s, Rob Hadgraft completed the Colchester event in 25m 35s and Tim Ford ran 23m 50s at Netley Abbey.

Craig Dawson was third in the 5.7-mile Reindeer Roundup trail event in 49m 15s, with Paul Dellar posting a top-ten finish in 52m 28s.

Results: 5.7 mile: Malcolm Bailey 1h 5m 4s, Peter Bouldstridge 1h 8m 27s, Simon Morgan 1h 10m 18s. 3.6-mile: Lindsay Salmon and Zoe Gould 39m 29s.

Garry Perryman clocked 43m 20s at the Ribble Valley 10K.