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Comments & Feedback

GENERAL COMMENTS


Nichola Norman: I just want to say a huge thank you to Kevin and Howard for organising all the trail races over the past year. I really have enjoyed each and every one I have participated in and I can’t recommend them enough! They really are for everyone, no matter how fast or slow you may be. In an age where races/runs are so expensive (my daughter has just paid £45 for a 10k race!), these trails offer such great value for money, every race is different and they are extremely sociable events. Thanks again, happy new year to you both and here’s to many more in 2020!!


Katy Rehal:  Enjoyable well organised trails through beautiful countryside. Instructions clear and concise, Kevin & Howard come up with fantastic ideas for routes. Thank you 😀 


Claire Alison:  A brilliant group of people organising these events. Love narrative trail running! 

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Craig Vernon

Your Events are always great value. I always get my value for money and I have seen first hand the time and effort you both put into your trail runs.We look forward to seeing you again soon

Nic Norman

Worth every penny. Thank you for organising these fantastic events.

Sarah Hammond

Definitely worth every Penny. Still a bargain & as always, great well organised events! Thanks Kev & Howard!

Julia Bawden

Always enjoy your events and appreciate the work you put into them.

Terry Alabaster

Great events at a great price. £7 is extremely worth it considering the effort I know is put in. Much appreciated.

Madeline Turner

Thank you for all the events over the past four years Kevin and Howard.

Julia Binstead

We might not sound like we appreciate you guys when we come in moaning .. well not always as your instructions are always spot on just my navigation that’s not up to scratch sometimes 😉

Laura Parrish

Worth every penny I think. Thoroughly enjoy all the trail events run with you guys

Vicky Presland

We loved the winter mid week run and meal and if could be done in summer even better. Would be happy to pay more for this as exceptionally good value.

Karen Sweeney

Having done many of these now I appreciate how good the directions are, thanks to you guys for the time and effort you put into them for our enjoyment

Ruth Roberts

I've only done one of your races (so far) but we thoroughly enjoyed the event and main talking points afterwards were the incredible value and the work that must go into planning and checking the routes. Thank you

Mark Barltrop

these are the best races around. The work that goes into planning this routes is evident, as they are all so scenic.

Mark Moughton

It’s cheap as chips 

Sarah Orley

Incredible value for money for all your efforts to keep us entertained xx

Erica Collins

I thoroughly enjoy your events and appreciate all your hard work.

David James Ward

Well worth it, you guys are awesome. 👏

Nicki Benham

Always love doing your events! Keep up the good work guys. 👍

Julia Gardiner

A brilliant opportunity to meet up with friends and have fun sharing our love of running. 

Ken Wilding

I know how much effort you have to put in to arrange the events. Keep up the good work 😀

Fiona Pratt

Great value and great events 👏🏻

Sandi Rust

Great events

Katy Rehal

We really appreciate your events & the time & effort you put into them. Thank you 🙏🏻

Andrew Read

I was introduced to your events about three years ago. They were great value then and still will be with the prices increase. One race in Essex is charging £32 to run 10k at present which is exorbitant.

I plan to keep running Essex Trail Events!

Grant Playford

You guys put on fab events

Colin Grace

Excellent events.

Adam Jones

An absolute no brainer to sign up to your events. Local, pennies to enter and a great little community. I always look out for them.

Ian Lawson

Excellent events

Richard Sandford

Great value guys, will see you soon I'm sure

John Sweeney

Even at £7 per race it's still an absolute bargain, we love your events and appreciate the hard work that goes into putting them on.

Colin Jackson

Worth every penny 👍

Samantha Bearman

worth every penny,Thankyou for all the great runs

John Pettifer

Will always support these great events. Fantastic value.

Zoe Gould

I love your events

Gary Wright

It’s great that you put the events on! Many thanks for the effort. What can you buy now for under a tenner. Thank Kevin and Howard.

Kelly Ysanne

I really enjoy your events and they are still great value for money.

Hilda O'Kelly

Absolutely love these events and totally support the price increase, still a bargain even with the increase! Thanks for all your hard work Kevin and Howard

Paul Bridges

Awesome events

Scott Young

Always excellent value and great runs. £2 more is still a bargain!

Lynn Higgs

Worth every penny and every written word, even the mis read ones that keep us chatting for hours when we finish🤗



MERSEA MIX 


Chelmer Roadrunners Fantastic, therapeutic run with nature on the beach and trails at West Mersea this morning - the Mersea Mix 6.4 mile Trail Race. A beautiful run made all the more lovely by the weather…. thank you so much to Howard and Kevin and everyone at Essex Trail Events for another great event. 


Karen Sweeney Loved that route today, I’d go as far as saying it’s one of my favourite ever routes! Thank you    


Anna Barclay Loved it today, thank you!  

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NIGHTMARE TRAIL 


Vicky Presland Love these run and meal nights whatever the weather. Thank you both. See you soon.  

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STICKY WICKET 


Selina Morgan We had a great time Essex Trail Events. Thank you so much  


Shay Joyce 

Thank you Kevin & Howard yet again another cracking trail run   

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PITCH BLACK IN PURLEIGH 


Phil Presland Thanks guys - really enjoyed it once again  


Sarah Wilson-Frost Thank you, great route and lovely food  


Kelly Ysanne Thanks for another great event.  

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SEVEN SWANS A SWIMMING 


Lorna Pettifer Another excellent trail. Thank you.   


Sarah Hammond Really enjoyed today’s trail, fab route. Thank you 


Paul Bridges Awesome morning thank you very much  


David James Ward Thank you for such a lovely trail run, you guys are awesome  


Paul Whitmore Brilliant event as always, many thanks  

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CHILLI NIGHTS 


Sarah Orley Great run, great food  

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TOPPESFIELD TERROR RUNS 


Antony Goodall That really was a good route yesterday. I thoroughly enjoyed the run - regardless of the wind and rain. Cheers guys!  


Hilda O'Kelly Essex Trail Events   . Thanks for organising another great event, really enjoyed it despite the weather  


Sara Demetriou Thanks for another great event. Memorable weather, nice pub, a lot of fun.  

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TARMAC TWISTER 


Jackie Stretton This is one of our favourite events every year. There might only be three short hand terms, but it's definitely one of the trickiest, which makes it all the more fun, especially when you're running into so many people all coming from different directions    


Letitia Tish This was a brilliant run, we had such a great time! 

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ADMIRAL McHILLY & CHELMER TRAIL


Steph Morgan: My first one with u all was great thank you xx


Johanna Houlahan:  That was such fun - we’ll be back!


Kelly Worboys: Thank you very much, great route thoroughly enjoyed it!


Jayne Elliott: Enjoyed the short route very much- thanks


Shay Joyce: Great trail race as always Thank you   


Karen Sweeney: Great route today, very well written and no hills, perfect! Thanks guys  


Mark Passey: Fantastic morning, really enjoyed it!


Stacy Hember: Lovely route, thanks guys x


Julia Bawden: A really enjoyable trail with excellent instructions. Thanks guys  


James Bosher: Tough route and I was sweating after about a mile. Instructions were spot on as usual, could have been a tough route to follow otherwise. 


John Sweeney: Thanks for another great trail guys.


⁠Christine Callan: Thoroughly enjoyed today's run. I was a late switch from the Chelmer Trail and was wondering if I would regret it! Beer and crisps was great way to relax after the run. Thanks for a great run.  

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YEW TREE TRAILS


Paul Price: Brilliant event. Lovely route. Thanks guys.


Simon Morgan: Great venue and lovely course. Didn't go wrong once which is good for me. Thanks guys 

    

Lynn Higgs: Great new route, great instructions. Glad we missed the rain 


Mamie Liu: Thank you both again for plotting a great route! Great run report 


Jackie Sibthorp: Thanks for the orange squash at the drink station today, much better than water!

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WRITTLE WROUND


Simon Davis-Crane: Thanks to the event organisers, marshals, volunteers and other runners for making my first 50km enjoyable. It was well worth the trip down from Liverpool, if only to experience the awesome soaking!    Looking forward to next year already!


Gigi Giannella: Thank you so much for a great organisation and great route. Really enjoyed my first Ultra with such great atmosphere with all the runners around. And kudos to the couple with the bells cheering on everyone around the route


Amy Brass: Another fab Essex Trail Events!!! Would recommend to anyone to give them a try, friendly, relaxed, great group of people every time! Whether you’ve never run or are a seasoned runner these are for you!


Mandi Wilson: Thank you Essex Trail Events, it was an amazing experience, friendly competitors and amazing support at check points and the end, thank you for waiting for us. 


Adam Bojan: Excellent event Thanks  


Polly Bridgman: Thanks Kevin and Howard and everyone who helped, great race and I surprisingly enjoyed my first ultra!


Liz Cox: Thanks all - I had a great day!


Adam Lakomiec: My 1st ETE event - was very good! Thank you!


Robert Sirett: Great race and organisation, thanks for the hard work and please let all the marshalls know that we do appreciate their time in looking after us at each checkpoint. See you both soon. 


Lisa Freeman: A very well run event. Directions were spot on and the route was great. Lovely meal when we got back too. Thank you for an enjoyable day!


Graeme McCrae: Yeah, another great event guys, thanks to you both and all the extra volunteers today


James Blackshaw: Great event, thanks for putting it on! And big thanks to all the marshals and helpers.

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CHIPPING AWAY


Lynn Higgs Was a lovely route. Thanks to you both for doing all these great trail events.


Lisa Smith What a trip down memory lane! Thanks for another great trail.

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ON YOUR MARKS


Jackie Stretton Really great morning. Loved running somewhere we've never really been to before. Thanks for pulling together such a pretty route for us!


Julia Binstead Great route great instructions as usual. Big thank you guys.

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VIRTUAL TRAILS CATALOGUE


Mark Barltrop: Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your farmhouse frolics run. The trail runs that I bought from you last year have been my best value running purchase ever. Thanks again and let's hope that things can get back to some sort of normality as soon as possible.


Richard Wager: We completed the Admiral McHardy Way this morning. The weather held up and it’s a lovely route. Such a great idea to make all those races available


Lorna Pettifer: Yesterday we ran the Castle 6 mile. What a great trail, lovely, beautiful route, no problems at all


Honor Elizabeth: Bradwell 7.5, another trail covered. This route is open, remote (no people!!), something ‘wild and lonely’ about it, which I love. A perfect and easy to follow route sheet. I think this will become one of my favourites

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TOPPESFIELD TRAIL


Robert Sirett: One of the best routes so far, thanks


Graham Marshall: Great route,thanks for all your hard work


Ken Wilding: Well organised, nice route Thanks guys


Naomi Rumbold: Great run- loved it.

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RIDLEY ROUND


Emma Pleasance: Another fantastic event thank you so much for organising it for us all to enjoy


Malcolm Bailey: Kevin and Howard - brilliant event. A very enjoyable day: excellent pubs and many thanks for taking the time to organise to help raise money for a fantastic charity


Sara Demetriou: Thanks for a really enjoyable day out! Very good organisation and lovely atmosphere as always


Glenda Oldnall Jackson: Thanks for a great day. It was my first time and won't be my last


Jody Wilkey: I’m so pleased you got to host it again. I loved it last year and I loved it again this year. Thank you


Louise Garrett: My first time and I loved it thanks for a fab day and for such great organisation


Peter Chubb: Great event, well organised, good beer and lots of friendly runners / walkers......what’s not to like. Looking forward to more trail events


Alison Cook: Really enjoyed my first self navigation course. Thank you to everyone involved


Jodie Condon: So much fun! Thank you

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ADMIRAL MCHILLY


Adam Bojan : Really enjoyed my first Essex trail event, an excellent course, thanks.


Jackie Stretton: Thanks for a brilliant little route. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Thanks for the effort in getting these going again for us!


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WRITTLE WROUND


Andrew Glen Blog post

Steve Skinner I took part in the Writtle Wround 50k which was incredibly well organised from registration to the finish. Appreciated the thorough race instructions and emails and brilliant support at aid stations. Will definitely be taking part in other Essex Trail Events soon! Thanks for the hard work you put in so we can enjoy the trails. 

Amy Brass Every trail I have done with Essex Trail Events has been brilliant - so friendly and inclusive of all abilities, instructions well written and easy to follow... great value and really encourages everyone to be sociable. Loved the Writtle Wround today!! Tough but beautiful course, can’t wait for the next event ... but for now it’s bedtime!!!

Richard Rule Another well organised fantastic Essex Trail Events race. Thank you to all involved.

Katy Rehal Really great event, thank you so much for organising! Well-deserved pint & curry. Thank you to all the Marshals and helpers. 😀

Sara Demetriou Well done on organising such a great event. It was a pleasure to help out and hopefully next year I’ll run it.

Will Chaney Really enjoyed the claggy fields today. Lovely route.

Lorna Elliott Thank you so much for organising such a great event. Everyone was so friendly from marshals to check point teams etc. And the food on the course and after was amazing. Loved it! Although I'm sure my legs won't tomorrow 😂

Antony Goodall Great day - thanks Kevin, Howard and everyone that helped and ran. Cheers!

Colin Harper Brilliant event, thank you. 

Gavin Tilling Thanks guys, great day, great course and organisation, great t-shirt & medal, even the roads Marshals were nice! Thank you for arranging

Fiona Pratt Great event, lovely route, and good instructions, thank you to all the volunteers you were all fab 👍

Debbie Smith Well deserved pint & curry thank you for waiting for us we both enjoyed it 😀

Sarah Wilson-Frost You all worked like trojans today, glad you got a pint in! Super event, thank you!!

Barbara Alexander Lovely event and super volunteers. Thanks!

Amanda Willis Thank you for a brilliant day!

James Bosher Great event, as always! Thank you

Elaine Giles We had a fabulous day.

Lorna Pettifer A great event. Thank you all 😁

Rebecca McVelia A well-deserved pint 🍻 Great event.

Sarah Hammond Thank you Kevin & Howard, really enjoyed today. Thanks to all your helpers too. Hope you enjoyed your pints & the curry!

Nick Pollard A great day, thank you everyone 👣

Julian Holder What a superb day out! Many thanks to Kevin and Howard and all the great marshals, support teams and everyone else who made it such a wonderful event! Enjoy the curries and beers!!

John Pettifer Brilliant event, great course. Great checkpoints and friendly runners as they passed myself and Lorna. Hope you do it again

Ian Lawson Brilliant event, I’m knackered now.

Sarah Orley Thanks for yet another great event.

Janice Page Thank you Howard, Kevin & all your helpers for a great race on Sunday. Loved the route, & we saw a bit extra of the lovely countryside as we went wrong 3 times, that's why we took so long! Would definitely do it again & a couple of hours quicker hopefully!

Stuart Collett Thank you again, a great event to complete my first ultra 😀

John McVelia Big thank you to Kevin and Howard for such a fantastic event; same time next year?

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RIDLEY ROUND


Sammo Nigh: Thank you for the wonderful Ridley round yesterday! I’ve never ran in anything like it. It was fantastic!


John Buchanan: Many thanks to the organisers- really enjoyable atmosphere with plenty of time to gossip with other participants on the way round!


Antony Goodall: Great event as ever! I really don't know how you arrange such good weather! Lovely trails, lovely pubs - thanks!


Jody Wilkey: We absolutely loved this thanks guys. Great pubs, lovely route and enjoyed the beer and cider. Think we’ve found our new running fuel!!!! X


Jane Cowland: Fantastic event. The “Gin Girls” loved it. Great trails. Loved that you changed some of it from last year as well. Thanks for organising it. 

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CHIGNAL FETE


Sarah Coombe : thanks guys really enjoyed it, had to walk it all not being hardened trail runners but really enjoyed it. Beautiful route and you made the sun shine too! See you again soon 😁

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GALLEYWOOD GALLOP


James Forbes: Awesome evening! First time out and looking forward to many more.


Lydia Beard My first, and certainly not my last. Loved it!! Thank you 


Dawn Potter: Thanks. Really enjoyed this 🙂

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CASTLE TRAIL

  

Hannah Cox: Thanks again for a great route, was a perfect intro for my other half to trail running.


Anita Leaver: It was a very enjoyable event! And perfect weather for running!


Julia Binstead:  Thanks Kevin and Howard another lovely trail run and thanks for cutting down the nettles beforehand.

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TOPPESFIELD TENS


Tony Pestell: Fantastic event - first one but definitely won’t be the last. Really enjoyed the ‘run when you’re ready’ format and narrative trail

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LAST MINUTE TRAIL, BROXTED


Neil Cornick: Thanks all involved. That was my first narrative trail event and I loved it. Very friendly bunch and great fun. Looking forward to the next one. 


Carl Denton:  Really enjoyed it thank you 

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Louise Garrett:  So well organised, great routes, always so friendly & helpful! These guys know how to put on a good trail run! 


Joanne Stearn:  My first experience of trail running and I love how friendly and helpful everyone was. Great atmosphere. Five stars from me ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

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NOT THE FLITCH SWITCH


Gabby Atling: Lovely routes and well organised, relaxed events. Great atmosphere and camaraderie between runners. 


Rachel Wiltshire:  Really enjoyed my first trail race, thank you! 

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TARMAC TWISTER


Kelly Burgess: Hit the streets of Chelmsford tonight running a 6mile self navigated route by Essex Trail Events. Brilliantly organised, given a race number with a sheet of directions to follow. Once we had finished there was a cool glow in the dark medal waiting for us plus Pizza, sausage rolls, scotch eggs, Flapjacks, cakes and tea..... all included in the entry price!! Brilliant evening with fab friends!!


Emma Smith: Just finished the Tarmac Twister Trail race! So much fun.


Maureen Wilson: Great fun tonight running the Tarmac twister 10k self navigating run. The most fun I have had for a while with a head torch and a set of instructions loving the glow in the dark medal.


Kat Burke: Great fun on the tarmac Twister last night! We had absolutely no idea where we were, but enjoyed every minute and managed to avoid getting lost!


Katie Kennington: Excellent run tonight. Trail was so much fun to navigate. We didn't go as drastically wrong as we thought we would.

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BRADWELL VERTIGO TRAILS


Wendy Aldridge: Many thanks for a superb event today at Bradwell. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was my first trail run and I will be doing some more. I think I need to practise my skills of running while reading! Thanks Wendy

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CHELMER TRAIL & ADMIRAL McHARDY WAY


Den Yard: Thanks so much for all the advice today! A really great event! My first time with navigation instructions! 


Justin Ruggles: Really enjoyed today, was my first nav trail run and only made one mistake. Thank you and see you soon.. 


Sam Doris: Thanks for today a really lovely run ... will be back for more !


Jody Wilkey: Really enjoyed today. Thank very well organised. Look forward to the next one xx 

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RIDLEY ROUND


Jane Cowland: Great trail run. My favourite event that I have taken part in. Well organised and directions were very clear and precise. We really enjoyed running it and look forward to next year. Thanks.


Frances Gridley: Wow what a fabulous event .. we actually covered 14.7 miles of scenic routes through beautiful countryside including woodlands and not forgetting the 5 pub stops ! 

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GALLEYWOOD GALLOP


Tania Blanks: First timer here... really enjoyed it, a nice change to road running, directions were confusing to begin with but quickly got use to it, and fortunately then caught up with others so was slightly easier to know where we were going! Would do it again 


Paula Shrimpton:  First timer here, my daughter and I had great fun and despite having done lots of orienteering in my youth we had Colin Harper with us and that made it easier. Will definitely do another event. 

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CHIGNAL FETE TRAIL


Thank you so much for attending our fete yesterday – you added a new dimension to the fete and we really appreciated your runners staying and spending their time and money with us – we hope they enjoyed it.


Thank you for the £100 you gave through the combination of voucher sales and entry donation - as well, of course, as the additional contributions made by the runners themselves over and above this whilst at the fete.

We would be delighted to have you back again next year on the first Saturday in June.


Thank you again and very best wishes

Gill Thomas

On behalf of the Chignals and Mashbury Village Hall Committee


Andrew Graham Mason: Thanks very much Kevin and Howard for a very enjoyable event yesterday - and thanks for the tip off about the pub at half-way. Good training for the Ridley Round! 

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