Jamie Nelson ran the 50 mile Thames Trot in a superb 8 hours 31 minutes and was 51st overall out of 300 runners.

At the Mersea park run Richard Flutter made his Colchester Harriers debut and finished 3rd in snowy conditions in 20:37, Wayne Cook was also 3rd at the Great Cornard Park run clocking 17:53, with Drew Olley 8th in 19:32. Annette Oakman was 4th lady at the Chelmsford event in 21:56, while at Colchester Castle Fergus Crouch was 2nd 18:05, with David Wright 11th 20:03, Sandra Fox was 2nd lady in 23:16, 289 runners competed on a very cold day.