A number of awards are presented to club runners at our end-of-year Christmas party. Some have changed over the years; here are the most recent along with a few from previous years:
2023
Ralph Martin Award: Becky Tanner
Ladies’ Championship Winner: Ai Seng Paul
Men’s Championship Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Gary Collins Championship Ladies’ Winner: Jan Hazirci
Gary Collins Championship Men’s Winner: Kevin Esdaille
Most Improved Male Runner: Moody Khan
Most Improved Female Runner: Ozzy Soltysiak
The Joy Of Running: Andy Malleson
Inspirational Runner: Andy Paraskeva
Badass Of The Year: Liz Tiernan
Unsung Hero: Hannah Kelly
Team Of The Year: La Rochelle Marathon Training Group
True Grit Award: Olivia Nice
Cross Country Queen: Lorraine Pichelski
Follow The Plan Award: Becky Tanner
2022
Ralph Martin Award: Gareth Jones
Ladies’ Championship Winner: Dora Scavello
Men’s Championship Winner: James Gill
Gary Collins Championship Men’s Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Gary Collins Championship Ladies’ Winner: Jan Hazirci
Most Improved Male Runner: Ahmad El-Sanhouri
Most Improved Female Runner: Loretta Blundell
All The PBs Award: Naresh Trivedi
Joy Of Running Award: Ozzy Soltysiak
Badass Of The Year: Charlotte Pringle
ERC Comeback King: Kevin Esdaille
ERC Comeback Queen: Rita Moran
Unsung Hero: Hannah Nice
Team Of The Year: ERC Social Committee
True Grit Award: Susie Dutoit
Clean Sweep Award: Jan Hazirci
Records Are Made To Be Broken Award: Helen Gill
WTF (Wow That's Fast) Award: Peter Cole
Follow The Plan Award: Daniela Petrianni
2021
Ralph Martin Award: Daniela Petrianni
Ladies’ Championship Winner: Jan Hazirci
Men’s Championship Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Gary Collins Championship Men’s Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Gary Collins Championship Ladies’ Winner: Rita Moran
Most Improved Male Runner: Dom Wilde
Most Improved Female Runner: Helen Gill
Distance No Object: Hannah Nice
ERC Marathon Training Buddy: John Nethaway and Becky Tanner
ERC Comeback King: Ken Stewart
ERC Comeback Queen: Lorraine Pichelski
I’m a Ware winner baby: Chloe Thomas and Peter Cole
2020
Ralph Martin Award: ERC Members
Club Championship Female Winner: Ai Seng Paul
Club Championship Male Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Ladies’ Gary Collins Championship Winner: Ai Seng Paul
Men’s Gary Collins Championship Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Most Improved Male Runner: Gareth Jones
Most Improved Female Runner: Hannah Pert Nice
Round and Round We Go: Mike and Tonya Babb
Lockdown Leap of Faith: Alex Bartrope
My Precious: George the cat
Marie Kondo Trophy - Organising at its best: James Gill
Social media Guru: JohnTudor
For the Love of Running: Claire Catmull and Helen Gill
2019
Ralph Martin Award: James Gill
Club Championship Female Winner: Katie Moey
Club Championship Male Winner: James Gill
Men’s Town Park Championship Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Ladies’ Town Park Championship Winner: Jan Hazirci
Most Improved Male Runner: Andy Malleson
Most Improved Female Runner: Katie Moey
PB Queen: Ai Seng Paul
PB King: Mark Betts
I’ll Enter It: Maria Zota
World Marathon Majors: Stacey Wilson
Sheer Perseverance Award: Matthew Foley
Club Ambassador Award: Daniela
2018
Ralph Martin Award: Ilia Loubenski
Club Championship Female Winner: Ai-Seng Paul
Club Championship Male Winner: Ilia Loubenski
GCTP Championship Female Winner: Jan Hazirci
GCTP Championship Male Winner: Ilia Loubenski
Most Improved Female: Catherine Turley
Most Improved Male: Andrew Florides
Female PBs: Ai-Seng Paul
Male PBs: James Gill
Male PBs: Austen Slattery
Special Achievements Award: Shaolin Loke
World Marathon Majors: Ken Stewart
2017
Ralph Martin Award – Ken Stewart
Club Champions – Jan Hazirci and Ilia Loubenski
Town Park Championship Winners – Jan Hazirci and Ilia Loubenski
Most Improved Runner – Jan Hazirci and Gary Robinson
All the PBs – Ken Stewart
Most Extreme Run – Michael Orr
Everything Is Possible – Ai Seng Paul
Most Inspired Runner – Miranda Padley
Social Coordinator – Carol Marlow
Style Coordinator – Chris Demetriou
Race Coordinator – Lorraine Pichelsky
Run Ambassador – Jan Hazirci and Susie Dutoit
Best Running Buddy – John Tudor
2016
Ralph Martin Award – Pichelski Family and Naresh Trivedi
Club Champions – Aggie Minas and Michael Orr
Town Park Championship Winners -Pauline Edmunds and Alin Dobre
Most Improved Runner – Jane Fitton and Ken Stewart
Back to Back – Austen Slattery
Green Man Ultra – Chris Demetriou
Ironman Austria – Victoria Lovelock
ParkRun Ambassador – Devkee Trivedi, Katie Shewring, Michael Orr and Derek Weedon
London to Brighton 100km – Tracey Ruane and Terry Norris
PB Champion – Ilia Loubenski
Volunteer Coordinator – Rick Oliver
Track Coordinator – Simon Harrison
Style Coordinator – Hannah Kelly
2015
Ralph Martin Award: Naresh Trivedi and Vasso Vassiliou
Most Improved Male Runner: Michael Orr
Most Improved Female Runner: Carol Marlow
Town Park Championship Winner (Male): Mon Lyall and Ilia Loubenski
Town Park Championship Winner (Female): Pauline Edmunds
Club Champion (Male): Vasso Vassiliou
Club Champion (Female): Sylwia Tokarska
2014
Ralph Martin Award: Aggie Minas
Most Improved Male Runner: Derek Weedon
Most Improved Female Runner: Sylwia Tokarska
Town Park Championship Winner (Male): Mon Lyall
Town Park Championship Winner (Female): Pauline Edmunds
Club Champion (Male): Naresh Trivedi
Club Champion (Female): Susie Dutoit
Special Awards: Terry Norris and Avtar Singh
2013
Ralph Martin Award: Marc Bibaud
Most Improved Male Runner: Paul Basham
Most Improved Female Runner: Michelle Cullingford
Town Park Championship Winner (Male): Mon Lyall
Town Park Championship Winner (Female): Pauline Edmunds
Club Champion (Male): Marc Bibaud
Club Champion (Female): Victoria Lovelock
Club Ambassador Awards: Marilyn Manze and Ken Stewart
2012
Ralph Martin Award: Lorraine Pichelski
Male Runner of the Year: Vasso Vassiliou
Female Runner of the Year: Lorraine Pichelski
Town Park Championship Winner (Male): Peter Joyce
Town Park Championship Winner (Female): Lorraine Pichelski
Club Champion (Male): Rajiv Ratan
Club Champion (Female): Pauline Edmunds
2011
Ralph Martin Award: Rajiv Ratan
Most Improved Male Runner: Avtar Singh
Most Improved Female Runner: Val Hahn
Club Handicap Winner (Male): Ray Clarabut
Club Handicap Winner (Female): Pauline Edmunds
Note there was no Club Championship in 2011.
2010
Ralph Martin Award: Deborah Skapoulis
Most Improved Male Runner: Frank Robinson
Most Improved Female Runner: Pauline Edmunds
Club Championship Winner (Male): Malcolm Hart
Club Championship Winner (Female): Lorraine Pichelski
2009
Ralph Martin Award: Tim Williams
Most Improved Runner: Victoria Lovelock
Club Handicap Winner: Julie Adams
Club Championship Winner (Male): Chris Thompson
Club Championship Winner (Female): Louisa Brana