PERSONAL bests were sent tumbling at Pleshey as more than half of the 19 Witham Running Club members lowered their own records at the Essex Championships Half-Marathon race.

Chris Martin, Dave Hunt, Scott Darney, Simon Scott and Clare Morrison all took a big chunk off their previous best (PB) times.

RESULTS: Chris Martin 1:21:20 (PB), Heydon Mizon 1:27:46 (PB), Scott Darney 1:27:48 (PB), Leo Cole 1:29:09, Andrew Lager 1:30:15 (PB), Dave Hunt 1:30:25 (PB), Simon Scott 1:31:41 (PB), Paul Chandler 1:33:26 (PB), Steve Watson 1:34:33, Vicky Hunt 1:38:42, Steve Hennings 1:45:40 (PB), Clare Morrison 1:46:44 (PB), Paul Hedger 1:50:04, Colin Short 1:51:20, Shelley Enders 1:51:46, Ross Silverton 1:52:53, Dave Enders 1:52:39, Sasha Rush 2:07:52, Becky Grimwood 2:10:56.

The PBs continued at the Southend 10K, where Dave Campbell ran 37 minutes 59 seconds.

Mark Lynch ran 42m 50s and Dave Howard ran 63m 55s a week after completing the Berlin Marathon.