This event is also called the Pleshey and Essex half-marathon, as it is the official Essex half-marathon championship. It is very well organised by the Springfield Striders running club and has a high quality field of club runners, as well as enthusiastic joggers. The race is set in the picturesque village of Pleshey and has a rural route to High Easter, then follows some of the High Easter 10k route, before returning to Pleshey via a different route.  It is a lovely, quiet, rural course. The start is in Pleshey High Street and the finish is behind the village hall. Parking is free and close by. Each runner receives a medal. A highly recommended event.

This race won the Howard Williams Trophy in 2014, 2015 and 2019, awarded to the best road race in Essex as voted for by the running clubs.