I see that we are due to be in Chelmsford on Wednesday, but it is the beer festival in Chelmsford the following Wednesday.
The forecast is looking good this week, so I'd be happy to go a bit further if the consensus was for a more easterly venue, like that place near Maldon.
Yes, it looks like Jibers is having one of his rest periods in his training regime:
Chelmsford this week
Chelmsford next week
Broads Green (ie 8k from Chelmsford) the week after
then a couple round Witham and then
Chignall (5k from Chelmsford)
Blackmore (10k from Chelmsford)
I am happy with inbetweener pubs like last week's at this time of year but if Huggy could arrange better weather that would be appreciated. Chelmsford works for me too but probably train assisted.