SCVAC T&F 26 May 2023 - Dartford
The results of our over-35s athletics meeting at Dartford on 26 May have just gone onto the power of 10 website, so I’m now reporting, writes Geoffrey Kitchener. There were five of us there – Rebecca Pickard, Duncan Cochrane, Gary Walsh, Graham Dwyer and myself – all enjoying the fine conditions, albeit with a slightly gusting wind.
Rebecca was the women’s team and so got the club onto the leaderboard, there having been no team at the previous meeting. Her events were 200m and 1500m, the former completed in 32.5 seconds and the latter, for third place, in 5 minutes 37.4 seconds. Her 1500m performance was our best of the evening: 19th in the UK W45 rankings and a club best, taking ten seconds off Suzy Claridge’s record from last year (which itself took nearly 19 seconds off the previous best).
In the men’s 200m, Gary achieved a PB, I was third in the M60s and Graham, returning to athletics after a gap from 2019, was the fastest, with 30.1 seconds in the M50 race. Graham was also fastest of our team in the men’s 1500m, additionally contested by Duncan and Gary, who both stepped down to the youngest age group, the latter acquiring another PB.
The field events included shot put, for which Duncan arrived just in time and was rewarded with a third placing; he also brought home a point for the hammer throw, finding that it was possible for a measurement to be given for landing on the concrete apron. Graham and I added to the score via the long jump.
The meeting ended with the 4 x 100m relay, we had just enough men for this. Although we finished fifth in 68.7 seconds, we had by far the oldest team and as none of us was under 50, this would appear to be an M50 club best performance (in the absence of any previous attempt on this). Because of having a fuller men’s team, we have now moved up to fifth place in division 2, overtaking Swanley/Eynsford.
Just a reminder, we are at Tonbridge on Friday 2 June for (6.45: ) 100m W, pole vault W, high jump M, javelin M. (7.15: ) 100m M. (7.45: ) 800m W. (8.00: ) javelin W. (8.15: ) 800m M. (8.45: ) 4 x 100 relay W. (8.55: ) 4 x 100m relay M. Gary Walsh will be managing and so needs to know if you intend to compete.
London Marathon 2023
Six SAC runners completed the London Marathon on 23rd April. Bridgit Weekes finished in the top ten in her category, while Hugh Brennan ran a great time to lead the club's runners home.
The Sevenoaks AC results in the mass race were as follows:
The full results are here.
Nicholson Fifth at British Schools
Eliza Nicholson placed 5th at the British Schools (SIAB) Cross Country Championships (U16 Girls) at Sefton Park, Liverpool on 25th March 2023, writes head coach Darrell Smith.
Representing England for the first time, the Sevenoaks AC Athlete held back in the first kilometre of the 4K race but started to catch runners as she neared the finish. Just passing an Irish athlete in the last few strides she secured 5th, part of an England Team victory. The results are here.
Eliza had only been running competitively for 2 years and is part of a successful group of runners who were 2022 Kent Cross Country Champions.
Paddock Wood Half Marathon 2023
Bridgit Weekes was second W65, Lionel Stielow was third M70 and Russell Crane led the team with a fast time as 26 Sevenoaks AC runners completed the 33rd Paddock Wood Half on 12th March.
The SAC results were as follows:
Place | Time | Name | Team | Category | Number | Chip |
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124 | 01:19:53 | Russell Crane | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2033 | 01:19:42 |
155 | 01:22:25 | Michael Lochead | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 646 | 01:22:15 |
168 | 01:23:06 | Hugh Brennan | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2014 | 01:22:55 |
284 | 01:28:39 | Alex Newby | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 696 | 01:28:25 |
290 | 01:28:44 | Shaun Mullen | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2108 | 01:28:34 |
315 | 01:30:04 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 995 | 01:29:47 |
317 | 01:30:14 | Sean Leith | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 2089 | 01:29:58 |
321 | 01:30:27 | James Nash | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2112 | 01:30:04 |
324 | 01:30:36 | Sebastian Naughton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 674 | 01:30:25 |
379 | 01:33:40 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1702 | 01:33:25 |
384 | 01:34:02 | Caroline Fenwick | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 397 | 01:33:39 |
391 | 01:34:13 | Andrew Hutchinson | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1712 | 01:34:02 |
418 | 01:35:26 | Nicola Glover | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 398 | 01:35:03 |
425 | 01:35:53 | Matthew Clarke | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 549 | 01:35:31 |
426 | 01:35:54 | David Hale | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 1901 | 01:35:33 |
456 | 01:37:52 | Daniel Stewart | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 1707 | 01:37:35 |
462 | 01:38:10 | Julia Davis | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Ladies | 1601 | 01:37:46 |
464 | 01:38:25 | Paul Shelley | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2201 | 01:37:58 |
516 | 01:39:51 | Paul Elton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 795 | 01:39:22 |
601 | 01:43:49 | Andrew Evans | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 809 | 01:43:26 |
736 | 01:48:44 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 677 | 01:48:03 |
747 | 01:49:01 | Bridgit Weekes | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 65+ | 585 | 01:48:26 |
820 | 01:51:35 | Lucy Wilkes | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 772 | 01:50:43 |
858 | 01:53:12 | Samantha Znetyniak | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 614 | 01:52:28 |
929 | 01:56:02 | John Stevens | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 488 | 01:54:41 |
1529 | 02:27:53 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 997 | 02:27:22 |
The full results are here.
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