Sevenoaks AC Handicap 26 December 2011

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With the series trophy already won by Andy Evans after the previous race, the final event of the Sevenoaks AC 2011 handicap took place with only the minor placings still to be settled.

In the event, David Lee was the only one of five runners in contention for second and third in the series who toed the start line on a dull, windy Boxing Day morning at the Sevenoaks School running track. Lee needed third place or better on the day to improve his points score, while second or better would dislodge Jane Morgan from second place.

In the windy conditions, only three runners beat their handicaps, with Jonathan Copping leading them home with his best time of the year of 54'15. Copping's (non-scoring) son Daniel was also racing - his first appearance in a handicap series race - and was partly responsible for dragging his father round to such a fast time.

Having made a tentative return to handicap running in the August event, Andy Rackham was just over half a minute behind the winner in second in 56'24. Holding off David Lee by five seconds, Rackham denied Lee second place in the series. Lee had been the last to start and overtook most of the field to improve his best time for the course this year by nearly two minutes with 41'59. This was also the fastest time of the day.

Third place in the final race improved Lee's series score to 12 points, the same as second-placed Jane Morgan. However, Morgan is confirmed as runner-up as she beat more runners in her four best scoring races, leaving the final series table as follows:
1. Andy Evans 6pts; 2. Jane Morgan 12(54); 3. David Lee 12(48); 4. James Wright 17; 5=. Robin Coombs, Jonathan Copping, Lyndon Collins 20; 8=. Andrew Mead, Simon Hallpike 22; 10. Rob Johnson 24; 11. Paul Tabor 25; 12. Peter Dillon 27; 13=. Erik Folkesson, John Denyer 32; 15=. Richard Pitcairn-Knowles, Sylvia Lewis 33; 17. Simon Lewis 34; 18. Rosemary Conquest 35; 19. Chris Desmond 44.

Following the conclusion of the 2011 series a new series for 2012 begins in the new year. The first race is over the alternate five mile course. It starts from the Sevenoaks School track at 9 am on Sunday 1 January. Newcomers are very welcome to come and run.


Handicap 2011 - December Result
NameJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovHcapPosTimeNet
Jonathan Copping            1541'30  1240'59457'45340'0707'30161'4554'15
Andrew Rackham              xx57'04      06'00262'2456'24
David Lee  344'39  243'48        431'22  430'4120'30362'2941'59
Andy Evans    xx45'48159'51240'27      139'12253'03938'5010'00463'3153'31
Lyndon Collins337'19  537'47      1239'46  838'12  737'3311'20564'1252'52
Simon Hallpike1037'20855'381041'44853'41        938'40352'18536'5312'00664'3952'39
Andrew Mead731'13443'58  744'46831'38  830'59544'01631'00  1333'2820'10764'4044'30
John Denyer935'25650'01937'221153'051437'001251'03        1537'2414'00866'0652'06
Simon Lewis1746'06  1148'34  1646'22  1343'51962'03  562'191446'3002'20967'0564'45
Erik Folkesson1946'34  838'16552'35  954'12          10'301068'0057'30
Mark Haworth532'24          531'08        19'501172'0752'17
Rob Johnson1445'42  242'01  138'331055'23    1141'02    09'401272'1262'32
Daniel Copping                      07'30xx61'0753'37
Rob Carr                      13'00xx76'0463'04
Daniel Witt              xx58'47  157'06137'54    
Paul Tabor1848'43        1468'42    246'09765'55245'05    
Sylvia Lewis1648'53      1347'47866'44947'411068'40    647'43    
Geoff Vine1137'19            1258'57    837'45    
Simon Rowe          651'53235'45      1036'13    
Geoffrey Kitchener    636'14              1136'36    
Anthony Waldron233'27          1135'51      1235'09    
Robin Coombs      458'14741'23356'101041'06    658'041644'41    
Carol Beadle          256'29              
Chris Desmond1333'19    947'201233'15      1033'49        
Christine Catchpole              xx66'54          
Clare Chapman              1166'54          
David Simpson  185'25159'55  1061'18                
David Truman440'40                        
Duncan Warwick-Champion      1054'44                  
Happy Fisher843'16        158'00              
Heather Fitzmaurice1535'39749'30          849'07          
Ian Harby        940'05    756'19740'03        
James Wright634'45  434'39        247'47534'25        
Jane Morgan  561'001250'03359'56441'14457'02  155'56  859'27      
Jim Duffill        xx30'52                
Jim Knight                          
Jim Mann        xx41'22                
Joe Parsons                  xx50'27      
Keith Dowson          544'23330'36    946'07      
Kevin Thorp      xx50'35                  
Mark Thatcher          xx51'03134'33            
Marli Ackerman              xx66'57          
Maurice Marchant1240'24  339'11                    
Nick Youngxx31'09                        
Paul Hayman              xx39'56          
Pauline Dalton      652'261539'27                
Peter Ash  249'56                      
Peter Dillon        346'491167'43746'39666'16          
Peter Nuttall      xx65'54                  
Rachel Haworth135'39                        
Richard Pitcairn-Knowles      1272'14545'06  644'15    1074'38      
Richard Puxty            xx35'13            
Rosemary Conquest    748'13  1148'161370'50447'05            
Rosie Draper        649'10                
Steve Seagrove          xx51'15  351'22          
Stewart Hobbs            xx36'46  336'17        
Tony Ostlere          765'081449'05465'20          


2012 series dates:

Sunday 9 am: 1 January (5M), 5 February (7M), 25 March (5M), 8 April (7M).

Tuesday 7 pm: 15 May (5M), 5 June (7M), 10 July (5M), 7 August (7M).

Sunday 9 am: 9 September (5M), 7 October (7M), 18 November (5M).

Wednesday 9 am: 26 December (7M).



Last Updated on 26-12-10
By Hallpike