Andrew Mead successfully defended his Sevenoaks AC handicap series title with a fine run to win the final event of 2020. Mead was the fastest in the race as he beat his handicap by 48 seconds in 44:42.

Lucy Wilkes had led the series from the early stages until after the penultimate event, but Mead's effort, together with excellent runs from Dan Witt and Andy Ashlee, left her fourth in the final race and down to second in the series. Dan Witt in second place beat his handicap by 22 seconds with 46:08, his best time for over four years and second-fastest of the day. Andy Ashlee in third was third fastest with 47:07, while Lucy Wilkes was the fastest woman with 61:52.

Dan Witt's second place was enough to improve his series score by one point, but that still left him a point shy of Lucy Wilkes' score in the series table. So after all twelve races, Andrew Mead won with 6 points, Lucy Wilkes was second with 8 and Dan Witt third with 9. The full final series table is below.

Following the conclusion of the 2020 series a new series for 2021 begins in the New Year. The first race is once again a virtual event, this time over the alternate five mile distance, to be run any time in December. Newcomers are very welcome to take part: details are on the Sevenoaks AC website here.