Sevenoaks athletes were spoiled for choice with several races in Kent on Sunday 13th March. While the Lydd 20 was a popular choice for those preparing for spring marathons, the alternative half marathon worked out well for David Ives who was 5th overall and 2nd M40:
| Pos | Time | Name | Gender | Club | Age Category | Race No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 01:16:00 | David Ives | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | 1098 |
James Graham was first M60 and Sally Shewell second W55 in the twenty miler, described as windy and exposed by Dan Witt:
| Pos | Time | Name | Gender | Club | Category | Race No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 02:19:04 | James Graham | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 60 | 348 |
| 44 | 02:21:28 | Daniel Witt | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | 575 |
| 45 | 02:21:32 | John Stevens | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 50 | 288 |
| 184 | 02:51:55 | Sarah Shewell | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 55 | 112 |
| 366 | 03:20:26 | Jenny Austin | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 35 | 267 |
The full results of the two Lydd races are on this spreadsheet.
Only two SAC runners went for the Kent GP Dartford Half:
| Pos- ition | Bib- No. | Finish Time | Chip Time | Name | Gen- der | Cat- egory | Club or Team | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 951 | 01:32:39 | 01:32:34 | CHRIS DESMOND | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 1 |
| 231 | 523 | 01:44:04 | 01:43:54 | ROB JOHNSON | M | SM | Sevenoaks AC | 2 |
The full results are here.
The long-running Dartford race has moved from its traditional slot in July, which may explain a smaller than usual field at the almost as long-running Sidcup 10, where Happy Fisher hit the streets:
| Pl. | Bib | Surname, name | Club | Cat | Net Time | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 639 | Happy FISHER | Sevenoaks AC | F35 | 01:31:44 | 01:31:53 |
The full results are here.
Finally, fourteen of our runners went for the more local option of the Sevenoaks Rotary 10k, where Ed Saunders was fourth overall and Cath Linney was fourth woman (and 2nd W45). Also, Andy Ashlee and Andrew Mead were the first and second M40s and Jon Copping was third M60, and, according to Jon, SAC were the second team. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Pos | Race No | Name | Time | Net Time | Category | Cat Pos | Gender | Gen Pos | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 563 | EDMUND SAUNDERS | 00:40:53 | 00:40:53 | M Sen | 4 | Male | 4 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 9 | 427 | ANDY ASHLEE | 00:42:10 | 00:42:08 | M 40 - 49 | 1 | Male | 8 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 11 | 662 | LEE LINTERN | 00:42:25 | 00:42:23 | M Sen | 8 | Male | 10 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 12 | 302 | ANDREW MEAD | 00:42:43 | 00:42:43 | M 40 - 49 | 2 | Male | 11 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 24 | 385 | NICK HUMPHREY-TAYLOR | 00:45:13 | 00:44:38 | M 40 - 49 | 4 | Male | 21 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 29 | 457 | MARC THATCHER | 00:45:59 | 00:45:57 | M 40 - 49 | 5 | Male | 26 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 30 | 748 | CATHERINE LINNEY | 00:46:01 | 00:45:59 | F 45 - 54 | 2 | Female | 4 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 39 | 680 | ALAN LEWIS | 00:47:03 | 00:46:48 | M 50 - 59 | 6 | Male | 35 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 57 | 751 | TONY HORLOCK | 00:49:07 | 00:49:03 | M 50 - 59 | 8 | Male | 52 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 98 | 782 | NEIL PEARCE | 00:51:49 | 00:51:36 | M 40 - 49 | 32 | Male | 89 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 119 | 424 | JONATHAN COPPING | 00:53:25 | 00:53:11 | M 60+ | 3 | Male | 103 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 134 | 451 | DUNCAN COCHRANE | 00:54:28 | 00:54:07 | M 50 - 59 | 18 | Male | 114 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 189 | 467 | LIONEL STIELOW | 00:56:55 | 00:56:29 | M 60+ | 5 | Male | 153 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 224 | 526 | ANNA HUMPHREY-TAYLOR | 00:58:27 | 00:57:53 | F 45 - 54 | 6 | Female | 48 | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here.