Andrew Mead won the October handicap race with his fastest time over the seven mile course for ten years.
James Baker was second, just ahead of Simon Hallpike.
Suzy Claridge was the fastest woman and Andrew the fastest overall.
Andrew now leads the series by four points ahead of Suzy, with two races to go and another five runners in close pursuit.
The next race, over five miles, is on Sunday 6th November at 08:30 from the track.
The details are here.
Andrew Mead won the September handicap by one second from James Baker.
Andrew ran the fastest five-mile time of the series so far, while Suzy Claridge was the fastest woman on the day.
Bridgit Weekes broke her own women's WMA record for the handicap with a score of over 80%.
Suzy still leads the series, but four runners are now tied two points behind her with three races to go.
The next race is a seven-miler on Sunday 2nd October at 08:30 from the track.
The details are here.
Fourteen Sevenoaks AC runners took part in the Larkfield 10k on 11th September, led home by Jamie Philip, who was ninth and third M40. With Kent county short course titles also up for grabs, Bridgit Weekes was also a medalist with second W55.
Conditions were warm and sunny after early mist, with a few changes to the previous course which were generally well-received.
The full SAC results were as follows:
Pos | Race No | Name | Gun Time | Chip Time | Category | Cat Pos | Gender | Gen Pos | Club | Pace | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 211 | Jamie Philip | 00:35:37 | 00:35:34 | MV40 | 3 | Male | 9 | Sevenoaks AC | 5:44 min/m | ||||
12 | 79 | Paul Fanti | 00:36:27 | 00:36:25 | MV40 | 4 | Male | 12 | Sevenoaks AC | 5:52 min/m | ||||
28 | 179 | Andrew Mead | 00:39:03 | 00:38:58 | MV50 | 8 | Male | 23 | Sevenoaks AC | 6:17 min/m | ||||
34 | 244 | Darius Sarshar | 00:39:21 | 00:39:15 | MV50 | 9 | Male | 28 | Sevenoaks AC | 6:20 min/m | ||||
75 | 76 | Paul Elton | 00:43:57 | 00:43:39 | MV40 | 21 | Male | 58 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:05 min/m | ||||
79 | 282 | Gary Walsh | 00:44:05 | 00:43:53 | MV50 | 20 | Male | 61 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:06 min/m | ||||
128 | 68 | Chris Desmond | 00:47:34 | 00:47:25 | MV50 | 35 | Male | 99 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:40 min/m | ||||
130 | 95 | James Graham | 00:47:52 | 00:47:26 | MV60 | 9 | Male | 101 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:43 min/m | ||||
134 | 288 | Bridgit Weekes | 00:48:17 | 00:48:05 | FV55 | 2 | Female | 31 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:47 min/m | ||||
145 | 106 | Simon Hallpike | 00:49:15 | 00:48:51 | MV60 | 12 | Male | 111 | Sevenoaks AC | 7:56 min/m | ||||
163 | 247 | Sarah Shewell | 00:51:13 | 00:50:57 | FV55 | 4 | Female | 41 | Sevenoaks AC | 8:15 min/m | ||||
178 | 297 | Lucy Wilkes | 00:52:56 | 00:52:32 | FV35 | 9 | Female | 46 | Sevenoaks AC | 8:32 min/m | ||||
255 | 256 | Lionel Stielow | 01:04:44 | 01:04:16 | M70+ | 8 | Male | 174 | Sevenoaks AC | 10:26 min/m | ||||
286 | 292 | Adam Westbrooke | 01:14:54 | 01:14:09 | MV50 | 73 | Male | 189 | Sevenoaks AC | 12:04 min/m | ||||
The full results are here.
Suzy Claridge was third woman in the Weald 10k on 4th September, as well as first veteran woman and W50.
This was just one of many excellent results by SAC runners at the event including Paul Fanti fourth overall and first M45, Nick Humphrey-Taylor second M45, Andrew Mead second M50, Simon Hallpike third M65 and Lionel Stielow third M70.
The SAC results were:
Pos | Name | Bib | M/F | Team/club | Category | Gun time | Chip time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
Paul Fanti |
59 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 45 |
00:38:04 | 00:38:04 |
7 |
Nick Humphrey-taylor |
95 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 45 |
00:40:00 | 00:39:59 |
8 |
Andrew Mead |
129 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 50 |
00:40:09 | 00:40:09 |
19 |
Jake Frisker |
255 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 45 |
00:43:17 | 00:43:16 |
23 |
Suzy Claridge |
37 | F | Sevenoaks AC |
Female Vet 50 |
00:44:17 | 00:44:16 |
27 |
Chris Desmond |
50 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 55 |
00:45:02 | 00:45:01 |
35 |
Simon Bishop |
229 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 55 |
00:47:12 | 00:47:08 |
53 |
Simon Hallpike |
75 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 65 |
00:50:04 | 00:49:59 |
102 |
Lucy Wilkes |
211 | F | Sevenoaks AC |
Female Vet 40 |
00:56:12 | 00:55:56 |
128 |
Jonathan Copping |
42 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 65 |
00:59:16 | 00:58:56 |
145 |
Lionel Stielow |
193 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
Male Vet 70 |
01:03:20 | 01:03:15 |
The full results are here.