Only five SAC runners were attracted to East Peckham, near Paddock Wood, for the 10k on 27th July, despite the potential for fast times on a pretty flat course. But there were some good performances by those who did go, led by Andrew Mead in 31st overall and 2nd M55, with Sally Shewell (above) 2nd W65 and Simon Hallpike 1st M70.
The SAC results were:
| Pos | Name | Bib | M/F | Team/club | Category | Gun time | Chip time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |
Andrew Mead |
175 | M |
Male Vet 55 |
00:40:38 | 00:40:35 | ||
| 131 |
Simon Hallpike |
108 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
Male Vet 70 |
00:50:49 | 00:50:44 | |
| 170 |
Sarah Shewell |
250 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
Female Vet 65 |
00:55:22 | 00:55:17 | |
| 267 |
Rosie Williams |
305 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
Female Vet 55 |
01:05:45 | 01:05:19 | |
| 272 |
Lionel Stielow |
261 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
Male Vet 75 |
01:05:59 | 01:05:52 |
The full results are here.
Heather Fitzmaurice easily won the July handicap ahead of Simon Hallpike and Sam Znetyniak.
Heather beat her handicap by a minute and was the fastest runner on the day, as well as the best age-related performer.
With just two more races to go in what's likely to be the final series in the current format, Jon Maxim still leads by two points ahead of Chris Desmond, with Heather moving into third place another point behind and ahead of Simon Hallpike on tiebreak.
The penultimate race of the series, and the final one over the alternate seven-mile course, starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 17th August and all are welcome.
All the details are here.
With new management and Kent Grand Prix status, the Sevenoaks 7 attracted twice as many runners as in recent years.
The organisers and helpers, led by David Hale and Lucy Ching, did a brilliant job, and even the weather was kind.
With great support along the way, ten SAC runners were able actually to run the race including Nicola Glover sweeping up at the rear of the field.
Jake Mears, 3rd overall, and Sophie Day, 1st W35, lead the way for SAC.
The SAC results were:
| Posn | Gun | Chip | Name | Num | Cat | Sex | Club |
| 3 | 0:40:37 | 0:40:37 | Jake Mears | 237 | SM | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 72 | 0:51:50 | 0:51:48 | Daniel Witt | 216 | M50 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 87 | 0:54:19 | 0:54:05 | Sophie Day | 229 | W35 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 143 | 0:59:47 | 0:59:40 | Simon Hallpike | 283 | M70 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 154 | 1:00:50 | 1:00:23 | Leonard Lai King | 236 | M40 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 180 | 1:04:05 | 1:03:57 | Silvia Forcat | 76 | W45 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 219 | 1:08:21 | 1:08:00 | Jon Copping | 351 | M60 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 249 | 1:14:06 | 1:13:50 | Daryl Crasta | 352 | M40 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 284 | 1:20:40 | 1:20:24 | Lionel Stielow | 194 | M70 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
| 303 | 1:37:20 | 1:36:45 | Nicola Glover | 79 | W35 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
The full results are here.
Thanks to Richard Craig-McFeely (Instagram @picsbyrcm) and James Graham for the race photos which are here.
SAC fielded six teams of three runners each at the Tonbridge AC Midsummer Relays at Penshurst Place on the evening of Wednesday 25th June, made up of four mixed and two male teams.
Our fastest three runners on the day, Allan Lee, Jamie Philip and Nicolene Hanekom formed SAC's mixed B team, and they were the sixth team home and the first mixed team. Sevenoaks also fielded the fifth, eighth and sixteenth mixed teams as well as the 21st and 36th men's teams.
All the runners ran a 4k multi-terrain leg, and Nicolene's was the 2nd fastest women's leg of the day - after she was fastest last year.
The full results are here. Thanks to Charlotte Knee photography for the pictures of which there are more here. More information on the TAC website here.