Last-minute cancellation of the Knole KFL race caused a quick switch by some of the SAC runners to the Tunbridge Wells Half on 20th February. There were some good runs too, as Mike Lochead was 5th M40 and Pauline Dalton 3rd W55. The SAC results were as follows:
| Name | Bib | Category | Gun time | Chip time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Lochead | 1065 | Male 40 - 49 | 01:25:35 | 01:25:31 |
| Ed Saunders | 1089 | Senior Male | 01:26:21 | 01:26:17 |
| Nick Humphrey-taylor | 459 | Male 40 - 49 | 01:26:59 | 01:26:41 |
| Daniel Witt | 1096 | Senior Male | 01:35:52 | 01:35:47 |
| Andrew Hutchinson | 1066 | Male 40 - 49 | 01:36:12 | 01:36:09 |
| Marion Van Lille | 963 | Female 35 - 44 | 01:45:35 | 01:45:05 |
| Pauline Dalton | 1205 | Female 55 - 64 | 01:54:15 | 01:53:46 |
| Anna Humphrey-taylor | 458 | Female 45 - 54 | 02:09:51 | 02:08:09 |
The full results are here.
Andrew Mead led home the Sevenoaks AC runners at the final Kent League match of the season at Norman Park on 12th February. With only three SAC members competing, the senior men failed to complete a full team for the first time this year. As SAC co-ordinator James Graham commented "the difficult part is managing to stay fit for all four races".
Andrew was 102nd and seventh M50, with Chris Desmond 141st and fifteenth M55 and James Graham 183rd and third M65.
By completing all four races, Andrew and Chris also figured in the final standings. Andrew was fourth M50 and Chris twelfth M55.
The other senior SAC participants in the KXCL this season, all with at least two races, were Oloff van Zyl, Dan Witt, Nick Humphrey-Taylor and Andrea Berquez.
Michael Ellis of Tonbridge AC won the men's title, and Megan Marchant of Cambridge Harriers the women's.
The full results are here.
(Action pictures by Kev Howarth)
Sevenoaks AC women increased their lead in the Kent Fitness cross-country league with a superb victory in the penultimate race of the series at Blean Woods, Canterbury on 6th March, beating nearest rivals Canterbury Harriers into second place on their home mud.
Andrea Berquez (W35) led the team home in second place overall and was first veteran. The other scorers were Suzy Claridge (W45), Pauline Dalton (W55) and Hannah Sangan. All three age-group scorers were either first or second in their categories. Other SAC veterans running well were Cath Linney (3rd W50), and Bridgit Weekes and Sally Shewell (2nd and 3rd W60s).
Once again the men's team was fifth with scorers James Graham (M60), Darius Sarshar and Andrew Mead (M50), Andrew Hutchinson and Mike Lochead (M40), and Ed Saunders, Richard Alford-Smith and Guillaume Nineven. The combined team were also fifth.
The SAC results were:
| Ov Pos | Lg Pos | Bib | Runner | Age | Time | Club | Score | Rtg | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 24 | 688 | Edmund Saunders | 39 | 32:52 | Sevenoaks AC | M1 | 91.70 | 16 |
| 27 | 27 | 665 | Andrew Hutchinson | 42 | 33:08 | Sevenoaks AC | V40:1 | 90.61 | 15 |
| 34 | 34 | 673 | Michael Lochead | 41 | 33:40 | Sevenoaks AC | V40:2 | 88.09 | 16 |
| 54 | 53 | 687 | Darius Sarshar | 52 | 34:50 | Sevenoaks AC | V50:1 | 81.23 | 10 |
| 55 | 54 | 637 | Richard Alford-Smith | 45 | 35:00 | Sevenoaks AC | M2 | 80.87 | 9 |
| 57 | 2 | 912 | Andrea Berquez | 36 | 35:06 | Sevenoaks AC | V35 | 99.38 | 2 |
| 61 | 59 | 681 | Guillaume Nineven | 36 | 35:16 | Sevenoaks AC | M3 | 79.06 | 10 |
| 62 | 60 | 675 | Andrew Mead | 53 | 35:17 | Sevenoaks AC | V50:2 | 78.70 | 42 |
| 78 | 74 | 694 | Harvey Taylor | 17 | 36:07 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 73.65 | 5 |
| 92 | 87 | 678 | Shaun Mullen | 45 | 37:06 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 68.95 | 7 |
| 100 | 93 | 666 | Jason Hutt | 39 | 37:56 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 66.79 | 2 |
| 101 | 8 | 642 | Suzy Claridge | 49 | 37:58 | Sevenoaks AC | V45 | 95.65 | 9 |
| 110 | 101 | 655 | Jimmy George | 40 | 38:23 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 63.90 | 14 |
| 131 | 17 | 916 | Hannah Sangan | 27 | 39:21 | Sevenoaks AC | F1 | 90.06 | 3 |
| 132 | 18 | 672 | Catherine Linney | 52 | 39:22 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 89.44 | 39 |
| 135 | 116 | 679 | James Nash | 30 | 39:27 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 58.48 | 9 |
| 146 | 124 | 650 | Graham Dwyer | 49 | 39:49 | Sevenoaks AC | NSBLS | 55.60 | 15 |
| 181 | 26 | 645 | Pauline Dalton | 57 | 41:16 | Sevenoaks AC | V55 | 84.47 | 53 |
| 195 | 165 | 659 | James Graham | 68 | 41:41 | Sevenoaks AC | V60 | 40.79 | 26 |
| 198 | 32 | 647 | Julia Davis | 24 | 41:46 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 80.75 | 5 |
| 220 | 43 | 699 | Bridgit Weekes | 63 | 43:00 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 73.91 | 15 |
| 241 | 51 | 691 | Sarah Shewell | 62 | 44:00 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 68.94 | 116 |
| 322 | 86 | 704 | Samantha Znetyniak | 46 | 48:55 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 47.20 | 7 |
| 387 | 125 | 639 | Alzbeta Benn | 40 | 54:09 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 22.98 | 7 |
| 389 | 127 | 638 | Jenny Austin | 44 | 54:21 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 21.74 | 16 |
| 434 | 159 | 671 | Sylvia Lewis | 69 | 1:05:12 | Sevenoaks AC | NS | 1.86 | 22 |
After five matches the women's team lead, the combined team is fourth and the men are fifth going into the final match on 20th February. This will be on Sevenoaks' home course at Knole Park starting at 09:00.
Jim Knight's report, with assistance from Duncan and Pauline, is here. The full results are here.
Tony Horlock won the January handicap race by twenty-nine seconds, ahead of John Denyer.
Andrew Mead in third place was fastest overall, with Lucy Wilkes in fifth the fastest woman.
Winner of the previous three races, Sam Znetyniak, was fourth.
The second race of the 2022 series is next up. It starts from the Sevenoaks School track at 08:30 on Sunday 27th February.
The full details are here.