John Witton was 20th and fifth M40 and Lionel Stielow was fifth M70 as just six Sevenoaks AC runners completed the Larkfield 10k in hot sunny conditions on Sunday 15th September.

The race was the Kent short-course road championship and there was a big turnout from the leading clubs. It was also the penultimate race of the Kent GP series with just the Maidstone Half to go (on 13th October).

The SAC results were as follows:

The full results are here.

David Lobley won the September handicap ahead of Andrew Mead and Suzy Claridge.

Andrew Mead still leads the series by six points ahead of Sylvia Lewis.

The next race, over seven miles, is at 09:00 on Sunday 27th October from the Sevenoaks School track.

The details are here.

Heather Fitzmaurice was third and first W45 at the Eridge 10 on 1st September.

While the race preferences of Sevenoaks AC runners were split between this race and the Weald 10k, the lure of beer and cake afterwards was the determining factor for some of our athletes.

John Witton led the fourteen SAC runners home in a brilliant 10th place, closely followed by Ed Saunders in 15th and Andrew Hutchinson in 16th.

The SAC results were as follows:

The full results are here.

Guillaume Nineven was second, Lee Lintern third, Graham Cook fourth and first M40, Nick Humphrey-Taylor fifth and second M40, Andrew Mead first M50, Zachary Ramsden second M50, Lionel Steilow first M70, Sally Shewell second W55 and Simon Hallpike second M60 as 13 SAC runners tackled the Weald 10k on 1st September. The SAC results were as follows:

The full results are here.