Fifteen Sevenoaks AC runners took part in the Kent Grand Prix Darent Valley 10k race in near-perfect conditions on 12 May. Sally Shewell was third W55, while Andrew Milne led the SAC contingent home in under 40 minutes despite the hilly - but scenic - course.
The SAC results were:
| Pos | Forename | Surname | Num | P:Cat | Chip | Gun | Gen | Cat | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Andrew | Milne | 417 | 19:M 1-39 | 39:40 | 39:41 | M | M Senior | Sevenoaks AC |
| 55 | Andrew | Mead | 556 | 6:M 50-59 | 41:21 | 41:26 | M | M 50 to 59 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 62 | Daniel | Witt | 439 | 20:M 40-49 | 41:45 | 41:46 | M | M 40 to 49 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 89 | Chris | Desmond | 529 | 13:M 50-59 | 43:11 | 43:16 | M | M 50 to 59 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 120 | Ben | Taylor | 212 | 44:M 1-39 | 45:03 | 45:12 | M | M Senior | |
| 145 | Heather | Fitzmaurice | 341 | 6:F 45-54 | 46:15 | 46:29 | F | F 45 to 54 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 184 | Pauline | Dalton | 40 | 12:F 45-54 | 47:57 | 48:11 | F | F 45 to 54 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 213 | Simon | Hallpike | 339 | 7:M 60-99 | 49:12 | 49:25 | M | M 60+ | Sevenoaks AC |
| 232 | Jane | Morgan | 307 | 12:F 35-44 | 49:50 | 50:06 | F | F 35 to 44 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 274 | Sarah | Shewell | 577 | 3:F 55-99 | 51:59 | 52:12 | F | F 55+ | Sevenoaks AC |
| 350 | Lionel | Stielow | 323 | 22:M 60-99 | 55:29 | 55:45 | M | M 60+ | Sevenoaks AC |
| 393 | Adam | Westbrooke | 490 | 97:M 40-49 | 56:55 | 57:28 | M | M 40 to 49 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 457 | Martin | Dixon | 494 | 80:M 50-59 | 59:20 | 1:00:07 | M | M 50 to 59 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 466 | Jenny | Austin | 239 | 41:F 35-44 | 1:00:09 | 1:00:35 | F | F 35 to 44 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 548 | Sylvia | Lewis | 615 | 35:F 55-99 | 1:06:34 | 1:06:49 | F | F 55+ |
The full results are here.
Ian King won the May handicap race by just one second from Sean Leith, with John Witton fastest on the day in third.
Andrew Mead still leads the series despite missing the May race.
To accommodate developments in junior training on Tuesday nights, future summer handicap races will be on Sunday mornings. The next race will be on Sunday 2nd June at 09:00 and not as previously advised.
Details are here.
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Allan Lee was third and first M40 at the Whitstable 10k on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May, where Chris Hall also had a great run in 29th. The SAC results were:
The full results are here. |
Meanwhile, Andrew Mead was 20th and 4th M50 at the Ted Pepper 10k at Norman Park, Bromley, with Heather Fitzmaurice, Laura Andrade and Jim Fitzmaurice also running well. Heather took the W45 and Jim the M75 SCVAC multi-terrain title. The SAC results were:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Sex | Cat | Num | GPos | GCat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 00:40:11 | 00:40:08 | Andrew Mead | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 50 | 243 | 20 | 4 |
| 82 | 00:45:49 | 00:45:43 | Heather Fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | F | Female Vet 45 | 137 | 17 | 7 |
| 99 | 00:47:25 | 00:47:11 | Laura Andrade | Sevenoaks AC | F | Female Vet 35 | 10 | 21 | 8 |
| 303 | 01:03:10 | 01:03:04 | james fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 60 | 136 | 187 | 27 |
The Ted Pepper results are here.
Sevenoaks AC also had four runners in both the Hildenborough 10 and 5 milers, with Lionel Stielow 1st M70 in the longer race:
SAC results at Hildenborough 10:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Sex | Cat | Num | GPos | CPos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 01:03:04 | 01:03:01 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 40 | 890 | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | 01:21:09 | 01:21:05 | Gabriela Mladenova | Sevenoaks AC | F | Female Vet 35 | 950 | 3 | 3 |
| 37 | 01:24:42 | 01:24:33 | Anna Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | F | Female Vet 45 | 931 | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | 01:31:42 | 01:31:37 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 70 | 884 | 38 | 1 |
SAC results at Hildenborough 5:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Sex | Cat | Num | GPos | CPos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 00:31:44 | 00:31:43 | Zachary Ramsden | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 50 | 665 | 16 | 5 |
| 17 | 00:32:00 | 00:31:59 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 40 | 613 | 17 | 5 |
| 28 | 00:34:44 | 00:34:42 | Graham Dwyer | Sevenoaks AC | M | Senior Male | 646 | 25 | 8 |
| 71 | 00:43:05 | 00:42:57 | Neil Haggertay | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 50 | 655 | 54 | 14 |
The full Hildenborough results are here.
Finally, Pauline Dalton was 72nd (6th W45) in 1:16:21 and Duncan Warwick-Champion 90th (20th M50) in 1:19:22 at the Witham 10 - results here.
John Witton led Sevenoaks AC's sixteen finishers in this year's London Marathon on 28 April. John ran an excellent 2:45 and was the first of four SAC runners under three hours, while Sally Shewell was our best-placed finisher in category. The SAC results were:
The full results are here.