Nineteen senior SAC runners ran in the 25th installment of our race, with another four in the junior race. Thanks to great organisation and support, it was a very successful race and a great day, despite the heat. Freddie Naughton was 2nd in the junior race, ahead of Teddy Fitzmaurice 4th, William Hurst 8th and Maddie Fitzmaurice 12th. Heather Fitzmaurice was second woman and first W45 in the senior race, while James Mason led the SAC runners, jogging home in third place overall. In addition, James Graham was first M60 and John Denyer first M70. The SAC results were as follows:
| Pos | Time | Name | Club | Cat | Num | Chip | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 00:44:12 | James Mason | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 76 | 00:44:12 | 69.22 |
| 13 | 00:48:16 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 309 | 00:48:14 | 63.39 |
| 15 | 00:48:30 | Lee Lintern | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 314 | 00:48:21 | 63.74 |
| 20 | 00:49:12 | Andrew Hutchinson | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 213 | 00:49:09 | 63.27 |
| 24 | 00:49:55 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | Men 40-49 | 273 | 00:49:54 | 64.64 |
| 28 | 00:50:50 | Michael Lochead | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 226 | 00:50:45 | 60.82 |
| 30 | 00:51:02 | Heather Fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | Women 45-54 | 191 | 00:51:00 | 74.15 |
| 32 | 00:51:27 | James Graham | Sevenoaks AC | Men 60-69 | 198 | 00:51:26 | 75.80 |
| 62 | 00:57:41 | John Denyer | Sevenoaks AC | Men 70+ | 180 | 00:57:36 | 71.54 |
| 63 | 00:57:57 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | Men 60-69 | 202 | 00:57:52 | 67.29 |
| 66 | 00:58:18 | Simon Rowe | Sevenoaks AC | Men 50-59 | 251 | 00:58:04 | 58.37 |
| 95 | 01:01:54 | Paul Smith | Sevenoaks AC | Men 50-59 | 129 | 01:01:40 | 57.80 |
| 125 | 01:06:03 | Neil Haggertay | Sevenoaks AC | Men 50-59 | 50 | 01:05:48 | 54.17 |
| 144 | 01:08:46 | Jenny Austin | Sevenoaks AC | Women35-44 | 6 | 01:08:35 | 51.83 |
| 151 | 01:10:07 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Men 60-69 | 259 | 01:09:52 | 58.18 |
| 169 | 01:12:46 | James Fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | Men 70+ | 192 | 01:12:42 | 61.44 |
| 175 | 01:13:55 | Adam Westbrooke | Sevenoaks AC | Men 40-49 | 307 | 01:13:40 | 44.64 |
| 195 | 01:18:34 | Maria Ashlee | Sevenoaks AC | Women 45-54 | 5 | 01:18:15 | 47.75 |
| 217 | 01:24:16 | Menaka Sumanasena | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Women | 324 | 01:24:07 | 40.26 |
The full results are here.
Jim Knight won the July handicap race in which twenty runners beat their handicaps and Allan Lee had a record-breaking run.
David Lobley continues to lead the series on tiebreak from Andrew Mead.
All the details are here.
Despite very hot conditions, James Graham set a new M65 Half Marathon club best of 1:34:07 at the Leamington Spa Half Marathon on 1 July. James improved on Richard Pitcairn-Knowles 1999 time by just over a minute and provided the following report:
It's the first time that this race has taken place and I only found out about it when I was watching my niece run in the Stratford upon Avon half earlier this year.
Although the overall organisation seemed good, the race suffered from some teething issues in that the start was delayed by 45 mins due to drivers ignoring the road closures resulting in the runners having to wait at the start in very hot and sunny conditions.
When the race eventually got underway the route took us through some lovely Warwickshire countryside and villages, although it was far from flat and the heat made the hills feel worse than they really were.
Although my time was slower than I had anticipated, considering the conditions, I was pleased with my results.
James was listed in the results as second M55, but RunBritain shows that he was first M60/M65 - and 14th fastest M65 over the distance this year. The event results are here.
Five SAC runners braved the hot conditions at the Bewl 15 on 1st July, led by Nick Humphrey-Taylor with a new club 2nd best M45 time for 15 miles.
The Sevenoaks AC results were as follows:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Gen | Cat | Num | GPos | CPos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 01:55:56 | 01:55:47 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 45 | 280 | 37 | 4 |
| 114 | 02:07:32 | 02:07:26 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 40 | 548 | 97 | 24 |
| 134 | 02:11:04 | 02:10:53 | Marion Van Lille | Sevenoaks AC | F | Senior Female | 683 | 20 | 6 |
| 169 | 02:14:08 | 02:13:59 | Andrew Hutchinson | Sevenoaks AC | M | Senior Male | 332 | 146 | 67 |
| 524 | 02:54:02 | 02:53:44 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | M | Male Vet 65 | 46 | 368 | 5 |
The full results are here.