At the Hospice in the weald 10k at Tunbridge Wells on 24th September, Nick Humphrey-Taylor was 6th overall and Andrew Mead supplemented his artistic endeavours for the hospice with 21st place in the 2017 race. Anna Humphrey Taylor and Lionel Steilow also ran the tough hilly race in warm sunny conditions. The SAC results were:
| Pos | Num | Name | Time | Gender | GenPos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 270 | Anna Humphrey Taylor | 00:55:56 | Female | 46 |
| 6 | 271 | Nick Humphrey Taylor | 00:40:37 | Male | 6 |
| 21 | 367 | Andrew Mead | 00:43:20 | Male | 20 |
| 376 | 552 | Lionel Steilow | 01:02:00 | Male | 253 |
The full results are here.
And James Graham ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon in Nottingham which he said was "rather hilly". James was 156th overall and second M60 in a large field in a chip time of 1:30:03. The full results are here.
Finally, Jim Fitzmaurice was 81st and first M70 in the Highway 10k in Chelsfield in a chip time of 56:54. Full results here.
We entered the Will Bolton Memorial XC relays on Saturday with a Mens team of Dan Witt, Tony Horlock, Ted Scott and myself, writes Andrew Mead. The race is 4 by 4km relay at Sparrows Den involving running around about 5 rugby pitches and then up into some very steep woods. There were about 60 teams in all with men, women and mixed senior teams all running at the same time, and the SAC team came 35th. Not bad as the average age of the runners was probably closer to 20 years with Tonbridge AC, Blackheath and Sevenoaks School in particular all entering some very youthful teams. Overall a well organised race and a good sharpener for XC season.
Results are here.
Six Sevenoaks AC runners contested the Eridge Park 10 on 10th September with Allan Lee the first home in fifth place (3rd M40). The SAC results were:
| Pos | Time | Name | Club | Gender | Cat | Num | GPos | CPos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 01:07:52 | Allan Lee | Sevenoaks AC | Male | M40 | 413 | 5 | 4 |
| 33 | 01:22:51 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | Male | M40 | 380 | 27 | 13 |
| 208 | 01:47:45 | Clair Thornton | Sevenoaks AC | Female | F35 | 336 | 38 | 15 |
| 209 | 01:47:45 | Mike Allen | Sevenoaks AC | Male | M50 | 2 | 170 | 32 |
| 215 | 01:48:56 | Jane Morgan | Sevenoaks AC | Female | F35 | 232 | 42 | 16 |
| 319 | 02:05:48 | Jenny Austin | Sevenoaks AC | Female | F35 | 10 | 89 | 31 |
The full results are here.
Ted Scott won the September handicap by nearly a minute.
But Chris Desmond still leads the series with only three races to go.
Andrew Hutchinson is one point behind and Jim Fitzmaurice another point behind in third.
The next race - over 7 miles - is on Sunday 15 October.
The details are here.