Jim and Heather Fitzmaurice both became British Masters 30k champions at the North Downs Run on 25 June, with Jim taking M75 gold and Heather W45 gold. They were among ten Sevenoaks AC runners who contested the hilly off-road event of whom Dan Witt was first SAC runner home with Keith Brown close behind.
The SAC results were:
| Pos- ition |
Bib- No. |
Finish Time |
Chip Time |
Name | Gen- der |
Cat- egory |
Club or Team | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 378 | 02:28:26 | 02:28:22 | DANIEL WITT | M | M40 | Sevenoaks AC | 1 |
| 49 | 294 | 02:28:52 | 02:28:47 | KEITH BROWN | M | M40 | Sevenoaks AC | 2 |
| 73 | 342 | 02:36:53 | 02:36:48 | JOHN STEVENS | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 3 |
| 123 | 478 | 02:49:04 | 02:48:56 | HEATHER FITZMAURICE | F | W45 | Sevenoaks AC | 4 |
| 216 | 114 | 03:09:11 | 03:08:56 | ERIK FOLKESSON | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 5 |
| 299 | 180 | 03:27:49 | 03:27:34 | MIKE ALLEN | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 6 |
| 300 | 179 | 03:27:50 | 03:27:35 | CLAIR THORNTON | F | W35 | Sevenoaks AC | 7 |
| 311 | 259 | 03:29:42 | 03:29:26 | JENNY AUSTIN | F | W35 | Sevenoaks AC | 8 |
| 319 | 13 | 03:32:48 | 03:32:40 | JAMES FITZMAURICE | M | M70 | Sevenoaks AC | 9 |
| 447 | 521 | 04:22:48 | 04:22:21 | SYLVIA LEWIS | F | W55 | Sevenoaks AC | 10 |
The full results are here.
Ted Scott won the June handicap but Chris Desmond still leads the series. Next race: 11 July - 5 miles. Details here.
A couple of photos from Staplehurst 10, writes Grace Manzotti. I was trying to catch all of the team in a photo but there are some people missing.
So Allan Lee was second overall, Jacqui 3rd lady, Sally was 2nd W55 and Lionel 3rd M60. And I got a big PB of well over 1 minute 15. After trying in 2 previous races to go under 50. I did manage this time in 49.08.
I think it is a really well organised race, really pretty in the country lanes and nice start and finish in the village common. I think it is also a PB race
I enjoyed it much more than Larkfield. It was quite hot but there was a bit of a breeze and the sun came out in the second half.
The Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Pos | Gun Time | Chip Time | Name | Club | Category | Gender | Race No | Gender Pos | Category Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 00:33:33 | 00:33:33 | Allan Lee | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | Male | 217 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | 00:39:17 | 00:39:17 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Male | Male | 115 | 24 | 11 |
| 39 | 00:41:11 | 00:41:11 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | Male | 107 | 38 | 10 |
| 43 | 00:41:34 | 00:41:33 | Jacqueline O'Reilly | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Female | Female | 34 | 3 | 2 |
| 127 | 00:49:10 | 00:49:08 | Grazia Manzotti | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 45 | Female | 118 | 22 | 4 |
| 135 | 00:49:43 | 00:49:41 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 55 | Female | 305 | 24 | 2 |
| 209 | 00:55:40 | 00:55:35 | Kayleigh Robinson | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Female | Female | 172 | 56 | 15 |
| 233 | 00:57:41 | 00:57:32 | Jenny Austin | Sevenoaks Ac | Female Vet 40 | Female | 164 | 69 | 17 |
| 250 | 00:59:02 | 00:58:46 | Adam Westbrooke | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 45 | Male | 292 | 167 | 27 |
| 251 | 00:59:06 | 00:58:59 | Josephine Neale | Sevenoaks Athletics Club | Senior Female | Female | 265 | 82 | 21 |
| 261 | 00:59:41 | 00:59:36 | lionel stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 65 | Male | 111 | 173 | 3 |
The full results are here.
There was a Fitzmaurice double at the 2017 Medway 10k, as Jim was first M75 and Heather first W45. Nick Humphrey-Taylor (2nd M40) was first Sevenoaks AC runner to finish, leading home SAC runners as follows:
| Pos | Gun Time | Chip Time | Name | Club | Gender | Age Category | Race No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 00:39:58 | 00:39:53 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | Male | Male Vet 40 | 409 |
| 74 | 00:47:14 | 00:47:10 | Heather Fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | Female | Female Vet 45 | 464 |
| 121 | 00:50:42 | 00:50:28 | Paul Smith | Sevenoaks AC | Male | Male Vet 55 | 478 |
| 200 | 00:56:15 | 00:55:59 | Happy Fisher | Sevenoaks AC | Female | Female Vet 40 | 282 |
| 215 | 00:56:44 | 00:56:39 | James Fitzmaurice | Sevenoaks AC | Male | Male Vet 75 | 476 |
| 240 | 00:58:40 | 00:58:35 | Kayleigh Robinson | Sevenoaks AC | Female | Senior Female | 300 |
The full results are here.