Six SAC runners completed the London Marathon on 23rd April. Bridgit Weekes finished in the top ten in her category, while Hugh Brennan ran a great time to lead the club's runners home.
The Sevenoaks AC results in the mass race were as follows:
The full results are here.
Bridgit Weekes was second W65, Lionel Stielow was third M70 and Russell Crane led the team with a fast time as 26 Sevenoaks AC runners completed the 33rd Paddock Wood Half on 12th March.
The SAC results were as follows:
| Place | Time | Name | Team | Category | Number | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 01:19:53 | Russell Crane | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2033 | 01:19:42 |
| 155 | 01:22:25 | Michael Lochead | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 646 | 01:22:15 |
| 168 | 01:23:06 | Hugh Brennan | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2014 | 01:22:55 |
| 284 | 01:28:39 | Alex Newby | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 696 | 01:28:25 |
| 290 | 01:28:44 | Shaun Mullen | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2108 | 01:28:34 |
| 315 | 01:30:04 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 995 | 01:29:47 |
| 317 | 01:30:14 | Sean Leith | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 2089 | 01:29:58 |
| 321 | 01:30:27 | James Nash | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2112 | 01:30:04 |
| 324 | 01:30:36 | Sebastian Naughton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 674 | 01:30:25 |
| 379 | 01:33:40 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1702 | 01:33:25 |
| 384 | 01:34:02 | Caroline Fenwick | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 397 | 01:33:39 |
| 391 | 01:34:13 | Andrew Hutchinson | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1712 | 01:34:02 |
| 418 | 01:35:26 | Nicola Glover | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 398 | 01:35:03 |
| 425 | 01:35:53 | Matthew Clarke | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 549 | 01:35:31 |
| 426 | 01:35:54 | David Hale | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 1901 | 01:35:33 |
| 456 | 01:37:52 | Daniel Stewart | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 1707 | 01:37:35 |
| 462 | 01:38:10 | Julia Davis | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Ladies | 1601 | 01:37:46 |
| 464 | 01:38:25 | Paul Shelley | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2201 | 01:37:58 |
| 516 | 01:39:51 | Paul Elton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 795 | 01:39:22 |
| 601 | 01:43:49 | Andrew Evans | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 809 | 01:43:26 |
| 736 | 01:48:44 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 677 | 01:48:03 |
| 747 | 01:49:01 | Bridgit Weekes | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 65+ | 585 | 01:48:26 |
| 820 | 01:51:35 | Lucy Wilkes | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 772 | 01:50:43 |
| 858 | 01:53:12 | Samantha Znetyniak | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 614 | 01:52:28 |
| 929 | 01:56:02 | John Stevens | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 488 | 01:54:41 |
| 1529 | 02:27:53 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 997 | 02:27:22 |
The full results are here.
Bridgit Weekes won the March handicap with a new PB over the five mile course.
Bridgit improved her women's age-category record with a score which is second best overall after over 35 years of the SAC handicap in its current format.
Sam Znetyniak was second on the day and is best placed after three races.
Bridgit was fastest woman and Chris Desmond fastest overall.
The next race over seven miles starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 30th April.
The details are here.
Lucy Wilkes won the second race of the 2023 handicap series on 26th February by two and a half minutes with a big new PB over the seven mile course.
Rebecca Pickard was the fastest woman and Chris Desmond was fastest overall as the two tied for fourth place.
The third race comes the following Sunday on 5th March, starting at 08:30 from the track. It is over the alternate five mile course and newcomers are very welcome.
The details are here.