Near perfect conditions - cloudy, nine degrees C and nearly windless - helped SAC runners set some great times at the 2026 Paddock Wood Half on 8 March.
With plenty of competition from 2447 finishers at the sold-out event, Nicolene Hanekom led the SAC runners home in 1:22:13 for 7th woman and 2nd W45. She was closely followed by Keith Dowson demolishing his M60 club best of 1:25:58 with 1:22:48 for 2nd M60.
Further back down the field, Sally Shewell took even more off her W65 club second-best of 2:05:49 with 2:01:11 for 7th W65. Other notable category placings were achieved by Bea Adamson with 1:35:59 for 4th Wu23 and Simon Hallpike 1:48:29 for 4th M70. The full SAC results were:
| Pos | Time | Net Time | Name | Team | Race No | Category | Gender | Cat Pos | Gen Pos | Age Grade |
| 281 | 01:22:19 | 01:22:13 | Nicolene Hanekom | Sevenoaks AC | 1380 | Vet Ladies 45-54 | Female | 2 | 7 | 84.87 |
| 304 | 01:22:57 | 01:22:48 | Keith Dowson | Sevenoaks AC | 2848 | Vet Men 60-69 | Male | 2 | 293 | 88.41 |
| 506 | 01:28:53 | 01:28:36 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | 2725 | Vet Men 50-59 | Male | 53 | 468 | 73.79 |
| 521 | 01:29:05 | 01:28:41 | Hannah Sangan | 7Oaks Tri Club | 1005 | Senior Ladies | Female | 22 | 42 | 72.49 |
| 748 | 01:36:12 | 01:35:59 | Bea Adamson | Sevenoaks AC | 5085 | Female Under 23 | Female | 4 | 94 | 67.06 |
| 855 | 01:39:05 | 01:38:34 | Caroline Fenwick | Sevenoaks AC | 2334 | Vet Ladies 45-54 | Female | 27 | 125 | 72.01 |
| 1038 | 01:43:25 | 01:42:39 | Elizabeth Bull | Sevenoaks AC | 1886 | Vet Ladies 35-44 | Female | 56 | 181 | 64.08 |
| 1250 | 01:49:27 | 01:48:44 | Neil Pattenden | Sevenoaks AC | 1041 | Vet Men 50-59 | Male | 172 | 1002 | 61.55 |
| 1262 | 01:49:34 | 01:48:29 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | 2119 | Vet Men 70+ | Male | 4 | 1010 | 73.57 |
| 1728 | 02:02:19 | 02:01:11 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | 2078 | Vet Ladies 65+ | Female | 7 | 442 | 73.55 |
| 2345 | 02:34:02 | 03:03:27 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | 363 | Vet Men 70+ | Male | 19 | 1542 | 56.59 |
The full results are here. More photos are here.