KFL 2014/15 Match 2 - Swanley · Sevenoaks Athletics Club

The second race of this season’s Kent Fitness League cross-country series took place in Swanley Park on Sunday Nov 9th, writes Jim Knight.

At 11.00 a.m. the field of 495 runners from 18 clubs throughout Kent stood in silence to show their respect for those who have died in war. Fittingly seven World War 2 planes flew overhead – hurricanes and spitfires from the Biggin Hill flypast – creating an emotional atmosphere on this very special day of remembrance.

The whistle blew, the sun came out, and the runners set off to tackle three laps of the park, made slow and muddy by the heavy overnight rain.

Sevenoaks AC had a team of 32 runners, but were missing star athletes David & Allan Lee, and Chris Desmond.

Dartford, once again fielded a strong team (28 from Dartford Harriers and a huge contingent of 60 from Dartford Road Runners)

Immediately the Dartford men went into the lead and dominated throughout the race, with Dartford Harriers taking the first 4 places. The winner was Sergiu Gaidvc in a very impressive time of 29.48 for the 5-mile course.

The Sevenoaks men’s team of Andy Nicoll (28th), Keith Dowson (34th), Andy Ashlee (48th), Lee Lintern (57th), James Beeston (58th ), Stephen Searby (64th) and James Wright (67th), finished in sixth position.

However the Sevenoaks ladies ran brilliantly to come 3rd and now lead the series. With Cath Linney in 6th position, Katie Wills in 14th and Heather Fitzmaurice in 20th, the team was only one point behind Paddock Wood (2nd) and two points behind winners Larkfield AC.

In the first race of the series (2 weeks ago in Knole Park) the Sevenoaks ladies comfortably beat both of these team and go into the third race with a one point lead over Dartford Harriers.

The combined team lies in 3rd place behind the two Dartford teams.

The SAC runners were:

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
29	28	Andy Nicoll	34	33:45	Sevenoaks AC	91.79
35	34	Keith Dowson	51	34:07	Sevenoaks AC	89.97
49	48	Andy Ashlee	45	34:52	Sevenoaks AC	85.71
59	57	Lee Lintern	34	35:34	Sevenoaks AC	82.98
60	58	James Beeston	43	35:35	Sevenoaks AC	82.67
67	64	Stephen Searby	51	35:54	Sevenoaks AC	80.85
70	67	James Wright	46	36:08	Sevenoaks AC	79.94
72	69	Daniel Witt	39	36:11	Sevenoaks AC	79.33
86	83	John O'Callaghan	30	36:44	Sevenoaks AC	75.08
116	6	Cath Linney	45	38:02	Sevenoaks AC	96.97
117	110	John Stevens	53	38:08	Sevenoaks AC	66.87
125	118	David Lobley	49	38:36	Sevenoaks AC	64.44
146	134	Ted Scott	55	39:10	Sevenoaks AC	59.57
155	143	John Denyer	66	39:26	Sevenoaks AC	56.84
166	14	Katie Wills	26	39:49	Sevenoaks AC	92.12
187	20	Heather Fitzmaurice	44	40:37	Sevenoaks AC	88.48
188	167	Andrew Rackham	41	40:37	Sevenoaks AC	49.54
193	172	Geoff Vine	67	40:48	Sevenoaks AC	48.02
209	183	Duncan Cochrane	57	41:15	Sevenoaks AC	44.68
219	30	Sally Mortleman	49	41:34	Sevenoaks AC	82.42
225	194	Geoff Kitchener	64	41:52	Sevenoaks AC	41.34
231	33	Glenda Goscomb	56	42:00	Sevenoaks AC	80.61
276	45	Nicki Thompson	38	43:33	Sevenoaks AC	73.33
292	240	Sam Bennett	41	44:06	Sevenoaks AC	27.36
305	252	Duncan Warwick-Champion	50	44:32	Sevenoaks AC	23.71
312	257	Martin White	47	44:47	Sevenoaks AC	22.19
326	62	Sarah Shewell	55	45:23	Sevenoaks AC	63.03
350	276	James Fitzmaurice	72	46:47	Sevenoaks AC	16.41
351	74	Jane Morgan	37	46:48	Sevenoaks AC	55.76
353	75	Clair Thornton	39	46:53	Sevenoaks AC	55.15
359	80	Ella Pyman	47	47:03	Sevenoaks AC	52.12
405	106	Anna Dabrwska	33	49:24	Sevenoaks AC	36.36
466	145	Sylvia Lewis	62	55:21	Sevenoaks AC	12.73

The full results are here. The next race of the series will be in Oxleas Woods, Eltham on November 23rd.

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