Sevenoaks AC women repeated their brilliant performance from the first match with second place in the third match of the 2017/18 Kent Fitness League at Oxleas Woods on 26th November. Once again the scorers were Heather Fitzmaurice, Vanessa Gilmartin and Pauline Dalton, with Jacqui O'Reilly back to lead them home in eighth place, despite a hard run in the Kent League the previous day.
The morning started less well for the men as Allan Lee arrived to be given the news that he is now considered an elite athlete and could not score for the team. With top ten finishers from the previous race James Mason and Darrell Smith and fourth scorer John Witton all unavailable on the day, it was fortunate that a big turnout and some excellent packing kept up the men's challenge. Led by a superb run by 54-year-old Keith Dowson, closely followed by Lee Lintern, the men finished fifth on the day so that the combined team was fourth.
The great news is that, after three races, the women, combined and men's teams are all 2nd in the standings. There was no junior race, but fine veteran performances by Heather (2nd W45), Jim Fitzmaurice (2nd M75), James Graham (2nd M60) and Pauline (3rd W50). In all, 29 SAC runners turned out. The full SAC results were:
| Ov Pos | Lg Pos | Runner | Age | Time | Club | Rating | # Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 35 | Keith Dowson | 54 | 36:05 | Sevenoaks AC | 89.51 | 10 |
| 37 | 36 | Lee Lintern | 37 | 36:10 | Sevenoaks AC | 89.20 | 28 |
| 41 | 40 | Darius Sarshar | 48 | 36:31 | Sevenoaks AC | 87.96 | Debut |
| 46 | 45 | Andrew Mead | 49 | 36:40 | Sevenoaks AC | 86.42 | 30 |
| 68 | 66 | Daniel Witt | 42 | 37:49 | Sevenoaks AC | 79.94 | 42 |
| 93 | 88 | Michael McCarthy | 52 | 38:59 | Sevenoaks AC | 73.15 | 23 |
| 103 | 8 | Jacqui O'Reilly | 33 | 39:24 | Sevenoaks AC | 94.78 | 3 |
| 109 | 100 | James Graham | 64 | 39:39 | Sevenoaks AC | 69.44 | 18 |
| 113 | 104 | David Lobley | 52 | 40:05 | Sevenoaks AC | 68.21 | 25 |
| 120 | 111 | Tony Waldron | 50 | 40:22 | Sevenoaks AC | 66.05 | 20 |
| 131 | 11 | Heather Fitzmaurice | 48 | 40:56 | Sevenoaks AC | 92.54 | 67 |
| 137 | 125 | Andy Evans | 47 | 41:16 | Sevenoaks AC | 61.73 | 37 |
| 182 | 16 | Vanessa Gilmartin | 42 | 42:37 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.81 | 3 |
| 187 | 17 | Pauline Dalton | 53 | 42:44 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.06 | 40 |
| 244 | 211 | Robert Evans | 43 | 45:13 | Sevenoaks AC | 35.19 | 3 |
| 249 | 214 | Duncan Warwick-Champion | 53 | 45:41 | Sevenoaks AC | 34.26 | 21 |
| 263 | 226 | Simon Hallpike | 64 | 46:15 | Sevenoaks AC | 30.56 | 45 |
| 277 | 232 | Geoff Kitchener | 68 | 46:42 | Sevenoaks AC | 28.70 | 67 |
| 280 | 46 | Sarah Shewell | 58 | 46:59 | Sevenoaks AC | 66.42 | 98 |
| 321 | 260 | Paul Allum | 54 | 49:05 | Sevenoaks AC | 20.06 | 2 |
| 322 | 261 | Lyndon Collins | 67 | 49:07 | Sevenoaks AC | 19.75 | 63 |
| 340 | 66 | Becca Crowe | 57 | 49:51 | Sevenoaks AC | 51.49 | 11 |
| 377 | 85 | Grazia Manzotti | 48 | 52:10 | Sevenoaks AC | 37.31 | 4 |
| 378 | 292 | Lionel Stielow | 68 | 52:14 | Sevenoaks AC | 10.19 | 6 |
| 394 | 298 | Maurice Marchant | 69 | 53:26 | Sevenoaks AC | 8.33 | 33 |
| 410 | 102 | Jenny Austin | 40 | 55:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 24.63 | 12 |
| 417 | 309 | James Fitzmaurice | 75 | 56:16 | Sevenoaks AC | 4.94 | 64 |
| 440 | 123 | Sylvia Lewis | 65 | 59:55 | Sevenoaks AC | 8.96 | 13 |
The full results are here.