John Wins Thanet 20
John Witton was Sevenoaks AC's only runner at the Thanet 20 on 15th March 2020.
But he won the race by over five minutes with a time of 2:06:27 in windy conditions.
The full results are here.
Lydd 20 2020
With spring marathons on the horizon, nine Sevenoaks AC runners warmed up with some encouraging performances at the Lydd 20 on 8 March.
SAC's star turn on the day was Bridgit Weekes, who won the W60 category by over six minutes, while Nick Humphrey-Taylor was the club's first finisher and fifth M45 and Clare Gorman fifth W35.
The Sevenoaks AC results were as follows:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Gen | Cat | Bib | PGen | PCat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 02:15:26 | 02:14:53 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male Vet 45 | 208 | 29 | 5 |
| 67 | 02:22:06 | 02:22:00 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Senior Male | 756 | 63 | 30 |
| 82 | 02:24:22 | 02:23:48 | Michael Lochead | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Senior Male | 631 | 73 | 37 |
| 152 | 02:35:29 | 02:35:05 | Clare Gorman | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female Vet 35 | 727 | 25 | 5 |
| 165 | 02:36:22 | 02:36:01 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male Vet 45 | 830 | 137 | 24 |
| 173 | 02:37:26 | 02:36:26 | John Stevens | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male Vet 55 | 770 | 145 | 9 |
| 281 | 02:52:51 | 02:52:25 | Bridgit Weekes | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female Vet 60 | 140 | 54 | 1 |
| 345 | 03:00:38 | 02:58:30 | Michael Allen | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male Vet 40 | 723 | 263 | 43 |
| 444 | 03:13:26 | 03:12:40 | Anna Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female Vet 50 | 207 | 121 | 18 |
The full results are here.
Tunbridge Wells Half 2020
Sally Shewell was second W55 as seventeen Sevenoaks AC runners braved storm Dennis and contested the Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon on 16th February. Guillaume Ninevan led them home.
The SAC results were as follows:
| Pos | Gun | Chip | Name | Club | Gen | Cat | Bib | PGen | PCat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 01:23:13 | 01:23:10 | Guillaume Nineven | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 910 | 17 | |
| 27 | 01:25:56 | 01:25:51 | Michael Lochead | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 761 | 26 | |
| 29 | 01:26:02 | 01:25:57 | Keith Brown | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 40 - 49 | 144 | 28 | 10 |
| 31 | 01:26:11 | 01:26:07 | Andrew Milne | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 867 | 30 | |
| 51 | 01:28:38 | 01:28:22 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 40 - 49 | 621 | 50 | 15 |
| 59 | 01:29:26 | 01:29:22 | Edmund Saunders | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 1084 | 58 | |
| 115 | 01:34:35 | 01:34:29 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 40 - 49 | 1330 | 108 | 38 |
| 117 | 01:34:46 | 01:34:41 | George Heyworth | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 571 | 110 | |
| 142 | 01:37:50 | 01:37:43 | Graham Dwyer | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 40 - 49 | 354 | 132 | 46 |
| 151 | 01:38:28 | 01:38:23 | Catherine Linney | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female 45 - 54 | 758 | 11 | 4 |
| 170 | 01:39:21 | 01:39:13 | John Stevens | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 50 - 59 | 1163 | 158 | 19 |
| 303 | 01:46:27 | 01:46:20 | Christopher Desmond | Sevenoaks Ac | M | Male 50 - 59 | 327 | 271 | 37 |
| 445 | 01:52:40 | 01:51:30 | Sarah Fisher | Sevenoaks Ac | F | - | 407 | 56 | |
| 539 | 01:56:25 | 01:56:00 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female 55 - 64 | 1120 | 79 | 2 |
| 598 | 01:58:22 | 01:57:26 | Ian King | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 701 | 505 | |
| 680 | 02:03:20 | 02:02:54 | Hugh Shewell | Sevenoaks Ac | M | - | 1119 | 561 | |
| 690 | 02:04:08 | 02:02:48 | Anna Humphrey-Taylor | Sevenoaks Ac | F | Female 45 - 54 | 620 | 121 | 38 |
The full results are here.
U13 60m Lead for James
Earlier in the month (9th February) Sevenoaks AC Sprinter, James Beecroft, improved his personal best for 60m to 7.74 seconds to top the UK Track rankings for U13s.
Head Coach at Sevenoaks AC, Darrell Smith commented: "He was really keen to run despite dislocating his finger a few weeks before. So we adjusted his start so he was keeping the weight off his finger. This race race was a warm up for the coming Track Season where he will targeting the Clubs Kent Young Athlete League matches and the Kent Championships later in the Summer".
Jim Knight adds: "It looks as though we have a budding star".
