SAC at the Sevenoaks 7 2025

With new management and Kent Grand Prix status, the Sevenoaks 7 attracted twice as many runners as in recent years.

The organisers and helpers, led by David Hale and Lucy Ching, did a brilliant job, and even the weather was kind.

With great support along the way, ten SAC runners were able actually to run the race including Nicola Glover sweeping up at the rear of the field.

Jake Mears, 3rd overall, and Sophie Day, 1st W35, lead the way for SAC.

The SAC results were:

Posn	Gun	Chip	Name	Num	Cat	Sex	Club
3	0:40:37	0:40:37	Jake Mears	237	SM	M	Sevenoaks Ac
72	0:51:50	0:51:48	Daniel Witt	216	M50	M	Sevenoaks Ac
87	0:54:19	0:54:05	Sophie Day	229	W35	F	Sevenoaks Ac
143	0:59:47	0:59:40	Simon Hallpike	283	M70	M	Sevenoaks Ac
154	1:00:50	1:00:23	Leonard Lai King	236	M40	M	Sevenoaks Ac
180	1:04:05	1:03:57	Silvia Forcat	76	W45	F	Sevenoaks Ac
219	1:08:21	1:08:00	Jon Copping	351	M60	M	Sevenoaks Ac
249	1:14:06	1:13:50	Daryl Crasta	352	M40	M	Sevenoaks Ac
284	1:20:40	1:20:24	Lionel Stielow	194	M70	M	Sevenoaks Ac
303	1:37:20	1:36:45	Nicola Glover	79	W35	F	Sevenoaks Ac

 

The full results are here.

Thanks to Richard Craig-McFeely (Instagram @picsbyrcm) and James Graham for the race photos which are here.

SAC at Penshurst Relays 2025

SAC fielded six teams of three runners each at the Tonbridge AC Midsummer Relays at Penshurst Place on the evening of Wednesday 25th June, made up of four mixed and two male teams.

Our fastest three runners on the day, Allan Lee, Jamie Philip and Nicolene Hanekom formed SAC's mixed B team, and they were the sixth team home and the first mixed team. Sevenoaks also fielded the fifth, eighth and sixteenth mixed teams as well as the 21st and 36th men's teams.

All the runners ran a 4k multi-terrain leg, and Nicolene's was the 2nd fastest women's leg of the day - after she was fastest last year.

The full results are here. Thanks to Charlotte Knee photography for the pictures of which there are more here. More information on the TAC website here.

High Elms 10k 2025

Only a small contingent of SAC runners contested the sixth race of the Kent Grand Prix series, the hilly trail High Elms 10k on 8th June. But with decent returns as Heather Fitzmaurice was second W55 in 52:18 and Simon Hallpike first M70 in 55:30. They were led home by Andrew Mead, 46th overall in 45:43.

The next race in the series is is the North Downs 30k on 29th June, followed by the big one - the Sevenoaks 7- on13th July. Details of the series are here, while the full results from High Elms are here.

Thanks for the photos from the High Elms race to Richard Craig-McFeely at Instagram @picsbyrcm.

Hildenborough Races and Ted Pepper 10k 2025

SAC runners turned out at two local events on bank holiday Monday 3rd May, with some impressive results.

Dan Witt was 14th and first M50 in the Hildenborough 5 in 33:58. "It was my first road race since Autumn 2022, so was quite pleased to be just under 34 minutes" said Dan. Also in the 5, Alex Hofmann was 25th and 5th M50 in 37:38 and Lionel Steilow was 93rd and 2nd M75 in 63:51.

The Hildenborough 5 results are here.

In the ten mile race, Anton Mauve was 12th and 2nd M55 in 78:15. The Hildenborough 10 results are here.

In the Ted Pepper 10k at Bromley on the same day, Keith Dowson kept up the defence of his Kent Road Race Grand Prix title with an M60 win in an amazing 39:17 over the twisty and rutted off-road course. Keith was 21st overall.

Simon Hallpike was the only other SAC runner at the KGP event, finishing 144th and 3rd M70 in 51:24.

The Ted Pepper results are here.

Thanks for the photos from the Hildenborough races to Richard Craig-McFeely at Instagram @picsbyrcm.