KCCL Mote Park 26 October 2008

Saturday 25th of October saw the second race in the Kent County Athletics Cross County League staged in Mote Park, Maidstone, writes Rob Carr.

The conditions were ideal for XC running. It was a cold but sunny day, with only a slight breeze. The ground was quite soft but not soggy, making spikes arguably the best footwear to use. The course was one small lap and then 3 large ones constituting an approximately 6 mile race.

The race attracted a field of 159 runners and was won by Dean Lacy of Cambridge Harriers in a time of 33:49. Despite a few regulars being unavailable due to injury and other commitments, Sevenoaks AC fielded a full team strengthened by the inclusion of Allan and David Lee. In fact Allan finished in a fantastic 13th place in a time of 36:18, which is particularly remarkable as he does not even consider himself back to race fitness yet.

Keith Brown showed his consistency by once again being second placed Sevenoaks AC runner. He finished in 81st place (42:55). Rob Peers showed he is returning to form finishing in 92nd place (44:02), ahead of David Lee 104th (45:15) and Fraser Partridge 109th (45:37). Sevenoaks AC gained 5 match points which placed us 11th on the day.

After two races we are placed 10th with 8 points (see tables below):

Senior Men
(First 4 to Score)

Club                                                         Points                                        Match Points

1 Tonbridge AC                                           18                                                    15
2 Medway and Maidstone AC                       30                                                    14
3 Cambridge Harriers                                   82                                                   13
4 Tunbridge Wells Harriers                         154                                                    12
5 Dartford Road Runners                            195                                                      11
6 Invicta East Kent AC                               200                                                     10
7 Bexley AC                                             215                                                    9
8 Canterbury Harriers                                 251                                                       8
9 Paddock Wood AC                                 267                                                     7
10 Folkestone Road Runners                      279                                                     6
11 Sevenoaks AC                                      290                                                     5
12 Ashford AC                                           321                                                     4
13 Dartford Harriers                                    343                                                     3
14 Ashford Road Runners                           346                                                     2
15 Beckenham Road Runners                     356                                                      1

Senior Men
After 2 Meetings

Club                                                                        Points

1 Tonbridge AC                                                        28 (35)
2 Medway and Maidstone AC                                    26 (53)
3 Cambridge Harriers                                                21 (273)
4 Invicta East Kent AC                                              21 (368)
5 Dartford Road Runners                                           21 (379)
6 Tunbridge Wells Harriers                                        18 (362)
7 Bexley AC                                                            16 (413)
8 Folkestone Road Runners                                      15 (463)
9 Canterbury Harriers                                                 8 (251)
10 Sevenoaks AC                                                      8 (565)
11 Paddock Wood AC                                                7 (267)
12 Dartford Harriers                                                    7 (561)
13 Istead and Ifield                                                     5 (211)
14 Ashford AC                                                           4 (321)
15 Beckenham Road Runners                                     3 (751)
16 Ashford Road Runners                                           2 (346)
17 Deal Tri                                                                1 (440)

There is quite a gap until the next KCAA XC League event which is to be held at Danson Park on Saturday 6 December, but before that there are 3 Kent Fitness League events as follows:

Nov 9th             Swanley Park, Swanley
Nov 23rd            Rough Common, Canterbury
Nov 30th            Nurstead Court, Meopham