A dozen Sevenoaks AC runners contested the 27th Paddock Wood Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd April in fine conditions. Allan McPherson was first SAC runner home in a huge field of 2111 finishers. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
Pos | Gun Time | Name | Club | Category | Number | Chip Time | Grade |
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92 | 1:25:25 | Allan McPherson | 7Oaks Tri Club | Senior Men | 194 | 1:25:17 | 69.83 |
152 | 1:28:34 | Keith Brown | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1830 | 1:28:27 | 71.10 |
365 | 1:38:39 | Andrew Evans | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1332 | 1:38:28 | 64.30 |
382 | 1:39:23 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 1990 | 1:39:01 | 74.44 |
401 | 1:40:05 | Chris Randall | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2242 | 1:39:40 | 60.28 |
412 | 1:40:26 | Simon Bishop | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 2323 | 1:40:04 | 66.71 |
659 | 1:48:45 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1895 | 1:48:22 | 72.34 |
713 | 1:50:08 | Debbie Munton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1919 | 1:49:54 | 72.93 |
957 | 1:56:35 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 2025 | 1:56:20 | 66.20 |
961 | 1:56:43 | Phillipa Hodgson | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Ladies | 67 | 1:56:17 | 56.38 |
1554 | 2:13:36 | Sylvia Lewis | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1994 | 2:11:26 | 63.53 |
1738 | 2:21:41 | Ronald Denney | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 2053 | 2:20:17 | 63.92 |
The full results are here.
James Graham took fourteen seconds off Richard Pitcairn-Knowles' twenty-year-old M60 10-mile club best with 64:59 at the Folkestone 10 on Good Friday 25th March 2016.
(RPK replies: "Have been keeping an eye on you, Graham, but can do nothing now to halt your gradual knocking down of my SAC best times. All I can hope for is that you may be slower at 80 than my very hilly Poole 10 1:46:44 best!! Congratulations on your Folkestone 10 result. I will be watching you throughout the summer - no pressure, of course. And please don't hurry! - Richard")
James was first M60 in the race while Sally Shewell took W55 silver in the county championships. James said that it "turned out to be a lovely, if a bit breezy, day. I know three of us achieved PBs (maybe more)". Andrew Milne narrowly pipped Dan Witt for first SAC runner. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
Place | Name | Bib No | Age Group Place | Chip Time | Gun Time | Bib Number | First Name | Last Name | Age Group Description | Gender | Team Name |
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46 | Andrew Milne | 406 | 24 M 1-39 | 1:04:21 | 1:04:23 | 406 | Andrew | Milne | M Senior | M | Sevenoaks AC |
47 | Daniel Witt | 638 | 16 M 40-49 | 1:04:29 | 1:04:29 | 638 | Daniel | Witt | M 40 to 49 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
52 | James Graham | 229 | 1 M 60-99 | 1:04:59 | 1:05:01 | 229 | James | Graham | M 60+ | M | Sevenoaks AC |
70 | John Stevens | 551 | 7 M 50-59 | 1:06:20 | 1:06:23 | 551 | John | Stevens | M 50 to 59 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
84 | Chris Desmond | 141 | 13 M 50-59 | 1:07:39 | 1:07:41 | 141 | Chris | Desmond | M 50 to 59 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
111 | Marco Mion | 407 | 48 M 1-39 | 1:09:24 | 1:09:24 | 407 | Marco | Mion | M Senior | M | Sevenoaks AC |
267 | Sarah Shewell | 523 | 2 F 55-99 | 1:20:48 | 1:20:50 | 523 | Sarah | Shewell | F 55+ | F | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here.
It was deja vu all over again at the handicap race on Sunday 20th March as Jon Copping won from Grace Manzotti and Allan McPherson. The details are here.
Sevenoaks athletes were spoiled for choice with several races in Kent on Sunday 13th March. While the Lydd 20 was a popular choice for those preparing for spring marathons, the alternative half marathon worked out well for David Ives who was 5th overall and 2nd M40:
Pos | Time | Name | Gender | Club | Age Category | Race No |
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5 | 01:16:00 | David Ives | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | 1098 |
James Graham was first M60 and Sally Shewell second W55 in the twenty miler, described as windy and exposed by Dan Witt:
Pos | Time | Name | Gender | Club | Category | Race No |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | 02:19:04 | James Graham | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 60 | 348 |
44 | 02:21:28 | Daniel Witt | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 40 | 575 |
45 | 02:21:32 | John Stevens | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Male Vet 50 | 288 |
184 | 02:51:55 | Sarah Shewell | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 55 | 112 |
366 | 03:20:26 | Jenny Austin | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Female Vet 35 | 267 |
The full results of the two Lydd races are on this spreadsheet.
Only two SAC runners went for the Kent GP Dartford Half:
Pos- ition | Bib- No. | Finish Time | Chip Time | Name | Gen- der | Cat- egory | Club or Team | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
96 | 951 | 01:32:39 | 01:32:34 | CHRIS DESMOND | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 1 |
231 | 523 | 01:44:04 | 01:43:54 | ROB JOHNSON | M | SM | Sevenoaks AC | 2 |
The full results are here.
The long-running Dartford race has moved from its traditional slot in July, which may explain a smaller than usual field at the almost as long-running Sidcup 10, where Happy Fisher hit the streets:
Pl. | Bib | Surname, name | Club | Cat | Net Time | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 639 | Happy FISHER | Sevenoaks AC | F35 | 01:31:44 | 01:31:53 |
The full results are here.
Finally, fourteen of our runners went for the more local option of the Sevenoaks Rotary 10k, where Ed Saunders was fourth overall and Cath Linney was fourth woman (and 2nd W45). Also, Andy Ashlee and Andrew Mead were the first and second M40s and Jon Copping was third M60, and, according to Jon, SAC were the second team. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
Pos | Race No | Name | Time | Net Time | Category | Cat Pos | Gender | Gen Pos | Team |
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4 | 563 | EDMUND SAUNDERS | 00:40:53 | 00:40:53 | M Sen | 4 | Male | 4 | Sevenoaks AC |
9 | 427 | ANDY ASHLEE | 00:42:10 | 00:42:08 | M 40 - 49 | 1 | Male | 8 | Sevenoaks AC |
11 | 662 | LEE LINTERN | 00:42:25 | 00:42:23 | M Sen | 8 | Male | 10 | Sevenoaks AC |
12 | 302 | ANDREW MEAD | 00:42:43 | 00:42:43 | M 40 - 49 | 2 | Male | 11 | Sevenoaks AC |
24 | 385 | NICK HUMPHREY-TAYLOR | 00:45:13 | 00:44:38 | M 40 - 49 | 4 | Male | 21 | Sevenoaks AC |
29 | 457 | MARC THATCHER | 00:45:59 | 00:45:57 | M 40 - 49 | 5 | Male | 26 | Sevenoaks AC |
30 | 748 | CATHERINE LINNEY | 00:46:01 | 00:45:59 | F 45 - 54 | 2 | Female | 4 | Sevenoaks AC |
39 | 680 | ALAN LEWIS | 00:47:03 | 00:46:48 | M 50 - 59 | 6 | Male | 35 | Sevenoaks AC |
57 | 751 | TONY HORLOCK | 00:49:07 | 00:49:03 | M 50 - 59 | 8 | Male | 52 | Sevenoaks AC |
98 | 782 | NEIL PEARCE | 00:51:49 | 00:51:36 | M 40 - 49 | 32 | Male | 89 | Sevenoaks AC |
119 | 424 | JONATHAN COPPING | 00:53:25 | 00:53:11 | M 60+ | 3 | Male | 103 | Sevenoaks AC |
134 | 451 | DUNCAN COCHRANE | 00:54:28 | 00:54:07 | M 50 - 59 | 18 | Male | 114 | Sevenoaks AC |
189 | 467 | LIONEL STIELOW | 00:56:55 | 00:56:29 | M 60+ | 5 | Male | 153 | Sevenoaks AC |
224 | 526 | ANNA HUMPHREY-TAYLOR | 00:58:27 | 00:57:53 | F 45 - 54 | 6 | Female | 48 | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here.