Pauline Dalton was third (1st W45) at the Kent GP Whitstable 10k on 5th May, while Geoff Vine was first M65 and Chris Desmond second M50. Andy Nicholl led the SAC runners home in 17th. The SAC results were:
| Pos | Time | Name | Club | Num | Chip |
| 17 | 38:12:00 | Andrew Nicoll | Sevenoaks AC | 632 | 38:12:00 |
| 20 | 38:58:00 | Chris Desmond | Sevenoaks AC | 670 | 38:58:00 |
| 56 | 42:45:00 | Geoffrey Vine | Sevenoaks AC | 319 | 42:44:00 |
| 59 | 43:05:00 | Pauline Dalton | Sevenoaks AC | 534 | 43:04:00 |
| 253 | 52:48:00 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | 195 |
52:41:00 |
Full results here.
On the same day, Jim Fitzmaurice was first M70 at the Ted Pepper 10k at Norman Park, Bromley, where Simon Rowe also ran well. Their results were:
Pos- ition |
Bib- No. |
Finish Time |
Chip Time |
Name |
Gen- der |
Cat- egory |
Club |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 151 | 00:46:47 | 00:46:35 | SIMON ROWE | M | M45 | Sevenoaks AC | 1 |
| 187 | 31 | 00:53:52 | 00:53:46 | JAMES FITZMAURICE | M | M70 | Sevenoaks AC | 2 |
Full results are here.
Also, three SAC runners attended the Hildenborough 10:
| entry_num | first_name | last_name | club | race_category | finish_time |
| 419 | Keith | Brown | Sevenoaks AC | M40 | 01:02:54 |
| 469 | Joe | Parsons | Sevenoaks AC | Male | 01:07:55 |
| 520 | Simon | Bishop | Sevenoaks AC | M50 | 01:13:54 |
... and four contested the 5:
| entry_num | first_name | last_name | club | race_category | finish_time |
| 234 | James | Wright | Sevenoaks AC | M40 | 31:44.0 |
| 261 | Dave | Truman | Sevenoaks AC | M50 | 39:33.0 |
| 464 | Deborah | Munton | Sevenoaks AC | F55 | 41:56.0 |
| 256 | Gillian | Sanders | Sevenoaks AC | F65 | 48:26.0 |
Full results here.
Simon Lewis won the April handicap race in the rain. The full report is here.
Highlights of the well-attended Annual General Meeting on 11 April included confirmation that membership fees would stay at the current level for another year. The attendees also voted for a lower fee to second claim members already affiliated to EA. There was also agreement to donate half the profits from the Sevenoaks 7 to charity.
The activity reports included the award of trophies, including the Grand Prix trophy for Pauline Dalton and the athletic achievement award for Chris Desmond. .jpeg)
Six SAC runners contested the Darent Valley 10k on 6th April, led home by Tony Horlock. Pauline Dalton was fifth woman and second W45, while Geoff Vine was third M60. The SAC results were as follows:
Pos- ition |
Bib- No. |
Finish Time |
Chip Time |
Name |
Gen- der |
Cat- egory |
Club |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 258 | 00:44:47 | 00:44:37 | TONY HORLOCK | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 1 |
| 53 | 333 | 00:45:09 | 00:44:59 | PAULINE DALTON | F | W45 | Sevenoaks AC | 2 |
| 65 | 83 | 00:46:23 | 00:46:18 | GEOFFREY VINE | M | M60 | Sevenoaks AC | 3 |
| 82 | 159 | 00:48:08 | 00:47:57 | DUNCAN COCHRANE | M | M50 | Sevenoaks AC | 4 |
| 155 | 98 | 00:52:53 | 00:52:41 | HAPPY FISHER | F | W35 | Sevenoaks AC | 5 |
| 183 | 84 | 00:55:00 | 00:54:47 | JENNY AUSTIN | F | W35 | Sevenoaks AC | 6 |
The full result is here.