Sevenoaks AC

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Allan is UK No. 1

Congratulations to Allan Lee from coach Jamie Philip after Allan went sub 16 at the Veterans AC Battersea Park 5k on 31st March 2026. Just after his 53rd birthday, Allan ran a superb 15.50 to rank No. 1 M50 in the UK in 2026. 

Club record keeper Gary Walsh added: "Not only has Allan broken his own M50 road 5k club best, it’s the fastest ever road 5k in any age category by a SAC athlete!  In fact, checking the track 5k bests as well, there’s only 1 faster 5k best by a SAC athlete…and that was set by Allan 25 years ago!"

The race results are here.

SAC at Paddock Wood Half Marathon 2026

Near perfect conditions - cloudy, nine degrees C and nearly windless - helped SAC runners set some great times at the 2026 Paddock Wood Half on 8th March.

With plenty of competition from 2447 finishers at the sold-out event, Nicolene Hanekom led the SAC runners home in 1:22:13 for 7th woman and 2nd W45. She was closely followed by Keith Dowson demolishing his M60 club best of 1:25:58 with 1:22:48 for 2nd M60. 

Further back down the field, Sally Shewell took even more off her W65 club second-best of 2:05:49 with 2:01:11 for 7th W65. Other notable category placings were achieved by Bea Adamson with 1:35:59 for 4th Wu23 and Simon Hallpike 1:48:29 for 4th M70. The full SAC results were:

Pos	Time	Net Time	Name	Team	Race No	Category	Gender	Cat Pos	Gen Pos	Age Grade
281	01:22:19	01:22:13	Nicolene Hanekom	Sevenoaks AC	1380	Vet Ladies 45-54	Female	2	7	84.87
304	01:22:57	01:22:48	Keith Dowson	Sevenoaks AC	2848	Vet Men 60-69	Male	2	293	88.41
506	01:28:53	01:28:36	Daniel Witt	Sevenoaks AC	2725	Vet Men 50-59	Male	53	468	73.79
521	01:29:05	01:28:41	Hannah Sangan	7Oaks Tri Club	1005	Senior Ladies	Female	22	42	72.49
748	01:36:12	01:35:59	Bea Adamson	Sevenoaks AC	5085	Female Under 23	Female	4	94	67.06
855	01:39:05	01:38:34	Caroline Fenwick	Sevenoaks AC	2334	Vet Ladies 45-54	Female	27	125	72.01
1038	01:43:25	01:42:39	Elizabeth Bull	Sevenoaks AC	1886	Vet Ladies 35-44	Female	56	181	64.08
1250	01:49:27	01:48:44	Neil Pattenden	Sevenoaks AC	1041	Vet Men 50-59	Male	172	1002	61.55
1262	01:49:34	01:48:29	Simon Hallpike	Sevenoaks AC	2119	Vet Men 70+	Male	4	1010	73.57
1728	02:02:19	02:01:11	Sarah Shewell	Sevenoaks AC	2078	Vet Ladies 65+	Female	7	442	73.55
2345	02:34:02	03:03:27	Lionel Stielow	Sevenoaks AC	363	Vet Men 70+	Male	19	1542	56.59

The full results are here. More photos are here.

Sevenoaks 7 2026

The 2026 edition of the Sevenoaks 7 has now been confirmed for Sunday 12th July at 09:00 (09:10 for the junior race).

The race is run over 7 miles on grass and paths through the rolling hills of Knole Park. The junior race for 9 to 15 year-olds is over 3.5k on undulating paths within the park.

Entries are now open here.