SAC at London Marathon 2024

Eight SAC runners tackled this year's London Marathon, with some brilliant results:

Of particular note of course is Nicolene's 4th W45-49 category place, a club record by over half an hour. Also Russell's first sub 3 hour run at London and Bridgit's 31st place in her age group despite hamstring problems. Also, Dawn, Jo and Rosie look likely to have also earned GFA qualifying times for next year. Members can look out for all the stories in the forthcoming Update number 184 expected during the week beginning 29 April.

Full results are here.

Juniors at English Schools XC and Kent Indoor Champs

A great weekend of Athletics and Cross Country for Sevenoaks Athletics Club Juniors, 16th/17th March, writes head coach Darrell Smith.
On Saturday Holly, Alice and Ella placed 35th,121st and 179th at the English Schools XC at Pontefract. The full results are here.

Meanwhile our Sprinters, Jumpers and Throwers were competing at the Kent Indoor Champs at Lee Valley achieving four top 3 placings:
U15G Shot - Brianna Silver
U15G Long Jump - Olwyn Bronze
U17M 60m - Toby Bronze
U17W 60m - Liv Bronze

The full indoor results are here.

Paddock Wood Half Marathon 2024

Jamie Philip led the Sevenoaks AC team home with a sub 1:17 performance as 15 of our runners tackled the Paddock Wood Half in near perfect conditions on Sunday 3rd March.

The flat course and conditions helped several of the SAC performances to improve on club records. Paul Fanti took nearly three minutes minutes off Chris Desmond's M50 record.

Further down the field, James Graham shook off the effects of cancer treatment and a hip injury to chop two-and-a-half minutes off Richard Pitcairn-Knowles' SAC M70 club best, set at the same race twenty years ago. James also took third M70 in the Kent Long Course Championship race.

And in another excellent performance, Caroline Fenwick set a new club best for a W45, with Jo Rodda also beating Pauline Dalton's previous record.

The full SAC results were:

Place	Gun Time	Name	Gender	Team	Category	Number	Chip Time
88	01:17:00	Jamie Philip	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 40-49	262	01:16:56
157	01:19:36	Paul Fanti	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 50-59	287	01:19:31
359	01:28:24	Sean Leith	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 50-59	1933	01:27:58
389	01:29:07	Paul Shelley	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 40-49	1122	01:28:42
398	01:29:24	David Hale	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 50-59	1795	01:28:59
401	01:29:29	Daniel Stewart	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	1993	01:29:12
406	01:29:39	Matthew Clarke	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 40-49	278	01:29:13
433	01:30:49	Caroline Fenwick	Female	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Ladies 45-54	98	01:30:22
435	01:30:52	KEITH DOWSON	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 60-69	9010	01:30:35
473	01:32:26	Joanne Rodda	Female	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Ladies 45-54	1050	01:31:58
622	01:37:14	Chris Desmond	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 60-69	334	01:36:47
638	01:37:41	Alex Newby	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 40-49	1047	01:37:00
821	01:43:49	James Graham	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 70+	345	01:43:14
938	01:47:48	Simon Hallpike	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 70+	344	01:47:21
1929	02:32:25	Lionel Stielow	Male	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men 70+	349	02:30:18

The full results are here.