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London to Brighton County U13 Champs Club Champs KXCL Capstone S7 Race Director Wilmington 10k

Xmas Menu KXCL Somerhill KXCL Swanley KFL Nurstead KFL Rough Common KFL Swanley

KXCL Danson Park Xmas Party KFL Oxleas Wood KCAA Sports Hall Dartford 10 Kent Vets XC

KFL Fowlmead Southern Counties XC Kent XC Champs Detling KFL Knole Thanet 20 KFL Swanley II

(EARLIER NEWS)

KFL Swanley Park 14 March

Race seven, the final race, of the Kent Fitness League took place over a nearly mud-free course in lovely spring weather on 14 March. In the absence of Pauline and Cathy, Jill Bastable, with an excellent run (22nd), led the SAC women to eighth place on the day to confirm their eighth place overall in the eighteen-club series. Unfortunately, the men were three short of a full team, with James Wright our first finisher in 52nd place. Consequently the men were 17th on the day dragging the combined team to 15th. In the final standings, both the men and combined teams were 14th. Congratulations for individual series successes to Caitlin Carr, who retained her U16 title without needing to run the last race, Pauline Dalton, 2nd over-45 female and first in the 45-49 category, and Chris Desmond, 2nd over-45 male. And thanks to Caitlin and her anonymous assistant for the photos here. The SAC results were as follows:

KFL Swanley Park Mar 14

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
58	53	James Wright	41	34'06	Sevenoaks AC	67.9
120	102	Geoff Kitchener	60	37'08	Sevenoaks AC	37.65
129	110	Simon Hallpike	56	37'39	Sevenoaks AC	32.72
133	22	Jill Bastable	37	37'47	Sevenoaks AC	76.14
150	124	Rob Carr	42	38'42	Sevenoaks AC	24.07
166	34	Sarah Shewell	50	39'33	Sevenoaks AC	62.5
189	47	Happy Fisher	33	41'22	Sevenoaks AC	47.73
243	80	Rosie Draper	49	49'25	Sevenoaks AC	10.23

Full results HERE.

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Kent 20M Champs Thanet 7 March

Braving cold winds and a very early start, five SAC runners made the long trek to Thanet for the 20-mile championship and Grand Prix race on 7 March. Scot Haggarty led them home, with Sally Shewell registering the highest WMA score. The SAC results were:

Thanet 20, 7 March 2010

Place	Time	Name	Team	Cat	Grade	Num
119	02:38:30	HAGGARTY Scot	Sevenoaks AC	M42	61.61%	192
131	02:39:38	LOBLEY David	Sevenoaks AC	M44	62.06%	251
158	02:43:44	CARR Robert	Sevenoaks AC	M42	59.64%	341
253	03:00:08	SHEWELL Sarah	Sevenoaks AC	F50	64.50%	254
382	03:35:13	AITKEN Maryanne	Sevenoaks AC	F47	52.56%	208

Full results HERE.

KFL Knole Park 21 Feb

Race six, or the home leg, of the Kent Fitness League took place on 21st Feb, once again brilliantly organised by Rob Carr and assisted by a highly efficient team of SAC members. Although many regulars were on holiday, SAC still managed to field full teams. The women, led by Pauline Dalton in twelfth place, were seventh on the day and eighth after six races. Chris Desmond had a superb run in 14th place to lead both the combined and men's teams to ninth place and thirteenth after six races. The SAC results were as follows:

KFL Knole Feb 10

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
16	14	Chris Desmond	47	36'22	Sevenoaks AC	93.16
33	29	David Lee	31	37'24	Sevenoaks AC	85.26
44	39	Andrew Mead	41	38'14	Sevenoaks AC	80.00
92	81	David Lobley	44	41'30	Sevenoaks AC	57.89
109	12	Pauline Dalton	45	42'13	Sevenoaks AC	87.91
125	101	Toby Galbraith	34	43'12	Sevenoaks AC	47.37
127	103	Lyndon Collins	60	43'17	Sevenoaks AC	46.32
128	104	Simon Hallpike	56	43'24	Sevenoaks AC	45.79
147	20	Cathy Hughes	43	44'26	Sevenoaks AC	79.12
150	22	Jill Bastable	37	44'40	Sevenoaks AC	76.92
199	39	Sarah Shewell	50	47'52	Sevenoaks AC	58.24
255	180	Peter Nuttall	37	54'28	Sevenoaks AC	5.79
275	79	Sylvia Lewis	57	58'55	Sevenoaks AC	14.29
282	82	Rosie Draper	49	62'34	Sevenoaks AC	10.99
286	86	Laura Lee	28	67'04	Sevenoaks AC	6.59

Full results HERE.

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Kent XC Champs, Detling

Sevenoaks AC's under-15 boys easily qualified to run in the UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships next month (13/3 see junior calendar) with fourth place in the Kent Championships at Detling on 13 February. The team of Dominic Brown (10th in 15:11), Mads Kjaersgaard (20th in 16:05), Alistair Bishop (24th in 16:12) and Jamie Monkhouse (31st in 16:58), backed up by Miles Hawes (38th in 17:41), were comfortably fourth and just two points away from third place. The team, who had needed to finish in the top seven to qualify, have had a consistently good season in the Kent League and can now go on to compete at the highest national level.

The best SAC individual performance of the day was by Megan Hawes in the under-17 girls race. Hawes was 6th in 16:52, and there were also excellent performances from Fran Taylor-Lowen (19th in 14:33) and Emily Monkhouse (30th in 15:25) in the under-13 girls race. Anders Kjaersgaard was a fine 29th in the under-13 boys, while Chris Desmond (54th in 48:29), David Lee (64th in 49:39) and Rob Carr (128th in 66:28) competed bravely in the arduous senior men's race. Full results HERE.

SAC Juniors at Southern Counties XC Champs

Eight members of the Sevenoaks AC Junior Cross Country team competed in the South of England Cross-country Championships at Parliament Hill Fields, London on Saturday 31st January. The day started with the Sevenoaks Under 15 boys team placing 25th team with individual placings of Dominic Brown 57th, Mads Kjaersgaard 152nd, Alistair Bishop 160th and Miles Hawes 220th. Sevenoaks AC Endurance Coach Darrell Smith said: "Bearing in mind Mads struggled with injury and coming off being ill this week I think we could have placed in the top 20, had we been at full strength. We were the 4th Kent team home, but again I think we are capable of getting 3rd team at the Kent Champs if the boys all have good runs".

The rest of the day was filled with good individual performances with Fran Taylor Lowen in her first cross country season placing 155th in the under 13 girls race. The Under 15 Girls had the best performance of the day from a Sevenoaks athlete: Tabitha Adams with 80th place in a race she will be back in next year. In the Under 13 boys race Matthew Johnson and Anders Kjaersgaard packed well to place 147th and 149th respectively. This race was good preparation for the coming weeks when the races come thick and fast. "From what I have seen I think we can look to see some of our athletes win Kent vests and get to Nationals in March", said Darrell Smith. Full results HERE.

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KFL Fowlmead 24 Jan

Only six SAC runners made it all the way down to Sholden near Deal for the fifth Kent Fitness League fixture at Fowlmead Country Park on 24 January. John Denyer (99th) led the men's and combined teams to 17th and Pauline Dalton in 16th and Happy Fisher (41st) comprised our women's team in 13th. After four races, the combined team has slipped one place to 14th, the women stay 8th and the men have dropped two places to 15th. Still, an enormous SAC turnout can be expected at the next match at KNOLE PARK on 21 February. The SAC results from Fowlmead were as follows:

KFL Fowlmead 24 Jan 2010

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
99	87	John Denyer	61	35:10	Sevenoaks AC	55.9
129	16	Pauline Dalton	45	37:03	Sevenoaks AC	82.14
132	112	Geoff Vine	62	37:09	Sevenoaks AC	43.08
153	127	Duncan Warwick-Champion	45	38:22	Sevenoaks AC	35.38
173	145	Rob Carr	42	39:30	Sevenoaks AC	26.15
223	41	Happy Fisher	33	41:51	Sevenoaks AC	52.38

Full results HERE.

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Bronze for Collins at Dartford 10

Lyndon Collins was third over-60 in his first race in the category at the Kent County 10 mile Championships incorporated in the Dartford 10 on 17 January. David Ives led the SAC runners home in eleventh place, while Heather Fitzmaurice was first Sevenoaks woman - and seventh F35 - in her first race back. Geoff Vine was sixth M60 and the SAC men's team of Ives, Chris Desmond, Andrew Mead and Collins was 14th. The SAC women, Fitzmaurice, Sally Shewell and Vikki White, were 20th. All told, SAC had 15 finishers in this first Kent Grand Prix race of the 2010 series. The SAC results from Dartford were as follows:

Dartford 10 - 17 Jan 2010

Pos	Time	Name	Club	Gender	Cat	Number	Chip
11	58:01	David IVES	SEVENOAKS AC	M	S	509	58:01
75	1:06:01	Christopher DESMOND	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v40	1012	1:06:00
126	1:09:58	Andrew MEAD	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v40	707	1:09:38
171	1:12:18	Heather FITZMAURICE	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	v35	566	1:12:12
206	1:14:02	Lyndon COLLINS	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v60	200	1:13:58
212	1:14:14	Simon HALLPIKE	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v50	348	1:13:48
254	1:16:02	Geoff VINE	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v60	596	1:16:00
330	1:18:32	Scot HAGGARTY	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v40	436	1:17:45
413	1:21:29	Sarah SHEWELL	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	v45	613	1:21:24
613	1:29:57	J FITZMAURICE	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v60	843	1:29:51
675	1:33:18	Rob JOHNSON	SEVENOAKS AC	M	S	549	1:33:12
688	1:33:49	James MENZIES	SEVENOAKS AC	M	S	202	1:33:24
775	1:38:11	Vikki WHITE	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	S	898	1:37:27
803	1:40:23	Lynette VAN DER BERG	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	v35	899	1:39:39
830	1:42:05	Maryanne AITKEN	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	v45	332	1:40:54

Full results HERE.

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KFL Oxleas Wood 3 Jan

SAC turned out full teams for the fourth Kent Fitness League cross country of the season at a partly frozen but very muddy Oxleas Wood on Jan 3rd. The SAC women, led by Cathy Hughes in 20th, were 10th and the combined team (and the men's), led by Chris Desmond in 25th (22nd), were 8th. After four races, the combined team is 13th, the women's 8th and the men's is 13th. The SAC results from Oxleas were as follows:

KFL Oxleas Wood 3 Jan 2010

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
25	22	Chris Desmond	46	35'11	Sevenoaks AC	90.67
52	47	David Lee	31	37'40	Sevenoaks AC	79.56
59	53	James Wright	41	38'21	Sevenoaks AC	76.89
75	67	Mark Haworth	19	38'57	Sevenoaks AC	70.67
91	81	John Denyer	61	39'45	Sevenoaks AC	64.44
128	108	Lyndon Collins	59	42'03	Sevenoaks AC	52.44
135	115	Geoff Vine	62	42'18	Sevenoaks AC	49.33
142	122	Simon Hallpike	56	42'32	Sevenoaks AC	46.22
167	141	Maurice Marchant	61	43'45	Sevenoaks AC	37.78
180	20	Cathy Hughes	43	44'22	Sevenoaks AC	80.41
229	38	Sarah Shewell	50	47'20	Sevenoaks AC	61.86
255	46	Happy Fisher	33	48'59	Sevenoaks AC	53.61
270	199	David Truman	49	50'08	Sevenoaks AC	12

Full results HERE.

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Xmas Party 19 December

25 hardy members made it to St Julians for the club dinner, including a group of 6 who walked there through the Knole Park snow. Thanks to Dave Simpson for a great evening and another impossible quiz. Click on a thumbnail below to see the full picture. (Use the browser's back arrow to return.)

SAC Juniors Medal at Sports Hall Champs

SAC's under-13s have been very successful in the KCAA Sports Hall Championships at Tonbridge on 13 December as well as the first competition of the season at Folkestone on 1 November. Sports Hall Coach Michelle Baxter provides all the information in this report.

SAC M60s Win Gold at Kent Vets XC

SAC's over-60 men's team put in a superb performance to win the Kent Veterans Cross Country Championships, held on an unfamiliar 4.8k course at Tunbridge Wells on 12th December. John Denyer was a brilliant second (20:01), Geoff Kitchener sixth (21:21) and Geoff Vine 8th (21:25) in a race held along with the women's over-35 and over-45 events. Kitchener led the entire field to 400 metres (see picture above), while Denyer and Vine stayed in contention in the early stages. As Denyer later moved into second, Vine and Kitchener were close together throughout the race, with Kitchener sprinting past Vine in the final stages. This put Sevenoaks 10 points clear of both Invicta and Blackheath, the silver and bronze teams, with 16 points to 26.

SAC also fielded a full team of four which came 8th in the 9k over-40 men's race. Chris Desmond was 19th in 34:32, James Wright 26th in 36:07, Peter Ash 43rd in 39:41 and Rob Carr 60th in 44:27. Earlier, Simon Hallpike ran in the men's over-50 event over 9k and came 38th in 40:30. Rosemary Conquest was our only female runner on the day as she contested the over-45 event, finishing 26th in 28:21.

Full results HERE.

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League Bronze for Dominic after KXCL Danson Park

Dominic Brown sealed a brilliant third overall in the Kent XC League under-15 boys with fifth place in the final junior event at Danson Park on 5th December. For the first time this season, the SAC BU15s failed to finish a full team on the day, but they still ended fifth in the final league table. Dominic was ably backed up throughout by Mads Kjaersgaard who was 12th in the race and 6th in the final placings. Sevenoaks were also represented by Matthew Johnson, who was 22nd in the under-13 boys, with his team finishing 7th in the league despite not completing a team in the final junior race. Johnson competed in all four races and finished an excellent 10th in the League. The only female competitor for Sevenoaks at Danson Park was Fran Taylor-Lowen in the under-13 girls who was 28th. Even the senior men failed to complete a full team of four. Keith Brown led them home in 52nd place, with David Lee in 77th, and Lyndon Collins 116th. Keith is 24th with one race still to go for the seniors, while the senior men's team is 16th. Full results HERE.

KFL Rough Common 29 Nov

The SAC team was one woman short in the third event of the 2009/10 Kent Fitness League season, and there were only just enough men (Allan Lee attended but is barred from the KFL). The rain held off for a couple of hours while the races were run, but the course was decidedly sloshy. The SAC results were as follows:

KFL Rough Common 29 Nov 2009

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
26	24	Chris Desmond	46	33:09	Sevenoaks AC	90.38
43	39	David Lee	31	34:33	Sevenoaks AC	84.1
91	83	James Wright	41	36:20	Sevenoaks AC	65.69
161	20	Pauline Dalton	45	39:06	Sevenoaks AC	83.76
177	147	Geoff Vine	62	39:51	Sevenoaks AC	38.91
179	149	Simon Hallpike	56	39:56	Sevenoaks AC	38.08
200	164	Rob Carr	42	40:36	Sevenoaks AC	31.8
243	38	Sarah Shewell	50	42:36	Sevenoaks AC	68.38
311	227	David Truman	49	47:35	Sevenoaks AC	5.44

Full results HERE.

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KFL Nurstead Court 22 Nov

Keith Brown and Pauline Dalton led Sevenoaks AC's teams in the second event of the 2009/10 Kent Fitness League season. The turnout was slightly down on the first event, but with 17 members finishing, it was still an excellent effort. The SAC results were as follows:

KFL Nurstead Nov 09

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
30	27	Keith Brown	38	37:08	Sevenoaks AC	90.58
60	54	Chris Desmond	46	38:41	Sevenoaks AC	80.8
69	62	Jim Harness	42	39:11	Sevenoaks AC	77.9
170	144	Geoff Kitchener	60	43:10	Sevenoaks AC	48.19
177	149	Toby Galbraith	34	43:40	Sevenoaks AC	46.38
179	151	Lyndon Collins	59	43:42	Sevenoaks AC	45.65
187	159	Simon Hallpike	56	44:11	Sevenoaks AC	42.75
200	20	Pauline Dalton	45	44:33	Sevenoaks AC	83.19
226	27	Cathy Hughes	43	45:47	Sevenoaks AC	76.99
263	210	Maurice Marchant	61	47:30	Sevenoaks AC	24.28
265	35	Sarah Shewell	50	47:33	Sevenoaks AC	69.91
308	240	Rob Johnson	24	49:43	Sevenoaks AC	13.41
314	49	Happy Fisher	33	50:01	Sevenoaks AC	57.52
345	255	Peter Nuttall	37	52:53	Sevenoaks AC	7.97
357	259	David Truman	49	54:34	Sevenoaks AC	6.52
393	96	Laura Lee	28	58:36	Sevenoaks AC	15.93
394	97	Sylvia Lewis	57	58:38	Sevenoaks AC	15.04

Unfortunately Rob Carr had to drop out through injury just after half way. Full results HERE.

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Megan Stars at KXCL Swanley

Megan Hawes was SAC's outstanding performer at the season's third Kent League Cross Country match at Swanley Park on 14th November. Hawes was second in the under-17 girls race in 14:50, just five seconds behind winner Ellen Holmes of Tonbridge. There was no senior men's race, and no Sevenoaks representative in the senior women's event, but SAC fielded a full team in the under-15 boys for the third time running. Mads Kjaersgaard (15:27) was 8th, Dominic Brown (15:36) 10th, Alistair Bishop (17:18) 24th, and Miles Hawes (18:11) 34th. The team were 5th on the day and lie 4th after 3 races, while the two ever-presents, Brown and Kjaersgaard, lie 4th and 7th respectively with one race to go. Two other runners competed for Sevenoaks in their age/gender groups: Fran Taylor-Lowen was 21st in the under-13 girls race in 11:59 and Matthew Johnson (13:39) 14th in the under-13 boys. Johnson has competed in all three races so far and lies 7th in the League. Full results HERE.

KFL Swanley 8 Nov

Sevenoaks AC got off to an enthusiastic start to the 2009/10 Kent Fitness League season with a 21-member turnout for the first event on 8 Nov at Swanley Park. The SAC results were as follows:

KFL Swanley Nov 09

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
34	32	Chris Desmond	46	31:43	Sevenoaks AC	89.42
79	72	Dave Willumson	43	33:51	Sevenoaks AC	75.77
160	138	Geoff Kitchener	59	36:34	Sevenoaks AC	53.24
181	153	Rob Carr	42	37:12	Sevenoaks AC	48.12
187	158	Lyndon Collins	59	37:20	Sevenoaks AC	46.42
194	164	Toby Galbraith	34	37:31	Sevenoaks AC	44.37
204	172	Jim Harness		37:44	Sevenoaks AC	41.64
205	23	Pauline Dalton	45	37:49	Sevenoaks AC	83.94
214	179	Simon Hallpike	56	38:10	Sevenoaks AC	39.25
232	30	Jill Bastable	36	38:39	Sevenoaks AC	78.83
238	31	Cathy Hughes	43	38:46	Sevenoaks AC	78.1
255	35	Sarah Shewell	50	39:25	Sevenoaks AC	75.18
299	235	Maurice Marchant	61	41:12	Sevenoaks AC	20.14
309	241	Rob Johnson	24	41:30	Sevenoaks AC	18.09
341	65	Happy Fisher	33	42:35	Sevenoaks AC	53.28
371	270	Peter Nuttall	37	44:19	Sevenoaks AC	8.19
387	277	David Truman	49	45:41	Sevenoaks AC	5.8
410	105	Rosemary Conquest	53	47:26	Sevenoaks AC	24.09
424	115	Sylvia Lewis	57	49:10	Sevenoaks AC	16.79
426	117	Laura Lee	28	49:21	Sevenoaks AC	15.33
427	118	Rosie Draper	49	49:21	Sevenoaks AC	14.6

Full results HERE.

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Xmas Menu 19 December

Another great evening is promised at St Julian’s Club on Dec 19th. This year’s theme this year is "Black & White". Come in fancy dress and have a great time. Price is £ 22.50 pp – good value for a fun evening. Please let Dave Simpson know if you would like to attend and let him have your menu selections. Menu is HERE.

Denyer Clinches GP Silver

John Denyer led home the SAC team in the Wilmington 10k on 25 October, and got 2nd M60 in both the race and Grand Prix in the process. See report HERE.

Kent League XC at Somerhill Schools

Jenny Julian and Dominic Brown were SAC's female and male stars at the second Kent League Cross Country match at Somerhill Schools, Tonbridge on 24 October. See report HERE.

Race Director Announced for Sevenoaks Seven

Duncan Warwick-Champion will take over as Race Director for SAC's flagship event after John Denyer's highly successful tenure ended recently. Club Chair Paul Tabor said: "Many thanks to Duncan for taking on this key role. And many thanks to John for all his work to make the race a success in the role of Race Director for previous years."

Kent XC League Capstone Park 3 October

SAC under-15s were second team in the first Kent XC League fixture of the 2009/10 season. Event report HERE.

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Club Champs 2009

Ten Junior members competed in the Club Track and Field Championships, held in conjunction with Tonbridge AC on 31st August. Notable performances were: Simone Baxter whose 100m time was equal third for U13 Girls in the meeting, and who was third in the Discus and Shot Putt; Dominic Brown with the second best time in the U15 Boys 400m and third best time in the 1500m; Lewis Church who won the U13 Boys 75m Hurdles, High Jump and Long Jump; Harry Brown who was third in the U11 Boys Long Jump; Christelle Baxter who won the U13 Girls Long Jump; and Natasha Hawksworth who won the U13 Girls High Jump. Lewis's High Jump improved on his previous best by 10cm and put him sixth in the national rankings. His win in the 75m Hurdles, his first race in this event, put him in second place in the county rankings. Full results for the Club are given below. Medals will be given at the Presentation Evening after Christmas to the first three Sevenoaks competitors in each event.

SAC Club Championships - 31st August 2009
Juniors
Position	Name	Performance
75m U11 Boys
1	Harry Brown	12.4s
100m U13 Girls
1	Simone Baxter	14.3s
2	Natasha Hawksworth	14.6s
3	Christelle Baxter	15.2s
4	Ellie Clinton	15.4s
200m U13 Girls
1	Natasha Hawksworth	30.3s
2	Christelle Baxter	31.7s
3	Ellie Clinton	32.2s
400m U15 Boys
1	Dominic Brown	57.8s
600m U11 Boys
1	Jake McGough	2.15.5s
1500m U15 Boys
1	Dominic Brown	4.53.9s
3000m U15 Boys
1	Alistair Bishop	11.33.5s
75m Hurdles U13 Boys
1	Lewis Church	13.4s
High Jump U13 Girls
1	Natasha Hawksworth	1.30m
High Jump U13 Boys
1	Lewis Church	1.55m
Long Jump U11 Boys
1	Harry Brown	3.48m
Long Jump U13 Girls
1	Christelle Baxter	3.66m
Long Jump U13 Boys
1	Lewis Church	4.46m
2	Joel Brown	2.52m
Shot Putt U13 Girls
1	Simone Baxter	6.18m
Discus U15 Girls
1	Simone Baxter	16.68m

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County U13 Champs

Three Club members competed in the U13 County Championships held at Erith over the weekend 18-19th September. The outstanding performer was Lewis Church, whose 1.50m in the High Jump won the silver medal, beaten only by Harry Kendall of Tonbridge AC who is ranked second at national level. Lewis also won the silver in the 75m Hurdles, only his second race in this event, in spite of one of the other competitors tripping and falling in front of him. Simone Baxter reached the semi-final in both the 75m and 150m races, also competing in the Shot Putt, Discus and High Jump. Natasha Hawksworth also reached the semi-final in the 75m and competed in the High Jump. Full results are given on KCAA PDF document, SAC results on Results page.

London to Brighton 2009

Three SAC runners braved the 2009 London to Brighton Run. Rob Carr explains HERE why even he isn't mad enough to do it again, while Paul Tabor and Jim Fitzmaurice add their own stories.

Club Exmoor Weekend

The Vines, Denyers, Knights and others teamed up for this new club event. Click HERE for the story in pictures, and HERE for Geoff's report

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Allan and Dominic win at Weald

Allan Lee and Dominic Brown were winners at the St Georges 10k and Fun Run at Weald village on 6th September. In the 10k, David Ives was 2nd behind Allan and Darrell Smith was sixth, while Jill Bastable was first SAC woman and sixth woman overall. Fourteen other SAC members competed including Sally Shewell who was first F50 (and first F45) and Richard Pitcairn-Knowles and Ron Denney who were the first and second M70s. In the Fun Run, Mads Kjaaergaard was third behind Dominic with Alistair Bishop fourth, while Tabitha Adams was first woman and sixth overall. Another fourteen SAC members or family members took part in the run including James Puxty who was first U12 at age 9 and in ninth place overall. Allan Lee and Cathy Hughes (second SAC woman and ninth woman overall) each won a bottle of wine from the SAC wine cellar. Sevenoaks AC results below, full results HERE, photos HERE.

10k

Race Number	Last Name	First Name	Age 6-Sept-09	Gender	Category	Club/Team	Time	Position Overall	Position Category	No. in Category
799	Lee	Allan	36	M	M35	Sevenoaks AC	34:49	1	1	31
620	Ives	David	33	M	M30	Sevenoaks AC	35:23	2	1	39
748	Smith	Daryl	42	M	M40	Sevenoaks AC	37:02	6	1	41
286	Mead	Andrew	41	M	M40	Sevenoaks AC	39:53	16	2	41
701	Peers	Robert	44	M	M40	Sevenoaks AC	42:49	31	4	41
643	Lee	David	30	M	M30	Sevenoaks AC	43:28	41	10	39
844	Banks	Jeremy	23	M	M20	Sevenoaks AC	45:05	55	1	6
638	Bastable	Jill	36	F	F35	Sevenoaks AC	45:46	63	1	23
280	Hallpike	Simon	56	M	M55	Sevenoaks AC	45:58	65	3	12
848	Lobley	David	44	M	M40	Sevenoaks AC	46:20	68	11	41
750	Collins	Lyndon	59	M	M55	Sevenoaks AC	46:45	74	4	12
710	Hughes	Catherine	43	F	F40	Sevenoaks AC	47:19	82	3	12
756	Bishop	Simon	45	M	M45	Sevenoaks AC	49:23	109	14	30
792	Shewell	Sarah	50	F	F50	Sevenoaks AC	49:54	113	1	6
753	Johnson	Rob	24	M	M20	Sevenoaks AC	50:17	118	4	6
278	Fisher	Happy	33	F	F30	Sevenoaks AC	54:32	180	9	21
649	Pitcairn-Knowles	Richard	76	M	M70	Sevenoaks AC	56:10	197	1	2
288	Denney	Dr. Ronald	73	M	M70	Sevenoaks AC	59:57	242	2	2

Fun Run

Race Number	Last Name	First Name	Age 6-Sept-09	Gender	Club/Team	Time	Position Overall
95	Brown	Dominic	14	M	Sevenoaks AC	07:33	1
64	Kjaersgaard	Mads	14	M	Sevenoaks AC	07:47	3
53	Bishop	Alistair	13	M		08:03	4
43	Adams	Tabitha	13	F	Adams Family	08:15	6
117	Johnson	Matthew	12	M	Sevenoaks AC	08:38	8
36	Puxty	James	9	M		08:57	9
100	Annetts	Megan	14	F		09:02	10
99	Annetts	Sam	12	M	Sevenoaks AC	09:22	13
98	Annetts	Grace	8	F	Sevenoaks AC	10:14	22
42	Adams	David	45	M	Adams Family	10:21	23
44	Adams	Francesca	12	F	Adams Family	10:21	24
67	Read-Smith	Georgia	13	F	Sevenoaks AC	11:44	35
96	Foster	Alex	9	M	Ravens School Runners	13:18	59
97	Foster	Peter	60	M	Sevenoaks AC	13:20	60
94	Ayling	Bobbie	5	F	Sevenoaks AC	13:51	70
81	Ash	Lucy	7	F	Ash Family	13:59	72
79	Ash	Caitlin	9	F	Ash Family	14:09	74
80	Ash	Peter	40	M	Ash Family	14:21	82

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Denyer in M60 Triumphs

John Denyer was selected to compete for the Southern Counties team at the UK Inter Area match which is a veterans competition between the various regions of England and Scotland, Wales and Northern Island - 10 teams in all. The event took place in Solihull on 16 August and John competed as a M60 in the 1500m and 3000m, finishing second in both races. His best event was the 1500m were he finished in 5.11.3, a PB as an M60 and an improvement on his club record. Feeling a little tired for the 3000m, John was a little slower than in other races this summer but managed 11.21.2 and 2nd place. With John's help, Southern Counties also won the team event.

London Triathlon Relay, 1 August

David Simpson and John Denyer teamed up with Bernie Stone of Sevenoaks Tri Club to take part in the Relay event at the London Triathlon on 1 August. With an average age of over 60 the team managed a very creditable 129th out of 406 teams. Bernie swam the 1500m in open water in 27.05, followed by David riding 40k in 1.25.16, and John finished off with 37.19 run in the 10k. A great atmosphere at the ExCel centre and an event to be recommended if you are interested in putting a team together. If you can't wait until next year there is a relay event at Hever Castle on 27 Sept.

Dinosaur 10k, Deal, 26 July

"Good course, about 2 km of gentle climb early on and a strongish westerly wind to combat going out on first 2 km. Fast last 4 km on sea front with wind behind, but it was hot and humid." reports Geoff Vine. Results: Geoff 94th in 44.43 (2nd M60), Lindsey Shing 114th in 46.16, Suzy Claridge 132nd in 46.53. Full results HERE.

SAC Junior Events Evening/Decathlon Results

Results of the Junior Events Evening on 21 July HERE; results of the Junior Events Evening on 30 June HERE; results of the Junior Decathlon 2008/9 HERE.

SAC Four Do Dartford Half

Scot Haggarty led the SAC representatives at the Dartford Half on 19 July. SAC results were:

149	01:40:16	Scot Haggarty	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	1	269
256	01:47:46	Rob Johnson	Sevenoaks AC	SM	2	556
275	01:49:07	Sarah Shelwell	Sevenoaks AC	FV45	3	1210
574	02:22:16	Maryanne Aitken	Sevenoaks AC	FV45	4	1115

Full results HERE.

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Southern Vets League 2009 Roundup

John Denyer was the hero of SAC's excellent 3rd place in the SCVAC 2009 season, as John Robinson explains HERE.

Small SAC Contingent at County Road 10k Champs

Only five SAC runners turned out for the Cliffe Woods 10k on 12 July. This was a Grand Prix event and also the County Championship race. David Lee was our first finisher in 86th place in 42:43 with brother Allan 87th in 42:44. Rob Johnson was 145th in 45:30, Sally Shewell 233rd in 49:37 and Ron Denney 413th in 59:40. Full results HERE.

SAC at Bewl 15

Five runners represented Sevenoaks AC at the Bewl 15 around Bewl Water on 5 July. Heather Fitzmaurice was 86th (12th lady) in 1:55:51, Lindsey Shing 164th (25th) in 2:04:29, Suzy Claridge 258th (31st) in 2:13:09, Sally Shewell 302nd (60th) in 2:16:17 and James Menzies 512th in 2:39:00. The SAC women were fourth team. In addition, second-claim member Rob Murray was 14th for 7oaks Tri in 1:39:21. Full results HERE.

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SAC Runners Stroll Over North Downs and Weald Of Kent

Erik Folkesson led the SAC team over the North Downs 30(ish)k on 14th June, while Sally Shewell was the first of our representatives at the Weald of Kent 10 on 21st. Lindsey Shing was the leading woman at the NDR. In the latter race, the team of Sally, Rosemary Conquest and Sylvia Lewis was seventh. Results were:

North Downs Run

75	FOLKESSON, Eric	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	384	2:43:18
108	HAGGARTY, Scot	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	665	2:49:43
174	SHING, Lindsey	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Ladies	535	3:00:43
216	CLARIDGE, Suzy	Sevenoaks AC	FV35	466	3:08:07
381	POCOCK, Mike	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	309	3:52:05
400	AITKEN, Maryanne	Sevenoaks AC	FV45	649	4:00:23

Weald of Kent 10

116	01:21:28	SHEWLL, Sarah	Sevenoaks AC	FV45	562
197	01:32:58	CONQUEST, Rosemary	Sevenoaks AC	FV45	367
248	01:44:17	LEWIS, Sylvia	Sevenoaks AC	FV55	432

NDR results HERE, WOK results HERE.

AGM 2009

Club Secretary Erik Folkesson's minutes of the annual general meeting on 24 April are HERE.

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Comrades Marathon

Richard Thomas gives a personal view of running this famous ultra distance race HERE.

SAC at Harvel 5 2009

Nineteen SAC athletes contested the Harvel 5 on 6 June. Allan Lee retained his title and there were some other great results - report and photos HERE.

Club Best at Canterbury Half

John Denyer was first SAC athlete at the Canterbury Half on 24 May with a time of 1:32:18 for 38th place in a new 3rd-place entry to the over-60 Club Bests. John was backed up by Sally Shewell, 323rd in 1:55:38, Rob Johnson, 394th in 1:59:46 and James Menzies, 506th in 2:08:59. (NB. website with results may be infected so link not provided here.)

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SAC Two Up With The Larks

Keith Brown and James Menzies were the SAC representatives at the Larkfield 10k on 17 May. Their results were:

Place	Time	Name	Team	Age Cat	Race No
13	37'53	BROWN, Keith	Sevenoaks A C	Senior Men	92
288	53'12	MENZIES, James	Sevenoaks A C	Senior Men	496

Full results HERE.

M70 Win for Denney

Ron Denney was the M70 winner and the SAC women equal third on points in the Sevenoaks 7 on 10 May. The full Sevenoaks results were:

Pos	Time	Name	Num	Cat	Sex	Age	Club	Note	WMA
27	46'43	ANDREW MEAD	63	11	M	40	SEVENOAKS AC		68.758
43	48'34	HEATHER FITZMAURICE	366	6	F	39	SEVENOAKS AC		72.783
49	49'27	JAMES MILLER	353	21	M	48	SEVENOAKS AC		69.108
61	50'28	PAULINE DALTON	154	9	F	44	SEVENOAKS AC		72.721
87	51'57	DUNCAN WARWICK-CHAMPION	153	37	M	45	SEVENOAKS AC		64.252
129	54'46	LINDSEY SHING	251	9	F	32	SEVENOAKS AC		62.860
134	55'02	ANDY RACKHAM	247	38	M	36	SEVENOAKS AC		56.692
137	55'16	SUZY CLARIDGE	43	15	F	36	SEVENOAKS AC		63.001
285	65'22	RONALD DENNEY	60	1	M	72	SEVENOAKS AC	M70	65.204
287	65'23	SIMON BISHOP	104	87	M	45	SEVENOAKS AC		51.051
355	72'06	SYLVIA LEWIS	86	6	F	56	SEVENOAKS AC		58.834

Full results HERE.

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