SEVENOAKS AC NEWS

Brighton Trail Folkestone 10 Paddock Wood Half London Mara T Pepper/Whitstable 3 Forts

Larkfield 10k Canterbury Half Joydens Wood Race 1 SCVAC Events 1-3 Grand Union Canal Run

SCVAC Event 4 & 5 Bluewater 10k Harvel 5 Hoy Half Comrades Marathon British Masters T&F

Dartford Half Mount Ephraim 10k 50M Challenge SCVAC Event 6 European Vets Masters Inter-Area

Thanet Mara/Half Weald 10k Dulwich 10k KXCL 9 Oct Kent GP8 Maidstone Half XC 23-24 Oct

Wilmington 10k Xmas Menu KFL Swanley KFL Fowlmead Kent GP Kent Vets XC KXCC/KFL4

(EARLIER NEWS)

KXC Champs/KFL Minnis Bay - 8/9 January

Seven SAC runners contested each of the two cross-country races at the weekend (8-9 Jan). In the Kent Championships at Wilmington on 8th Jan, Sevenoaks had a full team in the senior men's race who finished eighth in a very high-calibre event. Allan Lee led them home in 20th place with 41:57, while Mark Haworth had a great run for 66th in 46:22. They were backed up by David Lee, 77th in 47:37, Andrew Mead, 87th in 48:25, Chris Desmond, 93rd in 49:06, Keith Brown, 102nd in 49:59 and Anthony Waldron 117th in 51:09. Full results HERE.

At the KFL match at Minnis Bay on 9th Jan, Heather Fitzmaurice had a splendid run to lead the Sevenoaks team and take 6th female place in 45:01. The men's team, which was two short, were 14th and the women's, one short, were tenth, with the combined team 14th. After four matches, the women are eighth and the men and combined teams 14th.

The SAC results at Minnis Bay were as follows:

Kent Fitness League - Minnis Bay, 9 January 2011

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
54	6	Heather Fitzmaurice	41	45:01:00	Sevenoaks AC	93.51
80	67	David Lobley	45	46:28:00	Sevenoaks AC	63.13
91	75	John Denyer	62	47:08:00	Sevenoaks AC	58.66
119	98	Geoff Vine	63	49:29:00	Sevenoaks AC	45.81
172	137	David Truman	50	53:37:00	Sevenoaks AC	24.02
196	38	Happy Fisher	34	56:10:00	Sevenoaks AC	51.95
210	161	Peter Nuttall	38	58:19:00	Sevenoaks AC	10.61

Full results HERE, mudhole videos HERE.

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SAC M60s Get Silver at Kent Vets XC

SAC's defending M60 champions were thwarted in their attempt to retain their Kent Masters title at Tunbridge Wells on 11 December. Even though last year's team of John Denyer, Geoff Kitchener and Geoff Vine was supplemented by Lyndon Collins and Ron Denney, Blackheath and Bromley runners took the first three places in the 4.8k race. However, the Sevenoaks team were comfortable runners-up. Chris Desmond and Anthony Waldron flew the flag with distinction for SAC in the later and longer M40 race.

The SAC results were as follows:

Kent Veterans Cross Country Champs - 11 December 2010

Vets M60 4800m
FinPos	AthNo	AthleteName	Club	Time
5	140	John Denyer	SEV	21:16
9	141	Geoffrey Kitchener	SEV	21:45
11	138	Lyndon Collins	SEV	22:08
14	142	Geoff Vine	SEV	22:44
33	139	Ron Denney	SEV	28:50
Vets M40 9500m
FinPos	AthNo	AthleteName	Club	Time
20	365	Christopher Desmond	SEV	34:20
51	367	Anthony Waldron	SEV	37:54

Full results HERE.

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KFL Fowlmead - 28 November

Just five SAC runners contested the third KFL match of the season at Fowlmead on 28 November, but that included a complete female team who were an excellent 4th. However the men and combined teams were 17th. After three races the women are 6th, the men 13th and the combined team 14th. See Geoff Vine's report in the new Members section HERE (you'll have to log in).

The SAC results were as follows:

Kent Fitness League 2010-11 - Match 3, Fowlmead, Sholden, Deal, 28 November 2010

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
50	4	Heather Fitzmaurice	41	37:20:00	Sevenoaks AC	95.08
108	11	Pauline Dalton	46	41:07:00	Sevenoaks AC	83.61
123	106	Duncan Warwick-Champion	46	41:50:00	Sevenoaks AC	42.93
149	128	Geoff Vine	63	43:56:00	Sevenoaks AC	30.98
161	21	Sarah Shewell	51	44:54:00	Sevenoaks AC	67.21

Full results HERE.

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KFL Swanley Park - 14 November

The SAC women were a brilliant 3rd at the second KFL match of the season at Swanley Park on 14 November, helping propel the combined team to 6th. Twenty-four SAC runners tackled the Swanley event, but only Laura Lee also ran at the Kent League fixture at Danson Park on the previous day, where she was 79th in 28:00.

The SAC results were as follows:

Kent Fitness League 2010-11 - Match 2, Swanley Park, 14 November 2010

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
25	24	Chris Desmond	47	31:33	Sevenoaks AC	91.48
28	27	David Lee	31	31:47	Sevenoaks AC	90.37
36	34	Andrew Mead	41	32:14	Sevenoaks AC	87.78
58	51	Andrew Linney	43	33:37	Sevenoaks AC	81.48
75	5	Heather Fitzmaurice	40	34:25	Sevenoaks AC	97.04
90	79	Anthony Waldron	43	34:52	Sevenoaks AC	71.11
129	111	Geoff Kitchener	60	36:23	Sevenoaks AC	59.26
137	118	David Lobley	45	36:33	Sevenoaks AC	56.67
141	122	Roger Roy	47	36:41	Sevenoaks AC	55.19
142	123	John Denyer	62	36:43	Sevenoaks AC	54.81
145	13	Pauline Dalton	46	36:51	Sevenoaks AC	91.11
177	150	Lyndon Collins	60	37:51	Sevenoaks AC	44.81
192	162	Duncan Warwick-Champion	46	38:22	Sevenoaks AC	40.37
194	164	Simon Hallpike	57	38:23	Sevenoaks AC	39.63
195	20	Catherine Linney	40	38:23	Sevenoaks AC	39.26
250	199	James Fitzmaurice	68	40:22	Sevenoaks AC	26.67
264	37	Sarah Shewell	51	41:03	Sevenoaks AC	73.33
266	38	Deborah Munton	52	41:05	Sevenoaks AC	72.59
272	41	Happy Fisher	34	41:18	Sevenoaks AC	70.37
286	221	David Truman	50	41:57	Sevenoaks AC	18.52
301	232	Maurice Marchant	62	42:34	Sevenoaks AC	14.44
315	240	Ian Harby	39	43:17	Sevenoaks AC	11.48
406	115	Laura Lee	29	49:54	Sevenoaks AC	15.56
420	124	Rosie Draper	50	54:23	Sevenoaks AC	8.89

Full results HERE.

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Wilmington 10k - 31 October

Geoff Vine was second M60 and Pauline Dalton 3rd W45 at the Wilmington 10k on 31 October.

The SAC results were as follows:

Wilmington 10k - 31 October 2010

Place	Time	Name	Team	Category	Num	Pos
89	00:43:55	DALTON, Pauline	Sevenoaks AC	vet 45 Ladies	100	89
105	00:44:56	WARWICK-CHAMPION, Duncan	Sevenoaks AC	vet 40 Men	99	105
121	00:45:51	VINE, Geoff	Sevenoaks AC	vet 60 Men	37	121
168	00:48:08	SHEWELL, Sarah	Sevenoaks AC	vet 45 Ladies	149	168
190	00:49:26	MUNTON, Debbie	Sevenoaks AC	vet 45 Ladies	191	190
282	00:54:19	PITCAIRN-KNOWLES, Richard	Sevenoaks AC	vet 60 Men	53	282

Full results HERE.

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David and John Confirmed Winners in Kent Road Race Grand Prix

David Ives was the men's winner and John Denyer the M60 champion after the GP was declared complete after nine races with the cancellation of the Thanet 10. Carol Beadle abstracted the SAC results below from the final Grand Prix update. A final summary and details of 2011 races is posted on the Members area (login required).

TEAM RESULTS
Men		Women
1^st	Tunbridge Wells Harriers	1^st	Maidstone Harriers
7^th	Sevenoaks AC	8^th	Sevenoaks AC

Individual Results – Men

Top 100 men

1^st	David Ives – Sevenoaks AC
27^th	John Denyer
45^th	Rob Carr

M40

40^th	Andrew Mead
45^th	Rob Carr
60^th	Chris Desmond
65^th	James Wright

M50

40^th

Simon Hallpike

M60

1^st	John Denyer
8^th	Jim Fitzmaurice
9^th	Geoff Vine
17^th	Lyndon Collins

Individual Results – Women

Top 100 Women

24^th	Heather Fitzmaurice
44^th	Pauline Dalton
45^th	Sally Shewell
89^th	Camila Lewis

V35

7^th	Heather Fitzmaurice
45^th	Suzy Claridge

V45

10^th	Sally Shewell
12^th	Pauline Dalton
41^st	Maryanne Aitken

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KXCL and KFL - 23-24 October

Ten SAC runners contested the two cross country races during the weekend 23rd-24th October. At the Kent League match at Somerhill School, Tonbridge on 23rd, David Lee led home the senior men to 14th place on the day. After two of four matches, the men are 11th out of 26 clubs. On the following day, six of our clubmates turned up at Rough Common for the Kent Fitness League fixture. Chris Desmond led the team in, while Heather Fitzmaurice was second woman and first W40. The women (one short) were 10th, the men (three short) were 17th, and the combined team also 17th in this first of 7 races.

The SAC results were as follows:

KXCL Somerhill - 23 October 2010

Place	Time	Surname	Forename	Team	Category	Num	Race
63	41:26	LEE	David	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	67	63
70	41:56	BROWN	Keith	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	69	70
76	42:34	STONE	Stefan	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	320	76
127	49:43	MILLS	Martin	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	315	127

KFL Rough Common - 24 October 2010

Ov Pos	Lg Pos	Runner	Age	Time	Club	Rating
18	16	Chris Desmond		32:12	Sevenoaks AC	93.36
60	2	Heather Fitzmaurice	40	34:54	Sevenoaks AC	98.96
124	108	Geoff Kitchener	60	37:09	Sevenoaks AC	52.65
170	146	Geoff Vine	63	39:26	Sevenoaks AC	35.84
235	34	Sarah Shewell		42:14	Sevenoaks AC	65.62
240	191	James Fitzmaurice		42:30	Sevenoaks AC	15.93

KXCL results HERE, KFL results HERE.

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Rescheduled Club Xmas Party - 21st January 2011

The postponed Christmas Party at St Julians private club, Sevenoaks, has been rescheduled for 21st January. The other arrangements are unchanged so the food selection is HERE; £21.95 /head. Dave Simpson is the party organiser. Date will be Friday 21st Jan, 7pm for 7.30pm. Party dress code theme is STRIPES.

Maidstone Half Marathon - 17 October

Heather Fitzmaurice led eight SAC runners home at the GP Half Marathon in Maidstone on 17 October. John Denyer maintained his lead in the M60 GP with a comfortable win in the category.

The SAC results were as follows:

Maidstone Half Marathon - 17 October 2010

GunPos	RaceNo	Firstname	Lastname	Gender	Cat	Club	GunTime	ChipPos	ChipTime
78	816	Heather	Fitzmaurice	F	35	SEVENOAKS AC	01:32:45	79	01:32:40
105	102	Steven	Codman	M		SEVENOAKS AC	01:34:48	109	01:34:40
113	197	John	Denyer	M	60	SEVENOAKS AC	01:35:25	120	01:35:18
147	277	Toby	Galbraith	M		SEVENOAKS AC	01:37:06	153	01:36:56
175	143	Simon	Hallpike	M	50	SEVENOAKS AC	01:38:31	182	01:38:19
182	931	Robert	Carr	M	40	SEVENOAKS AC	01:38:46	176	01:38:06
371	347	Sarah	Shewell	F	45	SEVENOAKS AC	01:50:27	383	01:49:57
402	295	James	Fitzmaurice	M	60	SEVENOAKS AC	01:52:05	421	01:51:52

Full results HERE.

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Kent Road Race Grand Prix After Eight Races

Carol Beadle abstracted the SAC results below from the latest Grand Prix update. David and John lead their categories with two races to go.

TEAM RESULTS
Men		Women
1^st	Tunbridge Wells Harriers	1^st	Maidstone Harriers
7^th	Sevenoaks AC	8^th	Sevenoaks AC

Individual Results – Men

Top 100 men

1^st	David Ives – Sevenoaks AC
27^th	John Denyer
51^st	Rob Carr
90^th	Andrew Mead

M40

38^th	Andrew Mead
52^nd	Rob Carr
56^th	Chris Desmond
62^nd	James Wright

M50

40^th

Simon Hallpike

M60

1^st	John Denyer
6^th	Geoff Vine
11^th	Jim Fitzmaurice
15^th	Lyndon Collins

Individual Results – Women

Top 100 Women

33^rd	Heather Fitzmaurice
39^th	Pauline Dalton
46^th	Sally Shewell
82^nd	Camila Lewis

V35

8^th	Heather Fitzmaurice
43^rd	Suzy Claridge

V45

10^th	Pauline Dalton
13^th	Sally Shewell
39^th	Maryanne Aitken

Kent Cross Country League - Race 1, 9 October, Sparrows Den

Carol Beadle supplied the SAC results below from Saturday's Cross Country. Full results are HERE.

Senior & Vets Men – Individual Results

Place	Time	Name
1^st	0:32:08	Andrew Combs – Tonbridge AC
15^th	0:34:51	Allan Lee – Sevenoaks AC
52^nd	0:39:17	Richard Jones – Sevenoaks AC
60^th	0:39:42	Keith Brown – Sevenoaks AC
63^rd	0:40:03	Stefan Stone – Sevenoaks AC
123^rd	0:47:45	Martin Mills – Sevenoaks AC
144 finishers

Senior & Vets Men – Team Results

Position	Team	Total Score	Match Points
1^st	Tonbridge AC	18	14
7^th	Sevenoaks AC	190	8
14 teams in the league

Senior & Vets Women – Individual Results

Place	Time	Name
1^st	0:18:32	Deirdre McDermot – Tonbridge AC
53^rd	0:24:18	Happy Fisher – Sevenoaks AC
76 finishers

Dulwich Park 10k - 3 October

Seven SAC runners attended the Kent GP race in Dulwich Park on 3 October. This was the 25th running of the race so there were commemorative t-shirts. David Ives led the Sevenoaks athletes home in 7th place, while John Denyer was second M60.

The SAC results were as follows:

Dulwich Park 10k - 3 October 2010

Pos	Gun Time	Chip Num	Name	Team / Club	Sex	Age Group	Chip Time	Pos by Chip Time
7	34:50	365	David IVES	SEVENOAKS AC	M	Senior	34:49	7
41	38:21	248	Andrew MEAD		M	v40	38:19	41
103	43:27	420	John DENYER	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v60	43:24	104
131	44:59	232	Simon HALLPIKE	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v50	44:52	134
166	46:33	362	Robert CARR	SEVENOAKS AC	M	v40	46:26	166
246	51:01	538	Maurice MARCHANT	TONBRIDGE AC	M	v60	50:49	245
311	54:39	209	Sarah SHEWELL	SEVENOAKS AC	Fem	v50	54:31	317

Full results HERE.

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Thanet Marathon and Half - 5 September

Four members competed in the Kent Coastal races on 5 September, three in the full marathon, which was a Grand Prix race and the Kent Championship event, and one in the Half. Rob Carr led home the marathoners in 74th place, with Jim Fitzmaurice 147th and Maryanne Aitken 213th. Doubling the number of Fitzmaurices running on the day, Heather had a great run in the half to finish second woman and first lady vet.

The SAC results were as follows:

Kent Coastal Marathon and Half - 5 September 2010

Place	Time	Name	Team	Category	Num	Pos
Marathon
74	03:46:54	Robert CARR	Sevenoaks AC	MV40	304	74
147	04:21:35	James FITZMAURICE	Sevenoaks AC	MV60	238	147
213	05:02:55	Maryanne AITKEN	Sevenoaks AC	LV45	99	213
Half Marathon
24	01:32:48	Heather FITZMAURICE	Sevenoaks AC	LV35	656	24

Full results HERE.

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Weald 10k - 5 September

David Ives was third overall, Darrell Smith 4th and first M40, Chris Desmond first M45 and Pauline Dalton first W45 in another excellent club turnout at the Weald 10k on 5 September. SAC did equally well in the accompanying Fun Run, where Alistair Bishop was the winner with James Puxty second, while Grace Annetts was second female.

The SAC results in the 10k were as follows:

Weald St George's 10k - 5 September 2010

Number	Last Name	First Name	Category	Club	Time	Overall	Pos in Cat	No. in Cat
419	Ives	David	M30	Sevenoaks AC	35:17	3	3	32
646	Smith	Darrell	M40	Sevenoaks AC	35:34	4	1	59
403	Vaccaro	David	M30		39:39	20	7	32
569	Desmond	Chris	M45	Sevenoaks AC	38:30	11	1	40
601	Collins	Lyndon	M60	Sevenoaks AC	44:35	64	3	14
432	Hallpike	Simon	M55	Sevenoaks AC	45:21	73	3	14
489	Dalton	Pauline	F45	Sevenoaks AC	45:37	78	1	15
660	Galbraith	Toby	M35	Sevenoaks AC	46:09	82	12	38
615	Bastable	Jill	F35	Sevenoaks AC	46:27	87	7	28
630	Mcarthy	Mike	M45	Sevenoaks AC	46:48	93	11	40
649	Maule	Glenn	M45	Sevenoaks AC	47:07	104	14	40
490	Warwick-Champion	Duncan	M45	Sevenoaks AC	47:39	115	16	40
678	Harby	Ian	M35	Sevenoaks AC	49:41	153	19	38
578	Johnson	Rob	M25	Sevenoaks AC	50:44	176	10	13
525	Bishop	Simon	M45	Sevenoaks AC	50:47	178	23	40
390	Cowan	Andrew	M45	Sevenoaks AC	51:03	185	25	40
633	Vaccaro	Victoria	F20	Sevenoaks AC	51:29	191	2	4
546	Morgan	Jane	F30	Sevenoaks AC	52:32	206	5	17
401	Shewell	Sarah	F50	Sevenoaks AC	53:21	219	3	6
424	Knight	Jim	M55	Sevenoaks AC	53:46	223	11	14
452	Truman	David	M45	Sevenoaks AC	54:56	238	35	40
619	Lewis	Simon	M50	Sevenoaks AC	55:11	239	12	27
433	Fisher	Happy	F30	Sevenoaks AC	55:27	244	8	17
425	Knight	Lesley	F55	Sevenoaks AC	66:23	348	5	5

Full results HERE.

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Masters Inter-Area Match, Solihull - 8th August 2010

Geoff Kitchener, Richard Pitcairn-Knowles and John Denyer were all selected to compete for the Southern Counties VAC and Rob Peers was selected for the Vets AC at the Masters Inter-Area Match that was staged at Solihull on 8 August. This event attracts Masters teams from all over the UK and 10 teams were competing although some of those from more distant parts of the country fielded smaller teams.

Fresh from his successes at the National and European championships Geoff Kitchener produced some excellent performances in the sprints finishing 2nd M60 in the 100m in 13.6s and 1st M60 in the 200m in 27.3s. Rob, Richard and John competed in the middle distance events with Rob finishing 6th M35 in the 800m in 2.36.7 and 7th M35 in the 1500m in 5.18.8. Richard finished 4th M70 in the 3000m in 15.20.3, and John managed 2nd M60 in the 1500m in 5.23.4 and 4th M60 in the 3000m in 11.43.6. Multi-eventer Rob had a busy day managing to fit both the High Jump (6th M35 - 1.40m) and Pole Vault (5th M35 – 2.50m) around his track races.

All four also finished the day as members of their respective Medley Relay teams to help Southern Counties narrowly win the Men’s Match from the Midlands. SAC results HERE.

European Veterans T&F - 15-24 July 2010

Geoff Kitchener won two sprint relay silvers in Nyiregyhaza in Hungary. He describes his experience HERE.

50 Mile Challenge, Marshside - 18th July 2010

Rob Carr got up at 4am to run a Double Marathon near Herne Bay on 18 July. His uplifting account of the ordeal is HERE.

Dartford Half - 11th July 2010

Heather Fitzmaurice was 31st overall and 2nd woman in 1:32:02 at the Dartford Half Marathon on 11 July. She was joined by Lynette Van Der Berg, 431st in 2:13:31, as the only other SAC representative at the long-established event. Results HERE.

Mount Ephraim 10k - 11th July 2010

David Ives was 2nd overall in 36:15 and John Denyer 2nd M60 (45th overall) in 45:34 at the Grand Prix 10k race at Mount Ephraim near Faversham on 11 July. Results HERE.

SCVAC T&F League Div 2 2010 - Match 6

Geoff Kitchener's report of the final event at Bromley on 9 July is HERE.

British Masters Track and Field Championships, Cardiff - 3rd-4th July 2010

Geoff Kitchener recorded his best ever set of results at the British Masters Track and Field Championships on 3rd-4th July at Cardiff athletics stadium. Kitchener took three national titles, winning M60 gold at 100m, 200m and the High Jump. He also won silver at 300m hurdles and came fourth at 400m during a busy weekend in south Wales. Both the short sprints were run into a headwind with Kitchener's winning time in the 100m of 14.17 being among his slowest, while the 200m proved to be a real battle won by just one hundrenth of a second in 28.16. In the high jump, Kitchener retired at 1.33m, with gold already secured. Following coaching from John Robinson, only the British record holder, Tony Wells, prevented Kitchener from also getting a gold medal in the 300m hurdles, though he did record an excellent 49.38, after stopping the clock at 62.82 in the 400m. BMAF details HERE.

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SCVAC T&F League Div 2 2010 - Match 5

Geoff Kitchener's report of the penultimate event at Ashford on 28 June is HERE.

SCVAC T&F League Div 2 2010 - Match 4

Geoff Kitchener's report of the fourth event at Ashford on 14 June is HERE.

Bluewater 10k - 13 June 2010

Geoff Vine reports from the Kent 10k Champs on 13 June at Bluewater HERE.

Hoy Half Marathon - 13 June 2010

Simon Hallpike describes this unique event HERE.

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Harvel 5 - 5 June 2010

The Harvel 5 took place on Saturday 5 June 2010, writes Rob Carr. It was arguably a day more suited for sunning on the beach than running but Sevenoaks AC was there in force with 22 runners. Many brought friends and family along which added to an enjoyable afternoon all round. We had our gazebo erected and our Sevenoaks AC banner proudly displayed. There were also free snacks and drinks for anyone that stayed for the post race social. To add a bit of fun, after the race we also collected all the sweaty (never thought that one through) runners numbers and put them in had a lucky draw for a few bottles of wine and chocolates. So how did we fare in the race? Unlike previous years we did not walk away with the lion’s share of the silverware. We had one winner though, in the shape of Pauline Dalton who scooped the W45 winner’s trophy. Well done Pauline! Our Men’s Team came second behind Dartford Harriers and ahead of Paddock Wood. Our Ladies Team came third, behind Paddock Wood and Larkfield AC. As always these things take organizing - so a huge thanks to Peter Ash and James Wright for all their effort behind the scenes. James unfortunately could not make it on the day due to his mother taking ill.

The SAC results were as follows:

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
1st	Ben Lough - Dartford RR	26:40
14th	Stefan Stone	30:03
17th	Keith Brown	30:19
21st	Chris Desmond	30:55
24th	Andrew Mead	31:15
32nd	Heather Fitzmaurice	32:00
55th	Jez Banks	33:50
74th	Scot Haggarty	34:44
79th	Pauline Dalton	34:53
84th	Peter Ash	35:12
105th	Erik Folkesson	36:12
187th	James Fitzmaurice	39:28
205th	Suzy Claridge	40:27
212th	Sally Shewell	40:40
214th	Happy Fisher	40:44
220th	Carol Beadle	40:54
252nd	Rob Carr	41:46
316th	Jane Morgan	43:43
329th	Paul Tabor	44:18
404th	Ronald Denney	47:14
422nd	Sylvia Lewis	48:14
457th	Maryanne Aitken	49:55
562nd	Lesley Knight	01:00:24
563rd	Jim Knight	01:00:24
581 finishers

Full results HERE.

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Comrades Marathon - 30 May 2010

Richard Thomas had a great run at this ultra. He describes his experience HERE.

Grand Union Canal Run - 29-31 May

Rob Carr's epic account of this 145-mile ultra is HERE.

SCVAC T&F League Div 2 2010

SAC lie in third place with two matches to go. Geoff Kitchener's interim report HERE also gives information about the next event.

Joydens Wood 5k - 26 May

Six SAC runners attended the first race in the mid-week summer series in Joydens Wood on 26 May, writes Duncan Warwick-Champion. The race organisers described the new course as "all the hills of Knole Park condensed into a 5km circuit". Not convinced with this brief description, Chris Desmond decided to jog the course before the race and came back sweating profusely with stories of a killer hill into the finish line. With those comforting words still ringing in our ears, it was off to the start line. Luckily for Sevenoaks AC, hills don't pose a concern for Allan Lee. Allan led from the gun to finish in 17:20, almost one minute ahead of the second placed runner. Chris Desmond, effectively running his second lap of the course, came home in 7th place in 19:29. Completing the SAC team score, and easily securing first place in the team event, were Jeremy Bank in 21:05 (19th) and Toby Galbraith in 22:11 (25th). Pauline Dalton, our only female representative, finished 8th among the ladies in 23:03, narrowly missing the F45 prize in her first competitive run since London. For those that had time to look around, this truly was an enjoyable course which meandered through some lovely wooded areas; but those hills! Did I mention the hills? The next race in the 3-race series is Wednesday 30 June.

The SAC results were as follows:

Joydens Wood 5k Series - Race 1 - 26 May 2010

Place	Time	Name	Team	Cat	Entrant No
1	0:17:20	LEE, Allan	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	57
7	0:19:29	DESMOND, Christopher	Sevenoaks AC	Male Vet 40	40
19	0:21:05	BANK, Jeremy	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	16
25	0:22:11	GALBRAITH, Toby	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	15
38	0:23:03	DALTON, Pauline	Sevenoaks AC	Female Vet 45	94
42	0:23:07	WARLICK-CHAMPION, Duncan	Sevenoaks AC	Male Vet 40	95

Full results and next race details HERE.

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Canterbury Half Marathon - 23 May

Eight SAC runners made the trip for a Kent GP event on 23 May. John Denyer won the M60 category, David Ives was sixth overall and Heather Fitzmaurice sixth woman at the Canterbury Half as fierce heat took its toll on the runners' times.

The SAC results were as follows:

Canterbury Half Marathon - 23 May 2010

Pos	Wpos	Bib	Competitor	Cat	Club	Time	Chip
6		3306	David Ives	Snr	Sevenoaks AC	01:20:17	01:20:17
41	6	3113	Heather Fitzmaurice	V40	Sevenoaks AC	01:32:22	01:32:16
52		3842	James Wright	V40	Sevenoaks AC	01:35:09	01:35:04
66		3715	John Denyer	V60	Sevenoaks AC	01:37:01	01:36:56
131	19	3365	Camila Lewis	Snr	Sevenoaks AC	01:42:57	01:42:51
238		3810	Rob Carr	V40	Sevenoaks AC	01:50:42	01:48:18
340		3114	James Fitzmaurice	V60	Sevenoaks AC	01:57:35	01:57:25
506	125	3087	Sarah Shewell	V50	Sevenoaks AC	02:06:59	02:06:46

Full results HERE, John Denyer's report HERE.

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Larkfield 10k - 16 May

Keith Brown recorded a new 10k PB as he led home the six finishers from the SAC team in the Larkfield AC 10k on 16 May with a fine 10th place. Although it was windy, the race was completed in bright sunshine and the new East Malling course was pleasant and pretty flat. The whole team was assembled for this photo after the race.

The SAC results were as follows:

Larkfield AC 10k - East Malling - 16 May 2010

Place	Ladies	Time	Name	Team	Category	Number
10		37'10	BROWN, Keith	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	106
65		44'00	HALLPIKE, Simon	Sevenoaks AC	M50	141
66		44'10	WARWICK-CHAMPION, Duncan	Sevenoaks AC	M40	265
145	22	49'55	SHEWELL, Sarah	Sevenoaks AC	F45	246
168	27	51'26	FISHER, Happy	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Ladies	137
184	33	53'04	CHAPMAN, Clare	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Ladies	21

Full results HERE.

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Ted Pepper 10k/Whitstable 10k - 3 May 2010

A small but perfectly-formed SAC team graced the Ted Pepper 10k at Beckenham, with Jim Fitzmaurice finishing third in his category only eight days after the marathon. Meanwhile, Sally Shewell was sixth in her category in the Whitstable 10k held at the same time.

The SAC results were as follows:

Ted Pepper 10k - 3/5/10

Pos	Name	Club	Cat	Time
58	S Hallpike	Sev	M55	44.13
63	L Collins	Sev	M60	44.37
104	J Fitzmaurice	SCVAC	M65	50.05
108	R Johnson	Sev	SM	51.08
116	J Knight	Sev	M55	52.43

Whitstable 10k - 3/5/10

Pos	Bib	Name	Cat	Club	Time	Chip
211	301	Sarah Shewell	45	SEVENOAKS AC	48'41	48'36

Full Ted Pepper results HERE, Whitstable results HERE.

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Three Forts Marathon - 2 May 2010

On Sunday the 2nd of May 2010 I woke up to a wet and cold morning and against my better judgment drove through heavy showers to Worthing in West Sussex to take part in the Three Forts Marathon, writes Rob Carr.

This was my third time of running the Three Forts so I knew what to expect i.e. an extremely tough and hilly 27mile off-road run with 3450ft of climb. Even so it didn’t help much that a chap next to me at the start line decided to remind us that the amount of climbing ahead of us was equivalent to 12% of the height of Everest.

So with that sobering thought in mind, at 10am we set-off in heavy rain and blustery winds and made our way along footpaths and bridleways, which despite the weather did not pose a problem underfoot in the first few miles. As the day wore on though the conditions got increasingly slippery and I had countless near falls. Eventually it had to happen - at about 24 miles I slipped and fell heavily before sliding head first and face down in the chalky mud coming to rest on a fence post. Luckily it was not serious (just cuts and bruises) and I managed to pick myself up and complete the final 3 miles. The organizers took the attached photo of me at the finish – as you can see my nose saved the rest of my face!

Apart from my fall I had a great time. It was an incredible challenge, especially with the weather conditions. Unfortunately the weather did spoil what would have been some spectacular views from the downs. I guess there’s always next year! Race details HERE.

London Marathon 2010

Rob Carr led our eleven London Marathon runners home with a splendid 3:22. Sally Shewell was SAC's first woman, while Jim Fitzmaurice finished highest in his category.

The SAC results were as follows:

London Marathon 25/4/10

Place Overall	Place Gender	Place Category	surname	BIB	Category	HALF	Finish time
3189	2887	655	Carr, Robert (GBR)	31612	40-44	01:35:29	03:22:18
4673	4099	631	Warwick-Champion, Duncan K (GBR)	25724	45-49	01:40:52	03:31:44
10459	1867	110	Shewell, Sarah J (GBR)	29976	50-54	01:53:11	03:58:18
10799	1948	253	Dalton, Pauline (GBR)	30242	45-49	01:40:53	03:59:23
12200	9897	1382	Bishop, Simon (GBR)	51671	45-49	01:49:30	04:05:09
13148	10593	1981	Haggarty, Scot (GBR)	24062	40-44	01:56:24	04:08:54
18148	14072	73	Fitzmaurice, James Patrick (GBR)	2748	65-69	02:01:15	04:27:21
18419	14255	1053	Thomas, Richard Ley (GBR)	35763	50-54	02:02:36	04:28:22
27861	20070	710	Ostlere, Anthony R (GBR)	25726	55-59	02:27:24	05:08:11
31308	21974	81	Ashby, Gerald (GBR)	52431	70+	02:24:59	05:30:36
31643	9489	233	Lewis, Sylvia (GBR)	22653	55-59	02:30:04	05:33:25

Full results HERE.

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Kent Half Marathon Champs - Paddock Wood 11 April

Pauline Dalton set a new club best at the Paddock Wood half on 11 April. The race was also the Kent Championship half marathon and Pauline's 1:35:48, which pipped Sigrun Sangvik's old club W45 best time by two seconds, was just one of the excellent performances by SAC's 14 runners in attendance. David Ives was our first finisher in 17th with an excellent 1:15:21, followed by Keith Brown 63rd in 1:22:42, while John Denyer's 1:30:04 in 179th place makes him the club's second fastest M60 ever over the distance. John was also third M60 in the race and first in the Kent Championships. The full SAC results were as follows:

Paddock Wood Half - 11 April

Place	Time	Name	Team	Category	Number	Chip	Grading
17	01:15:22	David Ives	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	20	01:15:21	79.15
63	01:22:44	Keith Brown	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	1426	01:22:42	72.93
179	01:30:13	John Denyer	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (60-69)	2210	01:30:04	80.4
353	01:36:22	Pauline Dalton	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Ladies (45-54)	614	01:35:48	73.71
378	01:37:15	Duncan Warwick-Champion	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (40-49)	613	01:36:40	65.22
407	01:37:53	Erik Folkesson	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (40-49)	1508	01:37:43	65.79
481	01:40:00	Simon Bishop	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (40-49)	2425	01:39:19	63.91
516	01:41:02	Glenn Maule	Tonbridge Tri Club	Vet Men (40-49)	2404	01:40:34	63.26
543	01:41:51	Toby Galbraith	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	2319	01:40:43	58.57
844	01:49:23	Sarah Shewell	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Ladies (45-54)	743	01:48:32	67.88
1094	01:55:52	James Fitzmaurice	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (60-69)	1935	01:55:04	67.36
1140	01:57:12	Rob Johnson	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	2362	01:57:03	50.9
1239	01:59:23	Lynette Van Der Berg	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Ladies	333	01:58:16	55.12
1299	02:01:14	Richard Thomas	Sevenoaks AC	Vet Men (50-59)	1488	02:00:25	55.27
1508	02:08:20	Ronald Denney	Sevenoaks AC	Senior Men	979	02:08:07	46.48

John Denyer's race report is HERE. Full results HERE.

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Folkestone 10 - 2 April

Nine club members made their way to the coast for the Folkestone 10 on a fine but blustery Good Friday, writes John Denyer. Fortunately the wind was mainly off the sea so did not affect performances too much on the out and back course along the coast.

The race was won comfortably by Michael Coleman of Medway & Maidstone in an excellent time of 52.08. The first runner home for Sevenoaks, and looking as comfortable as ever, was Chris Desmond in 57th place in a time of 66.28 followed by John Denyer in 68.29 and 2nd M60 in 70th overall. In 106th place was Scot Haggarty who took a massive 1min 48sec off his PB to record 71.04 after also lowering his 10k PB just two days earlier. Scot certainly looks in good shape and on this form has every chance of emulating Maryanne's achievement of last year of winning the Most Improved category in the club Grand Prix.

Next home was Duncan Warwick-Champion in a time of 73.09 but more importantly 8 places ahead of Pauline who recorded 73.35 to provide Duncan with his first domestic victory in 20 years! The beers are probably on Duncan the next time we are at Wetherspoons. They were followed by Sally Shewell continuing her busy early year competition programme with a time of 81.31.

Completing the Sevenoaks team were three ladies who entered the race together and provided good competition with Rosemary Conquest coming out on top with a time of 98.02 and closely followed by Sylvia Lewis in 98.33. Completing the trio in her very first road race was Rosie Draper who finished in a very creditable time of 102.57.

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Brighton Trail Marathon - 28 March 2010

On Sunday 28th March I got up early and drove down to Brighton to take part in the 2010 Brighton Trail marathon, writes Rob Carr. I’ve run quite a few trail marathons before (South Downs, Beachy Head, Three Forts) in the past and Brighton is right up there with the best!

It’s a pretty low key event (150 or so runners) and as the name suggests it is run along trails and is mainly off road. It starts off at Brighton and follows the seafront eastwards along the chalk cliffs to Rottingdean where the route heads away from the coast to the South Downs. From this point on there are several steep climbs but well worth the beautiful views along the way and at the top. Thankfully there were three checkpoints along the way serving water, bananas, oranges and biscuits.

For me the best part was the section after the final check - a long gradual descent back to the sea before heading back to the Brighton seafront. Stunning views, good underfoot conditions – a runner’s paradise!

I approached the 26 1/2 miles as a long training run – part of my Spring marathon training. I hope to return next year and do the same again. Now that I’ve done a recce, perhaps a few more from Sevenoaks will join me? Event webpage is HERE.