There was a good turnout this year, writes Jim Knight. Thanks to the chairman, secretary, treasurer and team captains for the reports. There was discussion on the handicap race and social events – details in SAC Update newsletter No. 172. Rebecca Pickard has volunteered to be SAC social secretary. Please let Rebecca know what social events you would like. And don't forget to run in the handicap.

Congratulations to all the trophy winners:

Bridgit Weekes – Road race grand prix individual winner, & member of winning team.

Oloff van Zyl – Alex Wilson cup for athletic achievement, track & field GP most improved & winner, male X-country runner of the year.

Caroline Fenwick - Female cross country runner of the year, KFL W40 champion receiving her trophy from team captain Pauline Dalton.

Pauline Dalton – Challenge cup for services to the club

Other winners:-
Road Race GP - 2nd Paul Fanti, 3rd Jamie Philip, most improved, James Nash. Track & Field GP – 2nd Geoffrey Kitchener. Handicap – winner Jane Morgan, 2nd Andrew Mead, 3rd Lucy Wilkes. Team GP – winners Bridgit, Dan, Lucy, 2nd Richard Alford-smith, Gary Walsh, Jane Morgan.

Pictures of: Paul Fanti, Jamie Philip, James Nash, Geoffrey Kitchener, Gary Walsh & the women’s KFL team.

Apart from during the pandemic we have held a club 1 Mile Track Race every summer since 1999, writes John Denyer, and in ideal conditions on a still August evening we saw some very good performances this year with 6 members producing performances good enough to get into the Club Best performances list.

In the first race, which included most of our faster runners, Jamie Philip and Paul Freeman-Jones soon moved away from the pack and on the final lap Jamie moved clear of Paul to record a time of 4.53.2 which puts him second M40 in the Club Bests. Paul finished 4 sec later to move into 2nd place in the Club Best Seniors list.

Behind them Rebecca Pickard moved to 1st in the F45 Club Bests with a time of 5.57.2 and Suzy Claridge to 3rd F45 in 6.16.6.



In the second race Laura Bestow moved clear of the field to record a time of 5.51.9 which places her as 3rd F35 in the Club Bests and further back Bridget Weekes ran 6.59.9 and achieve 1st F60 in the Club Bests and the highest WMA score of the evening – 86.6.

The full results are here.

There was a strong turnout for Jim and Lesley's trail run on Sunday 21st September from Kemsing. Conditions were sunny but not too hot and Jim and Lesley provided some fine scenery, as well as a water stop en route. 9.7 miles of great running - with 400 metres of tough climbing.

Nine teams took part in the Knole House Relay on 7th June.

David Ives, Jon Copping and William Palmer formed the winning team.

David Ives ran the fastest lap, and Bridg Weekes was the most consistent over all three laps.

Thanks to John Denyer for organising and to Jim and Lesley Knight for their help with recording and timekeeping.

John's full results are here.