Seven SAC runners contested the Larkfield AC 10k at East Malling on 20th September.
The race doubled as the Kent County AA short course road race championship, which five of the runners entered. The two-lap course has proved to be quite fast, and the location and facilities are excellent.
On the day, three of the SAC contingent won medals in their age groups, with Sally Shewell second W65, Keith Dowson second M60 and Simon Hallpike third M70. The SAC results were:
| Event | No | Name | Gender | Category | Status | Time | Net Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Race | 8 | Maria Ashlee | Female | FV55 | Finished | 01:06:43 | 01:06:01 | |
| Main Race | 81 | Keith Dowson | Male | MV60 | Finished | 00:39:59 | 00:39:54 | |
| Main Race | 133 | Simon Hallpike | Male | M70+ | Finished | 00:50:33 | 00:50:02 | |
| Main Race | 157 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Male | MV50 | Finished | 00:45:04 | 00:44:39 | |
| Main Race | 314 | Sarah Shewell | Female | FV65+ | Finished | 00:55:53 | 00:55:24 | |
| Main Race | 338 | Lionel Stielow | Male | M70+ | Finished | 01:08:04 | 01:07:30 | |
| Main Race | 395 | Daniel Witt | Male | MV50 | Finished | 00:42:05 | 00:42:00 |
The full results are here.
Seven SAC runners contested the eighth running of the East Peckham 10k near Paddock Wood on 2nd August with four of them finishing first in their categories. Conditions were very hot, and with little shade and not much breeze, times were slower than sometimes. However, Jon Drake was first M50, Andrew Mead first M55, Simon Hallpike first M70 and Lionel Stielow first M75. Also, Lucy Ching was 3rd W45 and Sally Shewell 3rd W65.
The SAC results were:
| Pos | Name | Bib | Category | Gun time | Chip time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Jon Drake | 87 | Male Vet 50 | 00:38:47 | 00:38:44 |
| 35 | Andrew Mead | 204 | Male Vet 55 | 00:41:06 | 00:41:04 |
| 124 | Lucy Ching | 61 | Female Vet 45 | 00:50:39 | 00:50:31 |
| 135 | Simon Hallpike | 126 | Male Vet 70 | 00:52:14 | 00:52:01 |
| 203 | Sarah Shewell | 264 | Female Vet 65 | 00:58:07 | 00:58:01 |
| 204 | Rosie Williams | 338 | Female Vet 55 | 00:58:07 | 00:58:00 |
| 285 | Lionel Stielow | 270 | Male Vet 75 | 01:11:56 | 01:11:50 |
The full results are here:
Sevenoaks AC men came 2nd at the final meeting of the SCVAC T&F league 2026, a great result, even beating Tonbridge B on home turf according to the draft results (which may have missed out the discus).
There were Div 2 victories by Jamie, only just shy of his 800 M45 club best, Rebecca over 800m W50, Oloff in 800m M50, Seb with a PB in triple jump M50 and Geoffrey in the 100m M70 (Oloff said: "Never thought it was possible to win the 100m by a country mile, but Geoffrey came close tonight.")
The mens team qualified for promotion to Div 1, this being the last match in the 2026 series, but there was a notional 'paper' play off between ourselves and Ashford AC who were potentially liable to be demoted from Division 1, and Ashford are deemed to have won this. They stay in Div 1 and we stay in Div 2. Nevertheless a best performance for us for, I think, 20 years.
Jamie said: "Thanks for all you organising and effort Geoffrey and well done to all. A successful season despite no promotion. Medway and Maidstone are coming down so will be stiff running competition in Division 2 next year."
The North Downs 30k Trail Run on 28th June 2026 was also the 7th round of the Kent Road Race Grand Prix as well as the BMAF trail championships. Eight SAC runners contested the race, with some also entering the BMAF event, with brilliant results.
Leading the Sevenoaks runners home in 27th place, Keith Dowson was 2nd M60 but importantly first from a Kent club for maximum points in the individual KGP M60 competition. SAC also had two outright category winners, with Nicola Glover 1st W35 and Bridgit Weekes 1st W65, both taking their respective BMAF titles as well as the GP points.
The full Sevenoaks AC results were as follows:
| Num | Name | Gen | Cat | Club | Pos | GenP | Gun | Chip | Pace |
| 117 | Keith Dowson | Male | MV60 | Sevenoaks AC | 27 | 2 | 02:15:57 | 02:15:56 | 7:12 min/m |
| 295 | Nicola Glover | Female | FV35 | Sevenoaks AC | 76 | 1 | 02:36:23 | 02:36:08 | 8:17 min/m |
| 411 | Daniel Witt | Male | MV50 | Sevenoaks AC | 94 | 19 | 02:43:21 | 02:43:06 | 8:39 min/m |
| 27 | Adam Bates | Male | MV40 | Sevenoaks AC | 115 | 38 | 02:48:37 | 02:48:21 | 8:56 min/m |
| 12 | Andrew Ashlee | Male | MV50 | Sevenoaks AC | 139 | 27 | 02:56:26 | 02:56:08 | 9:20 min/m |
| 393 | Bridgit Weekes | Female | FV65+ | Sevenoaks AC | 246 | 1 | 03:28:36 | 03:28:19 | 11:03 min/m |
| 154 | Sarah Philpott | Female | FV45 | Sevenoaks AC | 273 | 18 | 03:37:06 | 03:36:47 | 11:30 min/m |
| 343 | Sarah Shewell | Female | FV65+ | Sevenoaks AC | 327 | 3 | 03:56:25 | 03:56:06 | 12:31 min/m |
The full results are here.
The eighth round GP race, the Mid-Kent 5, unfortunately clashes with the Sevenoaks 7 on 12th July. The ninth and penultimate race is the Larkfield 10k on 20 September which doubles as the Kent Short Course Championships.