Six senior SAC members contested the second race of the Kent XC League 2025-26 on 18 October in mild, dry conditions.

Yon Marsh was the standout SAC performer as first M65 in the 8K event, while Oloff Van Zyl was narrowly edged to third M55. However, both runners lead their respective age categories after two races. The full Sevenoaks results were:

SW
55 1394 Anna O'Donovan Sevenoaks AC 40:04 SW
M50
12 1240 Oloff Van Zyl (M55) Sevenoaks AC 32:24 (3rd M55)
29 1241 Daniel Witt (M50) Sevenoaks AC 35:59
M60
14 1238 Yon Marsh (M65) Sevenoaks AC 37:54 (1st M65)
M70
5 502 Simon Hallpike (M70) Sevenoaks AC 27:38
10 503 Jim Knight (M70) Sevenoaks AC  31:35

The full results are here.

This brings the KXCL series to the halfway stage with no mud! The next fixture, except for senior under-65 women, is at Danson Park on 15th November.

Keith Dowson completed an emphatic defence of his Kent Road Race Grand Prix M60 title with age-group victory in the Ashford 10k on 12 October.

Keith's win was his sixth in the series, giving him the maximum possible 60 points.

The race was also the Kent Short Course Championship, so Keith secured all three county road titles, having won the Long Course equivalent at the Dartford Half in March.

And to put a further gloss on Keith's performance, his time in 49th place overall of 37:49 was a new M60 10k club record!

The full results from Ashford are here.

In warm temperatures, bright sunshine and a firm but lumpy course, six senior SAC runners took part in the first Kent League event of the new cross-country season at Footscray Meadows on 11 October, with three in each of the 5k and 8k races.

John Denyer was first M75 in the 5k event while, in the longer event,Yon Marsh was 2nd M65 and Oloff van Zyl 2nd M55.

The SAC results were as follows:
M70
6 501 John Denyer (M75) Sevenoaks AC 26:11 (1st M75)
7 502 Simon Hallpike (M70) Sevenoaks AC 26:18
14 503 Jim Knight (M70) Sevenoaks AC 31:58
M60
14 1238 Yon Marsh (M65) Sevenoaks AC 38:13 (2nd M65)
M50
9 1240 Oloff Van Zyl (M55) Sevenoaks AC 31:43 (2nd M55)
30 1241 Daniel Witt (M50) Sevenoaks AC 35:58

The full results will be here.

Six SAC runners tackled the Tonbridge Half and 10k on 5th October with brilliant results.

David Ives won the 10k and Ed Saunders led the SAC Half runners home in tenth place, with all six runners either first or second in their categories:

Half:

10k:

The full results are here. Event photos are here.