Sevenoaks AC's combined team won the first match of the Kent Fitness League cross country over a tough course in Knole Park. The event was superbly organised by Richard Thomas and his team from the club, and was blessed with fine conditions.
Despite having to field many more helpers and marshals for the Knole-Estates-mandated new course, SAC fielded a team of 43 runners on the day. The women's team did particularly well with Cath Linney, Vanessa Gilmartin, Mary Bridges and Suzy Claridge scoring in a clear victory ahead of Istead & Isfield and Paddock Wood.
The men's team were a solid fourth, led by James Mason in fifth place overall. James was backed up by fellow scorers Guillaume Nineven, Ben Bridges, Lee Lintern, Mike Lochead, Darius Sarshar, Andrew Milne and Andrew Mead. Dartford Harriers and Medway & Maidstone were a long way clear in the men's team race, with Paddock Wood just ahead of Sevenoaks. But the brilliant performance of Sevenoaks AC's women tipped the balance in SAC's favour in the combined category.
The SAC results are as follows:
Ov Pos | Lg Pos | Runner | Age | Time | Club | Rating | # Races |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 5 | James Mason | 36 | 38:09 | Sevenoaks AC | 98.88 | 10 |
32 | 31 | Guillaume Nineven | 34 | 40:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 91.57 | 5 |
41 | 40 | Ben Bridges | 40 | 41:10 | Sevenoaks AC | 89.04 | 8 |
43 | 42 | Lee Lintern | 39 | 41:15 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.48 | 31 |
45 | 44 | Mike Lochead | 33 | 41:23 | Sevenoaks AC | 87.92 | 8 |
48 | 47 | Darius Sarshar | 50 | 41:26 | Sevenoaks AC | 87.08 | 8 |
50 | 49 | Andrew Milne | 37 | 41:38 | Sevenoaks AC | 86.52 | 23 |
67 | 66 | Jimmy George | 38 | 42:59 | Sevenoaks AC | 81.74 | 9 |
73 | 72 | Andrew Mead | 50 | 43:15 | Sevenoaks AC | 80.06 | 34 |
81 | 79 | Andy Ashlee | 50 | 43:40 | Sevenoaks AC | 78.09 | 28 |
82 | 80 | Zack Ramsden | 53 | 43:48 | Sevenoaks AC | 77.81 | Debut |
83 | 81 | Andy Nicoll | 39 | 43:50 | Sevenoaks AC | 77.53 | 11 |
94 | 91 | Tim Young | 47 | 44:21 | Sevenoaks AC | 74.72 | Debut |
102 | 99 | Chris Desmond | 56 | 44:35 | Sevenoaks AC | 72.47 | 81 |
107 | 104 | James Baker | 54 | 45:01 | Sevenoaks AC | 71.07 | 23 |
113 | 108 | Daniel Witt | 44 | 45:16 | Sevenoaks AC | 69.94 | 53 |
120 | 113 | James Wright | 51 | 45:33 | Sevenoaks AC | 68.54 | 29 |
144 | 132 | Jatinder Soomal | 37 | 46:38 | Sevenoaks AC | 63.20 | 8 |
154 | 141 | Graham Dwyer | 47 | 46:59 | Sevenoaks AC | 60.67 | 8 |
164 | 14 | Catherine Linney | 50 | 47:35 | Sevenoaks AC | 92.74 | 30 |
167 | 16 | Vanessa Gilmartin | 44 | 47:48 | Sevenoaks AC | 91.62 | 12 |
174 | 156 | James Nash | 28 | 48:17 | Sevenoaks AC | 56.46 | 4 |
176 | 18 | Mary Bridges | 41 | 48:19 | Sevenoaks AC | 90.50 | Debut |
181 | 19 | Suzy Claridge | 47 | 48:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 89.94 | Debut |
183 | 21 | Jacqui O'Reilly | 35 | 48:38 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.83 | 4 |
189 | 22 | Marion Van Lille | 34 | 48:57 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.27 | 7 |
217 | 189 | Sean Leith | 47 | 49:58 | Sevenoaks AC | 47.19 | Debut |
229 | 30 | Laura Andrade | 40 | 50:23 | Sevenoaks AC | 83.80 | Debut |
237 | 203 | Tony Waldron | 52 | 50:44 | Sevenoaks AC | 43.26 | 27 |
282 | 47 | Annabelle Milne | 39 | 52:48 | Sevenoaks AC | 74.30 | 8 |
297 | 50 | Bridgit Weekes | 61 | 53:23 | Sevenoaks AC | 72.63 | 7 |
299 | 248 | Simon Hallpike | 66 | 53:29 | Sevenoaks AC | 30.62 | 50 |
307 | 253 | Paul Smith | 57 | 53:53 | Sevenoaks AC | 29.21 | Debut |
321 | 63 | Paula George | 55 | 54:48 | Sevenoaks AC | 65.36 | 6 |
343 | 70 | Kim Henderson | 44 | 55:54 | Sevenoaks AC | 61.45 | Debut |
344 | 71 | Diana Bryant | 44 | 55:55 | Sevenoaks AC | 60.89 | 6 |
345 | 72 | Ella Pyman | 52 | 56:03 | Sevenoaks AC | 60.34 | 12 |
370 | 85 | Lucy Wilkes | 40 | 57:29 | Sevenoaks AC | 53.07 | Debut |
418 | 309 | Lionel Stielow | 70 | 1:01:01 | Sevenoaks AC | 13.48 | 14 |
420 | 110 | Sarah Fisher | 23 | 1:01:08 | Sevenoaks AC | 39.11 | Debut |
505 | 160 | Sylvia Lewis | 67 | 1:10:30 | Sevenoaks AC | 11.17 | 15 |
512 | 346 | Peter Nuttall | 47 | 1:12:17 | Sevenoaks AC | 3.09 | 24 |
525 | 351 | James Fitzmaurice | 77 | 1:17:00 | Sevenoaks AC | 1.69 | 72 |
The full results are here.
The next event is at Swanley Park this coming Remembrance Sunday 10th November at 11:02.