Keith Dowson and myself ran the half marathon on 16 November, writes Dan Witt. Race started and finished from the Mercure hotel near Leeds Castle and went up the north downs in a steep climb between 3 and 5 miles then there was a sharp decent back towards the A20, a few loops through Harrietsham then back to the finish where we started.
The race came up slightly short for me at 12.91 miles but not as short as it was for Keith as he and the first 5 other runners missed a mile loop so I believe they were disqualified! My original finish as per the print out given to me at the finish was 12th in 1:29.12 but this may have been upgraded if indeed the first 6 were DQ’d. The race was a bit of a shambles to be honest, but a good work out and training run all the same.
In the official results, Dan Witt is fifth in 1:29:12, and Keith Dowson unplaced in 1:15:43. Picture is from the Kent Online website.