Sevenoaks AC's women were second at the first match of the new KFL season at Swanley on 14th November. Scorers were Pauline Dalton (W55), Suzy Claridge (W45), Andrea Berquez (W35) and Cath Linney, with Andrea fourth woman overall.
In all, thirty-nine SAC runners took part in a huge field of 556 runners.
The men's team were sixth with scorers Simon Hallpike (M60), Andrew Mead (M50-1), Jim Harness (M50-2), Allan Lee (M40-1), Andrew Hutchinson (M40-2), Mike Lochead, Dan Witt and Richard Alford-Smith. Allan Lee was second overall.
That put the combined team fifth on the day. The SAC results were as follows:
| Ov Pos | Lg Pos | Bib | Runner | Age | Time | Club | Rating | # Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 670 | Allan Lee | 48 | 29:48 | Sevenoaks AC | 99.71 | 14 |
| 36 | 36 | 665 | Andrew Hutchinson | 42 | 33:06 | Sevenoaks AC | 90.00 | 12 |
| 44 | 44 | 673 | Michael Lochead | 40 | 33:39 | Sevenoaks AC | 87.71 | 12 |
| 66 | 64 | 702 | Daniel Witt | 46 | 34:27 | Sevenoaks AC | 82.00 | 58 |
| 78 | 75 | 637 | Richard Alford-Smith | 45 | 34:45 | Sevenoaks AC | 78.86 | 5 |
| 82 | 79 | 675 | Andrew Mead | 52 | 34:54 | Sevenoaks AC | 77.71 | 39 |
| 95 | 92 | 664 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | 49 | 35:37 | Sevenoaks AC | 74.00 | 6 |
| 97 | 94 | 678 | Shaun Mullen | 45 | 35:42 | Sevenoaks AC | 73.43 | 4 |
| 105 | 4 | 912 | Andrea Berquez | 36 | 36:11 | Sevenoaks AC | 98.54 | Debut |
| 106 | 102 | 676 | Andrew Milne | 39 | 36:12 | Sevenoaks AC | 71.14 | 28 |
| 107 | 103 | 680 | Sebastian Naughton | 47 | 36:12 | Sevenoaks AC | 70.86 | Debut |
| 115 | 110 | 694 | Harvey Taylor | 17 | 36:42 | Sevenoaks AC | 68.86 | Debut |
| 127 | 120 | 669 | Leonard Lai King | 42 | 37:06 | Sevenoaks AC | 66.00 | 3 |
| 133 | 125 | 661 | Jim Harness | 54 | 37:33 | Sevenoaks AC | 64.57 | 14 |
| 136 | 126 | 655 | Jimmy George | 40 | 37:35 | Sevenoaks AC | 64.29 | 13 |
| 140 | 130 | 666 | Jason Hutt | 39 | 37:42 | Sevenoaks AC | 63.14 | Debut |
| 142 | 132 | 652 | Chris Fenn | 30 | 37:47 | Sevenoaks AC | 62.57 | Debut |
| 146 | 13 | 642 | Suzy Claridge | 49 | 37:57 | Sevenoaks AC | 94.17 | 6 |
| 152 | 15 | 672 | Catherine Linney | 52 | 38:14 | Sevenoaks AC | 93.20 | 35 |
| 167 | 17 | 657 | Vanessa Gilmartin | 46 | 38:41 | Sevenoaks AC | 92.23 | 17 |
| 172 | 155 | 679 | James Nash | 30 | 38:44 | Sevenoaks AC | 56.00 | 6 |
| 180 | 18 | 915 | Rebecca Pickard | 45 | 38:59 | Sevenoaks AC | 91.75 | Debut |
| 208 | 180 | 692 | Jatinder Soomal | 39 | 40:07 | Sevenoaks AC | 48.86 | 13 |
| 220 | 33 | 647 | Julia Davis | 24 | 40:33 | Sevenoaks AC | 84.47 | Debut |
| 228 | 36 | 645 | Pauline Dalton | 57 | 40:46 | Sevenoaks AC | 83.01 | 50 |
| 230 | 194 | 651 | Andrew Evans | 51 | 40:47 | Sevenoaks AC | 44.86 | 45 |
| 252 | 211 | 914 | Nicholas Mileham | 41 | 41:50 | Sevenoaks AC | 40.00 | Debut |
| 288 | 229 | 660 | Simon Hallpike | 68 | 42:51 | Sevenoaks AC | 34.86 | 54 |
| 293 | 62 | 691 | Sarah Shewell | 62 | 43:05 | Sevenoaks AC | 70.39 | 113 |
| 297 | 64 | 699 | Bridgit Weekes | 63 | 43:14 | Sevenoaks AC | 69.42 | 11 |
| 394 | 107 | 704 | Samantha Znetyniak | 46 | 47:09 | Sevenoaks AC | 48.54 | 4 |
| 395 | 108 | 1000 | Sarah Fisher | 25 | 47:09 | Sevenoaks AC | 48.06 | 4 |
| 398 | 110 | 685 | Ella Pyman | 55 | 47:17 | Sevenoaks AC | 47.09 | 13 |
| 399 | 111 | 700 | Lucy Wilkes | 42 | 47:19 | Sevenoaks AC | 46.60 | 4 |
| 468 | 152 | 639 | Alzbeta Benn | 40 | 50:57 | Sevenoaks AC | 26.70 | 4 |
| 471 | 154 | 662 | Courtney Harris | 35 | 51:14 | Sevenoaks AC | 25.73 | Debut |
| 490 | 325 | 693 | Lionel Stielow | 72 | 53:08 | Sevenoaks AC | 7.43 | 18 |
| 497 | 171 | 638 | Jenny Austin | 44 | 53:46 | Sevenoaks AC | 17.48 | 14 |
| 507 | 178 | 917 | Clair Thornton | 46 | 54:20 | Sevenoaks AC | 14.08 | 14 |
| 536 | 194 | 671 | Sylvia Lewis | 69 | 59:16 | Sevenoaks AC | 6.31 | 19 |
The full results are here.
Sam Znetyniak won the October handicap by over four minutes, with Rebecca Pickard second and Suzy Claridge third.
Rebecca was fastest woman and Dan Witt fastest overall.
Suzy still leads the series ahead of Simon Hallpike, with Dan third on the same points as Bridgit Weekes and Lucy Wilkes.
With two races to go, Suzy can be sure of the trophy with one more win.
The next race is on Sunday 21st October.
The details are here.
Just three Sevenoaks AC runners completed the Tonbridge 10k on 24th October, but Paul Freeman-Jones won the race, Lionel Steilow was first M70 and Graham Dwyer was fourth M40.
The SAC results were as follows:
1 Paul Freeman-Jones 00:35:12 MS 1
18 Graham Dwyer 00:44:24 M40 4
95 Lionel Stielow 00:57:41 M70+ 1
The full results are here.
Six Sevenoaks AC runners tackled the Beachy Head Marathon on 23rd October. The race is off-road and features over 800 metres of climbing and a field of over 1500 finishers. The SAC results were:
441 Pauline Dalton W55 4:35:24
457 Sam Znetyniak W45 4:36:28
977 Rob Carr M50 5:23:28
1431 Heather Fitzmaurice W45 6:58:52
1432 James Fitzmaurice M60 6:58:53
1535 Sylvia Lewis W55 8:19:09
The full results are here.