Allan Lee won the second match of the Kent Fitness League 2017/18 season on Sunday 12th November at Swanley Park as 37 Sevenoaks AC runners completed the event. Boosted also by James Mason in fifth and Darrell Smith seventh (1st M50), the SAC men were second on the day.
Meanwhile a fantastic turnout by the SAC women's team made up for missing Jacqui O'Reilly with sixth place, thanks especially to scorers Heather Fitzmaurice, Vanessa Gilmartin, Pauline Dalton and Jane Morgan. This meant that the combined team was second for the second match in a row
After two matches, the SAC men's team lies second, the women fourth and the combined team second.
Sevenoaks AC was also well represented in the junior races. Tabitha Elcock-Haskins was 6th, Madeline Fitzmaurice 7th and Sophie Ashlee 10th in the under-11 girls, Tristan Page 3rd and Teddy Fitzmaurice 13th in the under-11 boys, and Harvey Taylor 5th in the under-14 boys.
The SAC senior results were as follows:
| Ov Pos | Lg Pos | Runner | Age | Time | Club | Rating | # Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Allan Lee | 44 | 30:40 | Sevenoaks AC | 100.00 | 13 |
| 6 | 5 | James Mason | 34 | 31:16 | Sevenoaks AC | 98.94 | 8 |
| 8 | 7 | Darrell Smith | 50 | 31:29 | Sevenoaks AC | 98.42 | 8 |
| 19 | 18 | John Witton | 39 | 33:02 | Sevenoaks AC | 95.51 | Debut |
| 39 | 38 | Andy Nicoll | 37 | 34:27 | Sevenoaks AC | 90.24 | 10 |
| 53 | 52 | Andrew Milne | 35 | 34:54 | Sevenoaks AC | 86.54 | 12 |
| 62 | 61 | Keith Dowson | 54 | 35:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 84.17 | 9 |
| 82 | 79 | Lee Lintern | 37 | 36:21 | Sevenoaks AC | 79.42 | 27 |
| 111 | 106 | Michael McCarthy | 52 | 37:20 | Sevenoaks AC | 72.30 | 22 |
| 112 | 107 | Daniel Witt | 42 | 37:20 | Sevenoaks AC | 72.03 | 41 |
| 140 | 129 | David Lobley | 52 | 38:31 | Sevenoaks AC | 66.23 | 24 |
| 144 | 133 | James Graham | 64 | 38:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 65.17 | 17 |
| 156 | 142 | Tony Waldron | 50 | 39:02 | Sevenoaks AC | 62.80 | 19 |
| 180 | 18 | Heather Fitzmaurice | 47 | 39:43 | Sevenoaks AC | 90.86 | 66 |
| 198 | 178 | Andy Evans | 47 | 40:39 | Sevenoaks AC | 53.30 | 36 |
| 205 | 22 | Vanessa Gilmartin | 42 | 41:07 | Sevenoaks AC | 88.71 | 2 |
| 209 | 24 | Pauline Dalton | 53 | 41:11 | Sevenoaks AC | 87.63 | 39 |
| 260 | 224 | Graham Dwyer | 45 | 42:51 | Sevenoaks AC | 41.16 | 2 |
| 275 | 236 | Simon Hallpike | 64 | 43:17 | Sevenoaks AC | 37.99 | 44 |
| 297 | 250 | Duncan Warwick-Champion | 53 | 44:00 | Sevenoaks AC | 34.30 | 20 |
| 311 | 260 | Geoff Kitchener | 67 | 44:45 | Sevenoaks AC | 31.66 | 66 |
| 336 | 279 | Rob Peers | 52 | 45:40 | Sevenoaks AC | 26.65 | 23 |
| 342 | 60 | Jane Morgan | 40 | 45:57 | Sevenoaks AC | 68.28 | 5 |
| 360 | 294 | Lyndon Collins | 67 | 46:22 | Sevenoaks AC | 22.69 | 62 |
| 361 | 66 | Sarah Shewell | 58 | 46:29 | Sevenoaks AC | 65.05 | 97 |
| 391 | 80 | Ella Pyman | 51 | 48:10 | Sevenoaks AC | 57.53 | 5 |
| 403 | 87 | Becca Crowe | 56 | 48:50 | Sevenoaks AC | 53.76 | 10 |
| 404 | 316 | Paul Allum | 54 | 48:51 | Sevenoaks AC | 16.89 | Debut |
| 411 | 90 | Grazia Manzotti | 48 | 49:04 | Sevenoaks AC | 52.15 | 3 |
| 426 | 98 | Happy Fisher | 41 | 49:34 | Sevenoaks AC | 47.85 | 46 |
| 456 | 339 | James Fitzmaurice | 75 | 51:33 | Sevenoaks AC | 10.82 | 63 |
| 467 | 345 | Lionel Stielow | 68 | 51:56 | Sevenoaks AC | 9.23 | 5 |
| 480 | 351 | Maurice Marchant | 69 | 52:54 | Sevenoaks AC | 7.65 | 32 |
| 486 | 132 | Jenny Austin | 40 | 53:30 | Sevenoaks AC | 29.57 | 11 |
| 498 | 140 | Maria Ashlee | 46 | 54:32 | Sevenoaks AC | 25.27 | 2 |
| 533 | 164 | Sylvia Lewis | 65 | 58:46 | Sevenoaks AC | 12.37 | 12 |
| 559 | 378 | Richard Pitcairn-Knowles | 84 | 1:06:24 | Sevenoaks AC | 0.53 | 17 |
The full results are here.
SAC fielded a scoring team in the senior men's race at the third match of the Kent County cross country league at Footscray Meadows on Saturday 11th November. Darius Sarchar was our first finisher in 112th, followed by Andrew Mead in 131st, Dan Witt in 151st and James Graham in 174th (3rd M60). The team was 18th on the day, maintaining their 15th position out of 24 clubs after three races.
There was no senior women's race, but Ollie Brownridge had another great run in the U13 boys, finishing 11th. The full results are here.
Ollie Brownridge is also the club's star performer in the league positions to date, standing 10th in his category. The individual tables are here. There are also team tables here.
The next fixture is on Saturday 25th November 2017 at Danson Park, Bexleyheath. This is the final match for junior categories, but there is no senior men's race. The final match, at which there are no junior races, will be at Sparrows Den, West Wickham on Saturday 10th February 2018.
Neil Haggertay repeated his achievement from last month by winning the November handicap.
Andrew Milne was fastest man and Annabelle Milne the fastest woman, setting a handicap first.
Five runners are within two points at the top of the series table, and at least another dozen are in contention with just one race to go.
The series final is on 17 December - details here.
Allan Lee was eighth and first M40 at the second KXCL match at Somerhill School on 28 October. Allan's run helped Sevenoaks' men's team to 13th place on the day, improving them to 15th after 2 matches. In all, eight SAC runners contested the senior men's, U13 boys, senior women's and M70 races, but only fielded a full team in the senior men's.
Ollie Brownridge was 20th in a big field in the u13 boys race, with Ollie Armes close behind in 26th, while Richard Pitcairn-Knowles was eighth and first M80 in the M70 race. Only Jacqui O'Reilly ran for SAC in the senior women's race, finishing 34th in another big field. In the senior men's race, Allan was backed up by Darius Sarshar in 115th, Dan Witt 122nd and Andrew Mead 127th packing closely for an all-veteran Sevenoaks line-up.
The full results are here.
The next race excluding senior women is on Saturday 11th November 2017 at Footscray Meadows Bexley, while the next race including senior women (no senior men) is on Saturday 25th November 2017 at Danson Park Bexleyheath.