Eight SAC runners completed the Marathon on 27th April, with some great running in the increasing heat.
Jo Rodda took more than a minute off her W45 club 2nd best record and Sam Znetyniak set a new club 3rd best at W50. Guillaume Nineven was comfortably under 3 hours leading the SAC runners home. The club results were:
The full results are here.
Alan Male won the April handicap over a slightly lengthened seven mile course, with Jon Maxim second and Chris Desmond third.
Jon was fastest on the day with Heather Fitzmaurice in fifth place the fastest woman.
This year, the series is based on the best three runs of nine, ending with the five-miler on 7th September. After four races, Chris Desmond leads by eight points from Simon Hallpike.
The next race, over the alternate five mile course, starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 25th May and all are very welcome.
The details are here.
Jon Maxim won the March (five-mile) handicap race ahead of Anthony Waldron and Heather Fitzmaurice.
Jon was the fastest man and Heather the fastest scoring woman, but Jane Waldron, in her first SAC handicap race, was fastest overall on the day.
After three races, no-one has yet emerged as a likely challenger for the 2025 series.
The fourth race, over the seven mile course, starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 6th April and all are welcome.
The details are here.
Eighteen SAC runners contested the Paddock Wood Half Marathon on 9th March 2025 in warm sunny conditions with some great performances.
Allan Lee led the Sevenoaks runners home and was second M50 in seventy-three minutes, while Jamie Philip and Guillaume Nineven also ran super-fast times. The event was also the British Masters champs at the distance, in which Allan got M50 silver and Simon Hallpike M70 bronze. The full SAC results were as follows:
| Place | Gun Time | Name | Gender | Team | Category | Number | Chip Time | Cat Pos | Gen Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 01:13:22 | Allan Lee | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 2627 | 01:13:18 | 2 | 38 |
| 88 | 01:16:31 | Jamie Philip | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 361 | 01:16:26 | 20 | 88 |
| 144 | 01:18:58 | Guillaume Nineven | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 190 | 01:18:49 | 94 | 144 |
| 605 | 01:35:40 | Luke Green | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 420 | 01:35:00 | 266 | 605 |
| 627 | 01:35:42 | Chris Desmond | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 2484 | 01:35:12 | 17 | 627 |
| 619 | 01:35:57 | Nicola Glover | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 1895 | 01:35:33 | 25 | 619 |
| 770 | 01:40:51 | Paul Elton | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2504 | 01:40:03 | 200 | 770 |
| 814 | 01:42:49 | Nick Humphrey-Taylor | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 1664 | 01:41:55 | 92 | 814 |
| 963 | 01:47:14 | Andy Edwards | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 924 | 01:46:34 | 231 | 963 |
| 1108 | 01:52:13 | Elizabeth Bull | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 35-44 | 1878 | 01:51:32 | 70 | 1108 |
| 1150 | 01:53:30 | Samantha Znetyniak | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 188 | 01:52:18 | 55 | 1150 |
| 1174 | 01:54:37 | Bridgit Weekes | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 65+ | 2842 | 01:53:24 | 9 | 1174 |
| 1182 | 01:54:56 | Adam Bates | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 174 | 01:54:05 | 260 | 1182 |
| 1432 | 02:02:03 | Charlotte Dyer | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 2497 | 02:00:30 | 82 | 1432 |
| 1465 | 02:03:22 | Simon Hallpike | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 2262 | 02:02:29 | 11 | 1465 |
| 1520 | 02:05:17 | Simon Bishop | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 1903 | 02:03:51 | 53 | 1520 |
| 1701 | 02:11:49 | Sarah Shewell | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 65+ | 2286 | 02:10:52 | 15 | 1701 |
| 2155 | 02:36:42 | Lionel Stielow | Male | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 389 | 02:34:42 | 17 | 2155 |
| 2160 | 02:38:13 | Emma Pattenden | Female | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 2710 | 02:37:21 | 184 | 2160 |