After finishing second behind Jon Copping in the previous two stages of the Sevenoaks AC 2016 handicap series, Grace Manzotti turned the tables with a decisive win in the fourth stage. The details are here.
A dozen Sevenoaks AC runners contested the 27th Paddock Wood Half Marathon on Sunday 3rd April in fine conditions. Allan McPherson was first SAC runner home in a huge field of 2111 finishers. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Pos | Gun Time | Name | Club | Category | Number | Chip Time | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 1:25:25 | Allan McPherson | 7Oaks Tri Club | Senior Men | 194 | 1:25:17 | 69.83 |
| 152 | 1:28:34 | Keith Brown | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1830 | 1:28:27 | 71.10 |
| 365 | 1:38:39 | Andrew Evans | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 1332 | 1:38:28 | 64.30 |
| 382 | 1:39:23 | Simon Hallpike | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 1990 | 1:39:01 | 74.44 |
| 401 | 1:40:05 | Chris Randall | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2242 | 1:39:40 | 60.28 |
| 412 | 1:40:26 | Simon Bishop | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 2323 | 1:40:04 | 66.71 |
| 659 | 1:48:45 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1895 | 1:48:22 | 72.34 |
| 713 | 1:50:08 | Debbie Munton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1919 | 1:49:54 | 72.93 |
| 957 | 1:56:35 | Lionel Stielow | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 2025 | 1:56:20 | 66.20 |
| 961 | 1:56:43 | Phillipa Hodgson | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Ladies | 67 | 1:56:17 | 56.38 |
| 1554 | 2:13:36 | Sylvia Lewis | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 1994 | 2:11:26 | 63.53 |
| 1738 | 2:21:41 | Ronald Denney | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 2053 | 2:20:17 | 63.92 |
The full results are here.
James Graham took fourteen seconds off Richard Pitcairn-Knowles' twenty-year-old M60 10-mile club best with 64:59 at the Folkestone 10 on Good Friday 25th March 2016.
(RPK replies: "Have been keeping an eye on you, Graham, but can do nothing now to halt your gradual knocking down of my SAC best times. All I can hope for is that you may be slower at 80 than my very hilly Poole 10 1:46:44 best!! Congratulations on your Folkestone 10 result. I will be watching you throughout the summer - no pressure, of course. And please don't hurry! - Richard")
James was first M60 in the race while Sally Shewell took W55 silver in the county championships. James said that it "turned out to be a lovely, if a bit breezy, day. I know three of us achieved PBs (maybe more)". Andrew Milne narrowly pipped Dan Witt for first SAC runner. The Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Place | Name | Bib No | Age Group Place | Chip Time | Gun Time | Bib Number | First Name | Last Name | Age Group Description | Gender | Team Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Andrew Milne | 406 | 24 M 1-39 | 1:04:21 | 1:04:23 | 406 | Andrew | Milne | M Senior | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 47 | Daniel Witt | 638 | 16 M 40-49 | 1:04:29 | 1:04:29 | 638 | Daniel | Witt | M 40 to 49 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 52 | James Graham | 229 | 1 M 60-99 | 1:04:59 | 1:05:01 | 229 | James | Graham | M 60+ | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 70 | John Stevens | 551 | 7 M 50-59 | 1:06:20 | 1:06:23 | 551 | John | Stevens | M 50 to 59 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 84 | Chris Desmond | 141 | 13 M 50-59 | 1:07:39 | 1:07:41 | 141 | Chris | Desmond | M 50 to 59 | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 111 | Marco Mion | 407 | 48 M 1-39 | 1:09:24 | 1:09:24 | 407 | Marco | Mion | M Senior | M | Sevenoaks AC |
| 267 | Sarah Shewell | 523 | 2 F 55-99 | 1:20:48 | 1:20:50 | 523 | Sarah | Shewell | F 55+ | F | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here.
It was deja vu all over again at the handicap race on Sunday 20th March as Jon Copping won from Grace Manzotti and Allan McPherson. The details are here.