James Graham was first M60 and Sally Shewell third W55 as five Sevenoaks AC athletes contested the Folkestone 10 on Good Friday 3rd April 2015. Chris Desmond led the SAC runners home in the Kent Grand Prix event. James took half a minute off his M60 club second-best, while Sally moved up to number two on the club W55 bests list as all the runners recorded excellent times:
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Place
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Time
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Name
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Team
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Category
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Number
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Chip
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| 52 | 1:04:56 | Chris Desmond | Seveanoaks AC | M 50 to 59 | 262 | 1:04:54 |
| 64 | 1:06:05 | James Graham | Seveanoaks AC | M 60+ | 439 | 1:06:03 |
| 148 | 1:11:59 | Peter Ash | Seveanoaks AC | M 40 to 49 | 190 | 1:11:47 |
| 291 | 1:21:28 | Sarah Shewell | Seveanoaks AC | F 55+ | 36 | 1:21:16 |
| 334 | 1:23:55 | Kimberley Pegg | Seveanoaks AC | F Senior | 189 | 1:23:36 |
The full results are here.
Ron Denney was second M70 and Glenda Goscomb third W55 as fourteen Sevenoaks AC runners tackled the windswept Paddock Wood Half Marathon on Sunday 29th March. Joe Parsons led the SAC runners home with a splendid PB 1:24, Dan Witt and Tex Ryan also got PBs and John Stevens ran his second 1:27 in eight days.
The SAC results were:
| Pos | Gun | Name | Club | Cat | Num | Chip | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1:24:33 | Joe Parsons | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2236 | 1:24:27 | 70.55 |
| 121 | 1:26:58 | Daniel Witt | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 2472 | 1:26:52 | 70.33 |
| 136 | 1:27:43 | John Stevens | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 245 | 1:27:35 | 77.01 |
| 148 | 1:28:57 | Tex Ryan | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 2191 | 1:28:51 | 67.05 |
| 354 | 1:37:43 | John Davie | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 40-49 | 918 | 1:36:24 | 63.96 |
| 436 | 1:40:29 | Pauline Dalton | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 45-54 | 397 | 1:40:20 | 73.89 |
| 477 | 1:41:34 | Simon Bishop | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 339 | 1:39:50 | 65.42 |
| 507 | 1:42:17 | Geoffrey Vine | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 60-69 | 26 | 1:42:08 | 75.46 |
| 546 | 1:43:56 | Glenda Goscomb | Oxted Runners | Vet Ladies 55+ | 160 | 1:42:31 | 75.68 |
| 734 | 1:48:56 | Stuart Huntley | Sevenoaks AC | Senior Men | 1290 | 1:48:12 | 55.77 |
| 945 | 1:54:24 | Sarah Shewell | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Ladies 55+ | 186 | 1:54:08 | 68.07 |
| 1582 | 2:12:44 | Lynette Van Der Berg | Sevenoaks AC | Ladies 23-39 | 1616 | 2:11:22 | 49.57 |
| 1621 | 2:14:24 | Richard Thomas | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 50-59 | 139 | 2:12:03 | 52.01 |
| 1739 | 2:19:37 | Ronald Denney | Sevenoaks AC | Vet Men 70+ | 12 | 2:17:55 | 63.87 |
The full results are here.
Four SAC athletes competed in the Dartford Half Marathon on Sunday March 15th, and the club came away with two medals. James Graham continued his winning streak to beat 20 others in the M60 category winning gold, in an impressive time of 1hr 28.18. Sally Shewell won bronze in the W55 category in 1hr 50.21.
The other SAC athletes present were Dan Witt, who was the fastest club runner on the day with a new personal best on 1.27.32, and Chris Desmond who recorded 1.28.21.
The full Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Pos | Race No | Name | Time | Net Time | Category | Cat Pos | Second Category | Gender | Gen Pos | Team |
| 45 | 489 | Daniel WITT | 01:27:32 | 01:27:30 | M40 | 13 | Male 40 | Male | 43 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 51 | 522 | Chris DESMOND | 01:28:21 | 01:28:18 | M50 | 5 | Male 50 | Male | 48 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 54 | 333 | James GRAHAM | 01:28:48 | 01:28:34 | M60 | 1 | Male 60 | Male | 51 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 256 | 354 | Sarah SHEWELL | 01:50:27 | 01:50:21 | F55 | 3 | Female 55 | Female | 47 | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here.
And at the Kent Fitness League awards, along with John Denyer, 1st M65, and Chris Desmond, 1st M50, James picked up the award for 1st M60, and is shown below with John and their medals:
Meanwhile, Darrell Smith led nineteen SAC runners in the Knole 10k with third place and first M40, while Cath Linney was second W45.
Jonathan Copping led blind runner Louise Simpson from Southend in the race. Louise is an experienced runner, having finished dozens of races, but it was a new experience for Jon. Jon reported, "We finished safely and I learnt a lot about leading a runner. We got lots of cheers and help - one of the cycling cadets watched over us all the way round. The rain held off and it wasn’t too muddy and we finished in 1hr 15.04 which was a pretty good result"
The Sevenoaks AC results were:
| Pos- ition | Bib- No. | Finish Time | Chip Time | Name | Gen- der | Cat- egory | Club | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 497 | 00:37:39 | 00:37:39 | DARRELL SMITH | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 1 |
| 11 | 483 | 00:40:12 | 00:39:59 | LEE LINTERN | M | SM | SEVENOAKS AC | 2 |
| 13 | 135 | 00:40:30 | 00:40:30 | ANDREW MEAD | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 3 |
| 14 | 379 | 00:40:34 | 00:40:05 | ANDY ASHLEE | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 4 |
| 47 | 596 | 00:44:20 | 00:44:19 | CATHERINE LINNEY | F | W45 | 7OAKS TRI | 5 |
| 65 | 435 | 00:45:52 | 00:45:44 | GRAHAM DWYER | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 7 |
| 74 | 553 | 00:46:37 | 00:46:32 | ANTONY HORLOCK | M | M50 | SEVENOAKS AC | 8 |
| 107 | 580 | 00:48:26 | 00:48:20 | SIMON BISHOP | M | M50 | SEVENOAKS AC | 11 |
| 114 | 512 | 00:48:59 | 00:48:43 | SUZY CLARIDGE | F | W35 | SEVENOAKS AC | 12 |
| 124 | 502 | 00:49:33 | 00:49:26 | SIMON ROWE | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 13 |
| 129 | 211 | 00:50:00 | 00:49:57 | ANTON MAUVE | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 14 |
| 152 | 231 | 00:51:37 | 00:51:31 | JEAN-PIERRE DARQUE | M | M50 | SEVENOAKS AC | 15 |
| 165 | 346 | 00:52:17 | 00:51:48 | CLAIR THORNTON | F | W35 | SEVENOAKS AC | 16 |
| 178 | 136 | 00:52:56 | 00:52:50 | MARTIN WHITE | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 17 |
| 242 | 602 | 00:56:55 | 00:56:48 | ANTHONY WALDRON | M | M40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 20 |
| 335 | 359 | 01:01:54 | 01:01:46 | RONALD DENNEY | M | M60 | SEVENOAKS AC | 22 |
| 339 | 427 | 01:02:08 | 01:01:37 | MARIA ASHLEE | F | W35 | SEVENOAKS AC | 23 |
| 369 | 550 | 01:04:26 | 01:03:57 | SYLVIA LEWIS | F | W55 | SEVENOAKS AC | 25 |
| 421 | 396 | 01:15:39 | 01:15:04 | JONATHAN COPPING | M | M50 | SEVENOAKS AC | 27 |
The full results are here.
James Mason was seventh overall, Glenda Goscomb was second W55 and Chris Desmond third M50 at the Tun Wells half on 22nd February. Sixteen SAC athletes ran and Glenda only missed winning her category by not lining up further forward at the start, as she was 27 seconds faster than the W55 winner on chip times. Photos are courtesy of Kent & Sussex Courier.
The SAC results were:
Pos |
No. |
Name |
Gun Time |
Chip Time |
Chip Pos |
Gender |
Gender Pos |
Cat |
Cat Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 6 | James MASON | 1:16:14 | 1:16:14 | 7 | Male | 7 | M | 7 |
| 48 | 497 | Chris DESMOND | 1:25:41 | 1:25:38 | 50 | Male | 45 | M50-59 | 3 |
| 51 | 234 | Keith BROWN | 1:25:50 | 1:25:45 | 52 | Male | 48 | M40-49 | 11 |
| 76 | 1354 | Joe PARSONS | 1:27:39 | 1:27:33 | 77 | Male | 71 | M | 46 |
| 87 | 1976 | Daniel WITT | 1:28:23 | 1:28:17 | 91 | Male | 82 | M40-49 | 25 |
| 91 | 1684 | John STEVENS | 1:28:29 | 1:28:15 | 88 | Male | 85 | M50-59 | 7 |
| 129 | 1541 | Tex RYAN | 1:30:58 | 1:30:51 | 132 | Male | 121 | M | 75 |
| 144 | 1204 | James MCGUIGAN | 1:32:23 | 1:32:17 | 152 | Male | 135 | M | 82 |
| 377 | 588 | Andrew EVANS | 1:41:08 | 1:40:49 | 388 | Male | 336 | M40-49 | 114 |
| 513 | 729 | Glenda GOSCOMB | 1:46:19 | 1:45:20 | 514 | Female | 73 | F55-64 | 2 |
| 599 | 1304 | Stephen NICHOLSON | 1:49:03 | 1:47:46 | 599 | Male | 516 | M40-49 | 176 |
| 627 | 1189 | Anton MAUVE | 1:49:32 | 1:48:30 | 638 | Male | 538 | M40-49 | 188 |
| 670 | 1601 | Sarah SHEWELL | 1:50:23 | 1:49:21 | 683 | Female | 101 | F55-64 | 6 |
| 889 | 1253 | Jane MORGAN | 1:56:38 | 1:55:30 | 908 | Female | 161 | F35-44 | 53 |
| 1382 | 1849 | Lynette VAN DER BERG | 2:16:50 | 2:14:12 | 1378 | Female | 358 | F35-44 | 121 |
| 1399 | 1100 | Sylvia LEWIS | 2:18:10 | 2:15:19 | 1402 | Female | 367 | F55-64 | 19 |
The full results are here.