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A20 Path and Downs Marathon

Keith Dowson and myself ran the half marathon on 16 November, writes Dan Witt. Race started and finished from the Mercure hotel near Leeds Castle and went up the north downs in a steep climb between 3 and 5 miles then there was a sharp decent back towards the A20, a few loops through Harrietsham then back to the finish where we started.

The race came up slightly short for me at 12.91 miles but not as short as it was for Keith as he and the first 5 other runners missed a mile loop so I believe they were disqualified! My original finish as per the print out given to me at the finish was 12th in 1:29.12 but this may have been upgraded if indeed the first 6 were DQ’d. The race was a bit of a shambles to be honest, but a good work out and training run all the same.

In the official results, Dan Witt is fifth in 1:29:12, and Keith Dowson unplaced in 1:15:43. Picture is from the Kent Online website.

SAC team

The second race of this season’s Kent Fitness League cross-country series took place in Swanley Park on Sunday Nov 9th, writes Jim Knight.

At 11.00 a.m. the field of 495 runners from 18 clubs throughout Kent stood in silence to show their respect for those who have died in war. Fittingly seven World War 2 planes flew overhead – hurricanes and spitfires from the Biggin Hill flypast – creating an emotional atmosphere on this very special day of remembrance.

The whistle blew, the sun came out, and the runners set off to tackle three laps of the park, made slow and muddy by the heavy overnight rain.

Sevenoaks AC had a team of 32 runners, but were missing star athletes David & Allan Lee, and Chris Desmond.

Dartford, once again fielded a strong team (28 from Dartford Harriers and a huge contingent of 60 from Dartford Road Runners)

Immediately the Dartford men went into the lead and dominated throughout the race, with Dartford Harriers taking the first 4 places. The winner was Sergiu Gaidvc in a very impressive time of 29.48 for the 5-mile course.

The Sevenoaks men’s team of Andy Nicoll (28th), Keith Dowson (34th), Andy Ashlee (48th), Lee Lintern (57th), James Beeston (58th ), Stephen Searby (64th) and James Wright (67th), finished in sixth position.

However the Sevenoaks ladies ran brilliantly to come 3rd and now lead the series. With Cath Linney in 6th position, Katie Wills in 14th and Heather Fitzmaurice in 20th, the team was only one point behind Paddock Wood (2nd) and two points behind winners Larkfield AC.SAC Women

In the first race of the series (2 weeks ago in Knole Park) the Sevenoaks ladies comfortably beat both of these team and go into the third race with a one point lead over Dartford Harriers.

The combined team lies in 3rd place behind the two Dartford teams.

The SAC runners were:

 

Ov Pos
 
Lg Pos
 
Runner
 
Age
 
Time
 
Club
 
Rating
29 28 Andy Nicoll 34 33:45 Sevenoaks AC 91.79
35 34 Keith Dowson 51 34:07 Sevenoaks AC 89.97
49 48 Andy Ashlee 45 34:52 Sevenoaks AC 85.71
59 57 Lee Lintern 34 35:34 Sevenoaks AC 82.98
60 58 James Beeston 43 35:35 Sevenoaks AC 82.67
67 64 Stephen Searby 51 35:54 Sevenoaks AC 80.85
70 67 James Wright 46 36:08 Sevenoaks AC 79.94
72 69 Daniel Witt 39 36:11 Sevenoaks AC 79.33
86 83 John O'Callaghan 30 36:44 Sevenoaks AC 75.08
116 6 Cath Linney 45 38:02 Sevenoaks AC 96.97
117 110 John Stevens 53 38:08 Sevenoaks AC 66.87
125 118 David Lobley 49 38:36 Sevenoaks AC 64.44
146 134 Ted Scott 55 39:10 Sevenoaks AC 59.57
155 143 John Denyer 66 39:26 Sevenoaks AC 56.84
166 14 Katie Wills 26 39:49 Sevenoaks AC 92.12
187 20 Heather Fitzmaurice 44 40:37 Sevenoaks AC 88.48
188 167 Andrew Rackham 41 40:37 Sevenoaks AC 49.54
193 172 Geoff Vine 67 40:48 Sevenoaks AC 48.02
209 183 Duncan Cochrane 57 41:15 Sevenoaks AC 44.68
219 30 Sally Mortleman 49 41:34 Sevenoaks AC 82.42
225 194 Geoff Kitchener 64 41:52 Sevenoaks AC 41.34
231 33 Glenda Goscomb 56 42:00 Sevenoaks AC 80.61
276 45 Nicki Thompson 38 43:33 Sevenoaks AC 73.33
292 240 Sam Bennett 41 44:06 Sevenoaks AC 27.36
305 252 Duncan Warwick-Champion 50 44:32 Sevenoaks AC 23.71
312 257 Martin White 47 44:47 Sevenoaks AC 22.19
326 62 Sarah Shewell 55 45:23 Sevenoaks AC 63.03
350 276 James Fitzmaurice 72 46:47 Sevenoaks AC 16.41
351 74 Jane Morgan 37 46:48 Sevenoaks AC 55.76
353 75 Clair Thornton 39 46:53 Sevenoaks AC 55.15
359 80 Ella Pyman 47 47:03 Sevenoaks AC 52.12
405 106 Anna Dabrwska 33 49:24 Sevenoaks AC 36.36
466 145 Sylvia Lewis 62 55:21 Sevenoaks AC 12.73

The full results are here. The next race of the series will be in Oxleas Woods, Eltham on November 23rd.

David Lobley pulls clear

David Lobley overtook Sylvia Lewis to win the November handicap and take a strong hold on the series with one race to go. Details are here.

Four SAC runners in group

There were 432 runners in the Knole race, with 39 from Sevenoaks AC.
The  Ladies team were magnificent for 2nd. The Men were 4th and combined we came 3rd out of 18.

Chris Desmond was 15th overall and 1st M50, closely followed by Keith Dowson for 3rd M50. James Graham was top M60.
 
Cath Linney (5th lady) was 2nd F45, Heather Fitzmaurice (6th lady) 2nd F40 and Pauline Dalton (22nd lady) 2nd F50.
 
Jim Fitzmaurice was 1st M70, John Denyer 2nd M65 and Geoff Vine 3rd M65.

Also great running by Hugh Brenan, Andy Nicoll, Stephen Searby, Sally Mortleman (16th lady) and John Davie.
 
The next race is on 9th Nov, 11am at New Barn Rd, Swanley.

Sevenoaks AC Team

The SAC results were as follows:

Ov Pos
 
Lg Pos
 
Runner
 
Age
 
Time
 
Club
 
Rating
16 15 Chris Desmond 51 35:05 Sevenoaks AC 95.02
32 31 Andy Nicoll 34 36:14 Sevenoaks AC 89.32
38 37 Keith Dowson 51 36:50 Sevenoaks AC 87.19
42 41 Hugh Brenan 37 37:01 Sevenoaks AC 85.77
50 49 Andrew Mead 45 37:25 Sevenoaks AC 82.92
58 57 Daniel Witt 39 37:55 Sevenoaks AC 80.07
59 58 Andrew Linney 47 37:58 Sevenoaks AC 79.72
76 73 Lee Lintern 34 38:42 Sevenoaks AC 74.38
83 80 Stephen Searby 51 39:05 Sevenoaks AC 71.89
86 83 Andy Ashlee 45 39:11 Sevenoaks AC 70.82
98 95 James Graham 61 39:33 Sevenoaks AC 66.55
100 97 John Davie 43 39:34 Sevenoaks AC 65.84
121 5 Cath Linney 45 40:55 Sevenoaks AC 97.30
124 117 Adam Leslie 43 40:59 Sevenoaks AC 58.72
125 118 David Lobley 49 41:05 Sevenoaks AC 58.36
126 6 Heather Fitzmaurice 44 41:05 Sevenoaks AC 96.62
148 136 John Denyer 66 41:51 Sevenoaks AC 51.96
167 151 James Baker 49 42:44 Sevenoaks AC 46.62
177 16 Sally Mortleman 48 43:06 Sevenoaks AC 89.86
183 163 Andy Evans 44 43:38 Sevenoaks AC 42.35
192 22 Pauline Dalton 50 43:50 Sevenoaks AC 85.81
209 178 Geoff Vine 67 44:22 Sevenoaks AC 37.01
217 184 Stuart Huntley 39 44:55 Sevenoaks AC 34.88
225 191 Duncan Cochrane 57 45:18 Sevenoaks AC 32.38
230 194 Geoff Kitchener 64 45:33 Sevenoaks AC 31.32
237 200 Fabrice Jaudi 43 45:53 Sevenoaks AC 29.18
241 38 Nicki Thompson 38 46:21 Sevenoaks AC 75.00
284 55 Debbie Munton 56 48:50 Sevenoaks AC 63.51
292 58 Happy Fisher 38 49:16 Sevenoaks AC 61.49
303 238 James Fitzmaurice 72 49:54 Sevenoaks AC 15.66
307 66 Clair Thornton 39 50:16 Sevenoaks AC 56.08
310 241 Martin White 47 50:24 Sevenoaks AC 14.59
326 75 Sarah Shewell 55 50:09 Sevenoaks AC 50.00
330 78 Ella Pyman 47 51:26 Sevenoaks AC 47.97
331 79 Carol   Beadle 50 51:27 Sevenoaks AC 47.30
340 85 Another 32 51:56 Sevenoaks AC 43.24
342 87 Julie Lobley 49 52:11 Sevenoaks AC 41.89
372 265 Hugh Shewell 25 55:16 Sevenoaks AC 6.05
413 134 Sylvia Lewis 62 1:01:59 Sevenoaks AC 10.14

The full results are here.

Clair and Jim

  1. Chris Wins M50 at Ashford
  2. Heather wins Sittingbourne 10
  3. Tonbridge Half 2014
  4. Dartford 10/Faversham 10k 2014

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