Half a dozen Sevenoaks AC runners braved the heat at the Dartford Half Marathon on 14 July, led by Gabe Morris as follows:
| Pos | Num | Gun | Chip | Name | Sex | Cat | Club | Rank |
| 24 | 365 | 01:31:09 | 01:30:53 | GABRIEL MORRIS | M | SM | SEVENOAKS AC | 1 |
| 80 | 122 | 01:43:06 | 01:42:40 | JOE PARSONS | M | SM | SEVENOAKS AC | 2 |
| 186 | 242 | 01:56:20 | 01:55:09 | SCOT HAGGARTY | M | MV40 | SEVENOAKS AC | 3 |
| 384 | 282 | 02:23:01 | 02:22:11 | LYNETTE VAN DER BERG | F | SF | SEVENOAKS AC | 4 |
| 396 | 357 | 02:25:41 | 02:24:52 | SYLVIA LEWIS | F | FV55 | SEVENOAKS AC | 5 |
| 436 | 241 | 02:53:56 | 02:52:44 | MARYANNE AITKEN | F | FV45 | SEVENOAKS AC | 6 |
The full results are here.
And Clair Thornton was our only runner at the Romney Marsh 10k on the same day, finishing 121st in 57:28. Full results are here.
Mike Fanning overtook Jim Grant in the last 450 metres to win the July handicap in an age-graded record. Details are here.
Two Sevenoaks AC runners were spotted running in the Highway 10k on 7th July, as follows:
|
Pos |
Gun Time |
Name |
Team / Club |
Sex |
Age Group |
Chip Num |
Chip Time |
Pos by Chip Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18 |
44:08 |
Daniel WITT |
SEVENOAKS AC |
M |
Senior |
96 |
44:02 |
18 |
|
49 |
54:25 |
Happy FISHER |
SEVENOAKS AC |
Fem |
v35 |
22 |
54:14 |
48 |
Full results here.
But another five, led by Chris Desmond, braved the hot conditions at the Bewl 15 on the same day. Their results were as follows:
| Pos | Chip Time | Gun Time | Name | Club | Sex | Cat | Num |
| 65 | 01:56:48 | 01:56:53 | Chris DESMOND | SEVENOAKS AC | M | v50 | 385 |
| 69 | 01:57:32 | 01:57:32 | Andy ASHLEE | SEVENOAKS AC | M | v40 | 756 |
| 112 | 02:02:44 | 02:02:48 | Marc THATCHER | SEVENOAKS AC | M | v40 | 490 |
| 283 | 02:21:59 | 02:22:07 | Sally SHEWELL | SEVENOAKS AC | Fem | v50 | 308 |
| 453 | 02:39:19 | 02:40:34 | Ursula FIELD-WERNERS | SEVENOAKS AC | Fem | v45 | 39 |
Full results are here.
Some fine SAC performances were missed in June races....
Orpington 10k - 30 June
Cath Linney won the women's race at the Orpington 10k and was joined by three other SAC runners as follows:
| Pos | Gun Time | Name | Team / Club | Sex | Age | Num | Chip Time | Chip Pos |
| 24 | 44:37:00 | Catherine LINNEY | 7 OAKS AC | Fem | v35 | 74 | 44:34:00 | 24 |
| 26 | 44:42:00 | Stuart THOMPSON | SEVENOAKS AC | M | Senior | 183 | 44:38:00 | 26 |
| 73 | 50:02:00 | Simon BISHOP | SEVENOAKS AC | M | v40 | 274 | 49:43:00 | 71 |
| 191 | 01:01:35 | Jenny AUSTIN | SEVENOAKS AC | Fem | v35 | 204 | 01:01:12 | 190 |
Full results here.
Another of SAC's XC stars, Pauline Dalton, was 1st W45 at the last Serpentine Last Friday 5k. Pauline led a team of three SAC runners as follows:
| Pos | Name | Time | Cat | Club | Grade | Pace |
| 87 | Pauline Dalton | 20:55 | FV45 | Sevenoaks AC | 78.20% | 06:44 |
| 108 | Duncan Warwick-Champion | 21:36 | V45 | Sevenoaks AC | 67.70% | 06:57 |
| 167 | Kim Pegg | 24:48 | SL | Sevenoaks AC | 59.70% | 07:59 |
Full results here.
Finally, Richard Pitcairn-Knowles won the M80 race at the Veterans AC 5 mile road championships at Battersea Park, coming 24th overall:
24 Rich Pitcairn-Knowles(S¹oak) 80 1 56:50
Full results here.