Six SAC runners tackled the Tonbridge Half and 10k on 5th October with brilliant results.
David Ives won the 10k and Ed Saunders led the SAC Half runners home in tenth place, with all six runners either first or second in their categories:
Half:
| Gun | Chip | Bib | Name | Gun | Chip | Cat | PCat | Gen | PGen | Club |
| 10 | 13 | 2125 | Edmund Saunders | 01:22:30 | 01:22:12 | V40 | 2 | Male | 10 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 23 | 28 | 2482 | Keith Dowson | 01:26:02 | 01:25:58 | V60 | 1 | Male | 24 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 356 | 387 | 1484 | Simon Hallpike | 01:51:06 | 01:50:53 | V70 | 1 | Male | 329 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 734 | 775 | 1578 | Sarah Shewell | 02:10:22 | 02:09:29 | V65 | 2 | Female | 206 | Sevenoaks AC |
10k:
| Gun | Chip | Bib | Name | Gun | Chip | Cat | Pcat | Gen | Pgen | Club |
| 1 | 1 | 200 | David Ives | 00:36:24 | 00:36:23 | V45 | 1 | M | 1 | Sevenoaks AC |
| 272 | 288 | 201 | Lionel Stielow | 01:04:42 | 01:04:36 | V75 | 1 | M | 171 | Sevenoaks AC |
The full results are here. Event photos are here.
Si
Six SAC runners took part in the Vitality London 10k and recorded some impressive times in the capital, with Jake Mears (above) leading the SAC runners (see left) home in just over 34 minutes.
All the results from London are here.
At the same time, Yon Marsh was first M65 in his first half marathon at Folkestone:
The full results from Folkestone are here.
And there was a big medal haul for the club from the famously tough Eridge 10 near Tunbridge Wells.
Andrea Berquez (left) was the emphatic women's winner, while Keith Dowson was 1st M60, Sally Shewell was 1st W65 and Heather Fitzmaurice 2nd W55.
Photos from the Eridge 10 are here.
The full results from the race are here.
The SAC results were:
| Pos | Name | Bib | M/F | Team/club | Cat | Pos | Gun time | Chip time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |
Andrea Berquez |
212 | F |
Female Vet 35 |
1 | 01:20:08 | 01:20:08 | |
| 14 |
Keith Dowson |
94 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
Male Vet 60 |
1 | 01:21:04 | 01:21:04 |
| 34 |
Daniel Witt |
200 | M | Sevenoaks Ac |
Male Vet 50 |
5 | 01:28:34 | 01:28:34 |
| 49 |
Heather Fitzmaurice |
53 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
Female Vet 55 |
2 | 01:34:28 | 01:34:28 |
| 140 |
Sarah Shewell |
162 | F | Sevenoaks Ac |
Female Vet 65 |
1 | 01:58:14 | 01:58:14 |
Andrew Mead (above right) won the final monthly handicap race where a splendid turnout graced the historic occasion, writes Simon Hallpike.
Dan Witt was second and Maria Ashlee third, while the fourth and fifth placed runners took first and second in the series: Jon Maxim taking the series trophy with Heather Fitzmaurice runner-up.
Andrew was fastest on the day and Heather was fastest woman, while Chris Desmond, although unable to contest the race, held on to third in the series. All the details are here.
Thanks to Howard Dilley for timekeeping in all weathers over at least fifteen years, and to everyone who has assisted with or taken part in the event since I took it on in January 1990.
Heather Fitzmaurice won the August handicap ahead of Jon Maxim and Simon Hallpike.
Heather beat her handicap by over a minute with her best run over the seven-mile course for ten years while Jon set a new PB for the course.
With just the final race to go in the final series, Jon still leads but by just one point from Heather, with Chris Desmond another point behind in third.
The final (ever) race starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 7th September and all are welcome.
All the details are here.