Seven SAC runners attended the East Peckham 10k on 28th July and despite searing heat and late course changes adding an extra half kilometre to the distance, there were some excellent results.
Ed Saunders led the Sevenoaks runners home in under forty minutes in 19th place, while Anton Mauve was second M55, Sarah Philpott fourth W45, Sally Shewell second W65, Simon Hallpike second M70 and Lionel Stielow 3rd M75.
The SAC results were:
The full results are here.
Chris Desmond won the August handicap (on 21st July), from Simon Hallpike and James Baker.
James was the fastest on the day with fourth-placed Sam Znetyniak the fastest woman.
After eight races, Andrew Mead continues to lead the series ahead of Simon Rowe, with Simon Hallpike getting closer on points in third place.
The next race, over five miles, starts from the track at 08:30 on Sunday 8th September and all are welcome.
The details are here.
Eighteen SAC runners contested the annual SAC Mile Races on 18th July organised by John Denyer with timing and recording help from Andrew Mead and Graham Dwyer. In excellent conditions, six performances merited entry into the Club Best listings and of these five went to the top of the age listings - some by a significant margin.
The performances in the listings were: Liam McLaughlin 1st SM, Oloff Van Zyl 1st M55, Guillaume Nineven 2nd M35, Steve Hough 1st M50, Keith Dowson 2nd M60, John Denyer 1st M75, Lesley Knight 1st W70, Sylvia Lewis 2nd W70.
The full race results are here.
John Denyer won the July handicap race by three minutes fom Dan Witt with Chris Desmond third.
David Hale was the fastest runner overall and Sam Znetyniak was the fastest woman.
After seven races, Andrew Mead maintains a clear lead in the series ahead of Simon Rowe with Simon Hallpike moving up to third place but some way behind.
The next (August) race is this coming Sunday 21st July as the track is closed throughout August. It starts from the Sevenoaks School track at 08:30 and all are invited.
The details are here.