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KFL 2022/23 Match 6 - Blean Woods

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The team captains called for a big turnout for the penultimate match of the KFL 2022/23 season and the club responded with 29 recorded finishers at the event. With the race located deep in Canterbury Harriers' territory at Blean Woods, the SAC women needed to defeat the host club to regain top spot in the series, and they did so thanks to splendid performances from the whole squad.

Once again Bridgit Weekes was called upon to score for the team in the W55 category, and she was joined by fellow scorers Caroline Fenwick (W45), Andrea Berquez (W35) and Nicola Glover, while a further seven Sevenoaks women helped inflate the other teams' scores. The team finished second on the day behind Petts Wood, but with their close rivals Canterbury third, they now lead the series with just one race to go.

The SAC men also ran well to take fourth place with scorers Jeremy Winter, Darius Sarshar, William Palmer, Ed Saunders, Mike Lochead, James Mason, Javier Montoya Montero and Andrew Hutchinson, with the men's score contributing to second place for the combined team. After six of the seven matches, the combined team are third and the men are fourth.

The full SAC results were:

Ov Pos Lg Pos Bib Runner Age Time Club Score Rtg #
8 8 820 James Mason 39 30:29 Sevenoaks AC M1 97.42 19
22 22 842 Edmund Saunders 40 32:19 Sevenoaks AC V40:1 92.25 22
28 28 826 Javier Montoya Montero 35 32:45 Sevenoaks AC M2 90.04 4
31 31 816 Michael Lochead 42 33:02 Sevenoaks AC V40:2 88.93 22
33 33 841 Darius Sarshar 53 33:11 Sevenoaks AC V50:1 88.19 12
38 37 834 William Palmer 50 33:24 Sevenoaks AC V50:2 86.72 7
41 40 808 Andrew Hutchinson 43 33:32 Sevenoaks AC M3 85.61 20
43 2 784 Andrea Berquez 37 33:34 Sevenoaks AC V35 99.31 6
63 58 830 Sebastian Naughton 48 34:50 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 78.97 10
64 59 780 Richard Alford-Smith 46 34:57 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 78.60 14
78 71 1104 Shaun Mullen 46 35:36 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 74.17 11
79 72 824 Andrew Milne 40 35:45 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 73.80 36
86 78 829 James Nash 31 36:19 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 71.59 14
91 10 796 Caroline Fenwick 45 36:53 Sevenoaks AC V45 93.79 6
93 83 854 Daniel Witt 48 36:58 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 69.74 65
98 11 802 Nicola Glover 35 37:09 Sevenoaks AC F1 93.10 7
104 14 840 Hannah Sangan 28 37:25 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 91.03 5
127 22 791 Julia Davis 25 38:37 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 85.52 11
128 106 785 Simon Bishop 59 38:50 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 61.25 5
141 117 793 Graham Dwyer 50 39:36 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 57.20 20
148 27 815 Catherine Linney 53 39:49 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 82.07 42
149 28 801 Vanessa Gilmartin 47 39:52 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 81.38 27
178 40 833 Anna O'Donovan 22 40:58 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 73.10 3
184 42 851 Bridgit Weekes 64 41:36 Sevenoaks AC V55 71.72 20
188 145 853 Jeremy Winter 69 41:44 Sevenoaks AC V60 46.86 9
194 149 849 Anthony Waldron 55 42:09 Sevenoaks AC NS 45.39 33
262 70 843 Sarah Shewell 63 45:04 Sevenoaks AC NS 52.41 122
264 71 856 Samantha Znetyniak 47 45:17 Sevenoaks AC NS 51.72 13
300 212 789 Duncan Cochrane 65 48:00 Sevenoaks AC NS 22.14 41

The full results are here.

The final race of the series is at All Hallows on Sunday 12th February.

SAC Handicap January 2023

SamSam Znetyniak won the first club handicap race of 2023 ahead of Lucy Wilkes.

Sam was the only runner to beat her handicap over the five mile course.

Chris Desmond in third was the fastest on the day with guest Francesca Desmond the fastest woman and Lucy the fastest scoring woman.

The next race, over the seven mile course, is on Sunday 26th February at 08:30 from the track.

The details are here.

KFL 2022/23 Match 5 - Betteshanger Park

Team at Betteshanger

No fewer than 27 SAC runners made the trip to Deal for the fifth match of the Kent Fitness League 2022/23 season at Betteshanger Park on 15th January.

Both the women's and men's teams ran well with the women 2nd, men 3rd and the combined team 2nd.

Scorers for the women were Bridgit Weekes, Caroline Fenwick, Andrea Berquez and Suzy Claridge, while Jeremy Winter, William Palmer, Sean Leith, Andrew Hutchinson, Ed Saunders, James Mason, Javier Montoya Montero and Mike Lochead scored for the men.

The full Sevenoaks AC results were as follows:

Ov Pos Lg Pos Bib Runner Age Time Club Score Rtg #
8 8 820 James Mason 39 30:28 Sevenoaks AC M1 97.14 18
19 19 842 Edmund Saunders 40 32:04 Sevenoaks AC V40:1 92.65 21
25 25 826 Javier Montoya Montero 35 32:33 Sevenoaks AC M2 90.20 3
27 27 808 Andrew Hutchinson 43 32:41 Sevenoaks AC V40:2 89.39 19
30 30 816 Michael Lochead 42 33:03 Sevenoaks AC M3 88.16 21
40 39 834 William Palmer 50 34:16 Sevenoaks AC V50:1 84.49 6
49 2 784 Andrea Berquez 37 34:46 Sevenoaks AC V35 99.28 5
56 52 780 Richard Alford-Smith 46 35:14 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 79.18 13
63 58 830 Sebastian Naughton 48 35:45 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 76.73 9
68 62 813 Sean Leith 51 36:14 Sevenoaks AC V50:2 75.10 5
72 8 796 Caroline Fenwick 45 36:26 Sevenoaks AC V45 94.96 5
75 66 829 James Nash 31 36:40 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 73.47 13
83 72 824 Andrew Milne 40 37:13 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 71.02 35
102 13 788 Suzy Claridge 50 38:33 Sevenoaks AC F1 91.37 13
111 16 791 Julia Davis 25 38:47 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 89.21 10
115 96 823 Nicholas Mileham 42 38:54 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 61.22 3
129 24 815 Catherine Linney 53 39:35 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 83.45 41
134 110 793 Graham Dwyer 50 39:45 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 55.51 19
158 129 811 Leonard Lai King 43 40:51 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 47.76 9
172 141 794 Andrew Evans 52 41:49 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 42.86 52
177 34 801 Vanessa Gilmartin 47 42:05 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 76.26 26
184 38 851 Bridgit Weekes 64 42:40 Sevenoaks AC V55 73.38 19
188 149 853 Jeremy Winter 69 42:49 Sevenoaks AC V60 39.59 8
196 156 819 Jonathan Marsh 63 43:24 Sevenoaks AC NS 36.73 5
218 169 789 Duncan Cochrane 65 44:42 Sevenoaks AC NS 31.43 40
235 55 856 Samantha Znetyniak 47 45:39 Sevenoaks AC NS 61.15 12
265 68 843 Sarah Shewell 63 47:33 Sevenoaks AC NS 51.80 121

After five of the seven matches the women lie 2nd in the standings just narrowly behind Canterbury Harriers, with the men 5th and the combined team in 3rd place. The full results are here

The next race is at Blean Woods, Rough Common, Canterbury on 5th February.

KFL 2022/23 Match 4 - Minnis Bay

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Kent Fitness League – Race 4 – Minnis Bay. Jan 8th 2023.

The cross-country course at Minnis Bay is unique. Runners start at the end of Marine Parade and follow the coastal footpath towards Reculver Towers, writes Jim Knight. After 3 miles, they turn inland, across the fields, over the railway embankment and then they have to jump over five deep mud-filled dykes before returning to the embankment for the final two miles to the finish. The dykes get progressively deeper and wider. The first is jumpable, but the 3rd is virtually impossible to cross without falling into waist-deep mud. A real cross-country course – and this year it was wetter than ever.

25 Sevenoaks AC athletes joined the 474 runners taking part in the race. By the finish their pristine white SAC vests were various shades of grey and brown.

SAC’s Andrea Berquez had an outstanding run to win the women’s race and bring the team home in second place, just behind Canterbury Harriers.

The other scoring members of the SAC  women’s team were Caroline Fenwick (9th), Nicola Glover (15th) and Pauline Dalton  (30th).

After 4 races, the women’s team still leads the series.

In the men’s race, James Mason led the team home with an impressive 5th place overall , with the team in 6th place. The other scoring members were Ed Saunders (16 ), Michael Lockhead (30th), William Palmer (43rd), Andrew Monk (78th), Sebastian Naughton (81st)
Simon Bishop (110th), and Jeremy Winter (164th)

After 4 races, the men’s team is in 5th place, the women 1st, and the combined team 3rd.

The full SAC results were:

Ov Pos Lg Pos Bib Runner Age Time Club Score Rtg #
5 5 820 James Mason 39 37:25 Sevenoaks AC M1 98.62 17
16 16 842 Edmund Saunders 40 40:23 Sevenoaks AC V40:1 94.81 20
30 30 816 Michael Lochead 42 41:46 Sevenoaks AC V40:2 89.97 20
39 1 784 Andrea Berquez 37 42:34 Sevenoaks AC V35 100.00 4
45 43 834 William Palmer 50 42:50 Sevenoaks AC V50:1 85.47 5
84 78 825 Andrew Monk 46 45:27 Sevenoaks AC M2 73.36 4
89 81 830 Sebastian Naughton 48 46:00 Sevenoaks AC M3 72.32 8
90 82 799 Jimmy George 41 46:09 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 71.97 18
92 9 796 Caroline Fenwick 45 46:14 Sevenoaks AC V45 95.68 4
95 85 829 James Nash 31 46:23 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 70.93 12
113 15 802 Nicola Glover 35 47:47 Sevenoaks AC F1 92.43 6
125 110 785 Simon Bishop 59 48:38 Sevenoaks AC V50:2 62.28 4
144 20 791 Julia Davis 25 49:26 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 89.73 9
150 128 811 Leonard Lai King 43 49:34 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 56.06 8
159 136 844 Jatinder Soomal 40 49:55 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 53.29 16
160 24 815 Catherine Linney 53 50:00 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 87.57 40
173 30 790 Pauline Dalton 58 50:36 Sevenoaks AC V55 84.32 57
185 151 794 Andrew Evans 52 51:22 Sevenoaks AC NSBLS 48.10 51
201 164 853 Jeremy Winter 69 52:19 Sevenoaks AC V60 43.60 7
202 38 851 Bridgit Weekes 64 52:20 Sevenoaks AC NS 80.00 18
205 40 828 Katrina Murphy 34 52:33 Sevenoaks AC NS 78.92 3
210 167 818 Alan Male 53 52:56 Sevenoaks AC NS 42.56 3
214 46 833 Anna O'Donovan 22 53:18 Sevenoaks AC NS 75.68 2
241 52 801 Vanessa Gilmartin 47 55:00 Sevenoaks AC NS 72.43 25
278 214 789 Duncan Cochrane 65 57:05 Sevenoaks AC NS 26.30 39

 

The full results are here.

The next race is in Betteshanger Park, Deal on January 15th.

The Kent Fitness League is a series of cross-country races between the 18 registered Athletics Clubs in Kent. Any number of club members can compete, but 12 are needed to score in the team competition – 8 men (of whom one must be aged 60+, two must be 50+ and two 40+) and 4 women (of whom one must be aged 55+, one 45+ and one 35+).

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