Sam Znetyniak chalked up her third successive win in the handicap series, taking the final event by nearly two minutes. But with only three scoring runs, Sam made no effect on the series placings.

Suzy Claridge had already won the series, but she finished on a high smashing her nineteen-year-old PB over the seven mile course. Suzy was third on the day, behind Jane Morgan, and second-fastest overall behind Andrew Mead.

Lucy Wilkes' fourth place in the race made sure of third in the series, while Simon Hallpike remained in second.

Now that the 2021 series is completed, the first race of the 2022 series is next up. It starts from the Sevenoaks School track at 08:30 on Sunday 9th January.

The full details are here.

The second race in the Kent Fitness League 2021/22 season took place in Eltham on Sunday Nov 28th, writes Jim Knight. 508 runners from 18 Kent Athletics Clubs tackled the hilly course through Oxleas Woods in bright sunny, but cold conditions.

After coming 2nd in the first race in Swanley on Nov 12th, Sevenoaks ladies ran even better in Eltham to win the race and now lead the series.

Star runner Andrea Berquez was 4th in Swanley but missed the second  race. However, Suzy Claridge (7th), Cath Linney ( 8th), Rebecca Pickard (9th) and Pauline Dalton (31st) all ran superbly in Eltham to clinch the team win from Petts Wood Runners.

In the men’s race, Allan Lee was 2nd in Swanley but missed Eltham through injury. However, James Mason led the team home in Eltham with an impressive 3rd place, followed by Andrew Hutchinson (23rd), Ed Saunders (28th), Michael Lockhead (44th), and Richard Alford Smith (48th). The other scoring members of the team were Andrew Mead, Jim Harness and Simon Hallpike.

17 year old Harvey Taylor put in another great performance to come 54th.

The men’s team placed 5th in Eltham and are 5th in the series, with the combined team also 5th in the series.

The SAC results were:

 The full results are here.

The next race in the series will take place in Betteshanger Park, Deal on Dec 12th.

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+).

There were three SAC runners at yesterday's 10k race at the Cyclopark in Gravesend, writes Dan Witt. Conditions were chilly, overcast and slightly blustery, but both Jamie Philip and Andrew Hutchinson put the conditions aside and registered great PBs.  

Jamie was also awarded a third place medal for his efforts in the M40 category. It's not often that these races take place so locally and as a result there were many strong efforts from the local clubs.

My result was slightly slower than expected as I thought that my first sub 40 minute 10k since 2017 may have been possible but in the end I was relatively happy with my time.

It's not a flat course as it's either up or down for the majority of the tarmac circuit, of which there were 4 laps required for the 10k distance.

The Sevenoaks AC results were as follows:

 The full results are here. Team and category results are here.

Sam Znetyniak won the November handicap ahead of Suzy Claridge, but Suzy clinched the series trophy at the race on 21st November.

Suzy's time was a personal best for the course and she was the fastest woman on the day. Andrew Mead was the fastest overall.

Lucy Wilkes' fourth place in the race lifts her a point clear of Dan Witt and Bridgit Weekes to third in the series. Simon Hallpike remains in second.

Although Suzy has secured the trophy, the minor placings are still up for grabs in the final race starting from the Sevenoaks School track at 08:30 on Sunday 5th December.

The full details are here.