Thanks to all that came to Leeds to run and support at this years National Cross Country. I hope you all have recovered now, especially those of you who got back to your hotel early hours of Sunday morning!

Showing that his medal in the AAA Indoors last week was no fluke Matt Burton, representing Loughborough University, improved on his new Club Record by demolishing the field and winning with a jump of 7.

Thanks to all 9 people who took part in the County Senior mens race on a freezing cold day in Detling and secured us a team bronze medal in the 6 to score event. The team was led home by James Connor in 4th, who had to battle the last lap to hold off Ben Wiffen of Tonbridge (Ladywell based) who had a storming run.

Well done to all finishers at this years Sidcup 10 mile road race held on Sunday. It was an excellent turnout in 2010 with 389 finishers. Victoria Park's Paul Martelliti won the race in the fastest time seen for quite a few years of 49:15.

Again another demolition job as we took the rest of the opposition apart, if not quite as completely as the last match. None the less with all our 10 scorers in the top 20 and with 6 in the top 7 we showed that we are way above this level of competition – any of our first 3 home would have won the Div 3 race that was combined with our Div 4 race.

Here are the provisional Assembly League fixtures for the 2010 season. This is the 35th season in which the League has taken place. We will be visiting the familiar race venues with two visits to the fast and completely flat course at the Dome - although as building work in the area continues this course will remain under review.

Club Record Alert !! The 2010 indoor season is in full swing with South of England champs and London Games producing an excellent times from Kent AC athletes. The star so far is Matthew Burton who at The London Games jumped 3 pb's and recorded a massive long jump of 7,63pb (CLUB RECORD).

Despite the 5 week break from racing, due to cancelled races, Kent AC maintained their great progress this year on the Cross Country front. At the traditional home of Cross country, Hampstead's Parliament Hill, we matched our best ever performance in the 'Southern ' with a string of fine runs to finish 5th team in this top level event .

The resheduled Kent County champs is coming up soon - Sat 13th Feb @ Detling showground. This is a great chance for the club to build on that 5th place in the South of England last weekend. This is an event we should be strongly contesting in the 6 to score and the 12 to score events! The likes of Medway, Tonbridge and Blackheath will be our main challengers, however, if people do not show then the team will go home empty handed!

If you decided to forego this race in favour of Christmas shopping you missed a treat. Wimbledon Common had never looked so beautiful: all clad in winter frosting, spread out under a rosy, low December sun hanging in a clear blue sky.