Big Half, BIG Sunday
KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
22nd August 2021
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RELAY RELAY FUN
This event is followed by the unrivalled National Road Relays at Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham on Saturday 9th October.
This is a top club event with competitions across age groups and genders, so please get involved if you’re free.
For men please contact /">James Bowler
For women please contact /">Katie Rowland
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VITALITY BIG HALF
Celebrations flowed well into Little Faith, where it was great to see everyone celebrating a fun morning. Special mention to Kent’s first finishers, Pete Lighting in 72:06 and Victoria Buck in 88:49.
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LADYWELL 10000 – ENTER NOW!
Dave Morgan and team are organising the return of the Ladywell 10000 for 5th September. There are still spaces available, but please do get in quick to avoid disappointment! Entry is only £13. Please sign up and pay your entry fee using this link
Provisional Timetable:
13:00: Sub 55mins
14:00: Sub 45mins
14:50: Sub 40mins
15:35: Sub 38mins
16:30: Sub 35mins
17:15: Sub 33mins
18:00: Sub 32mins
Please see additional upcoming race fixtures here.
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CROSS COUNTRY RELAYS
Blackheath and Bromley Harriers AC Will Bolton Memorial XC Relays 2021
Sarah Hanley, our cross country women’s captain, is keen to enter a women’s team at the upcoming Will Bolton Memorial XC Relay on Saturday 18th September. It is a great opportunity to reintroduce, or introduce, yourself to XC before the upcoming season begins.
Teams are made up of four runners, on a 4km course which has been described as a “fast and furious undulating cross-country course”. Please see here for more information. To enter please contact Sarah Hanley.
There will also be a junior team entered. Please see the junior team section for more details!
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JUNIORS UPDATE
Please see John’s detailed update here, full of some great opportunities!
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WELCOME HOME, ALEX
Please see this wonderful video from Paul Crompton that encapsulates Alex’s return to the Ladywell Arena so brilliantly on 12th August 2021.
ALEX YEE AT KENT AC
It was a fantastic evening and great to see Alex so involved in inspiring the next generation of Kent AC talent.
Also, special mention to Alex who competed in Edmonton, Canada in the World Triathlon Series finale last night (available to see here).
Alex came back from a difficult swim to run the fastest running leg by 40 seconds and secure a fab 11th place finish and in doing so, his place on the World Triathlon Series podium. Great stuff Alex!
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WE NEED OFFICIALS!
The club needs more officials! The great news is that you can start the journey from home by entering an EA Level 1 course below!
Track: Thursday 16/9 evening
Starter: Saturday 18/9 day
Field in two parts: Monday 20/9 & Tue 21/9 evening
Field: Wednesday 29/9 day
Starter: Monday 11/10 evening
Field in two parts Wednesday 13/10 and Thursday 14/10 eve
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TEARING UP THE TRACK
Great to see Max Harbord set a new 100m PB of 11.07 at Lee Valley during the week.
Max has been great at turning out in the SAL fixtures so far this year, so it’s great to see hard work rewarded.
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TRACK PASS LINKS
To make life easier for parents/guardians we are adding a 2021 track pass option. One single payment for the remainder of the year is now available.
Please purchase your Ladywell 2021 or August £5 junior monthly track pass in advance here. When purchasing the track pass can parents/guardians please enter the athletes name when completing the transaction.
Please see a helpful FAQs guide here
Registering for a session
Group spreadsheets to register for sessions (links for payment this month and FAQs also here):
Men’s A Group
Men’s B Group
Women’s Group (PB/EB)
C Group
Juno Group
Hassan Group
Volunteering opportunities
We are always looking for more gate volunteers to share the load. Shifts are now 5:35-6:50pm and 6:30-7:45pm. Please contact Heather if you’re free to volunteer and to find out which slots are available.
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NEW MEMBERS
William Linton
Ralph Weir
Rob Sesemann
Tad Thorburn
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