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Spring in full swing
<<First Name>>, Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 24/04/22<!–
KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
24 April 2022
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MEDAL SUNDAY
Three more Kent AC men flew the flag with some style at Wrexham Marathon on Sunday 25 April:
John Gilbert crossed the line in third place in 2:20:55
Russell Bentley came in fourth in 2:22:35
Jonathan Radcliffe came through in 2:52:57
Further south, Buckinghamshire’s Dorney marathon took place on the same day, and Thomas Thain ran an impressive 2:49:13
Meanwhile, down in Southampton Chris McGurk set a new marathon course record, running an unprecedented (in these parts at least) 2:30:17.
Congratulations to all the runners: recover well.
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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DATES
See below for the dates of the races selected for this year (note – these races have been picked to try and not clash with any other races that the club participates in):
5km – Assembly League, Beckenham Place Park – Thurs 5th May
10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
We are also looking for volunteers to help organise our track club championship races throughout the summer, so if that is something you’d like to get involved with please message
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BIG HALF FOR A TENNER!
Limited Places Available – The Vitality Big Half –Sunday, 4 September 2022-£10/place
(Questions to Ted directly )
The Vitality Big Half is scheduled to return for its 5th year running in 2022 on Sunday, 4 September 2022.
We’ve been allocated Community places for our club which will be distributed to our club members* only.
Places will be allocated through a ballot. The Ballot deadline is Saturday 7th May after which the ballot will be closed. No exceptions. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 10th May. The remaining names will be placed on a waiting list.
Below is the link for you to register your interest in a place. Ted will then send the registration link when you will have 7 days to claim your place and pay. There is a registration fee of £10 per entry that is payable directly by the athlete to the organisers through their system.
We are limited to 50 places which will be given to the next person on the waiting list if you don’t claim your place within the 7 day period. Please note:
A £10 Community place entry fee will be paid directly by you to the Big Half Organisers within 7 days of receiving the entry link
The place will be handed onto others if you miss the 7 day deadline
Applications are non refundable
Places are non transferable
These are not championship places
No special negotiations for late comers
Non club members will be invited if we don’t fill the quota so please grab your place now ….don’t miss out!
Please register your interest in the following link:
Kent AC Big Half Community Places 2022
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RACE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Club Parkrun dates
April 30 – Beckenham Place Parkrun (see above, who could resist running here? ) This will be a bit of a recce before the 1st Assembly league)
May 14 – Sutcliffe Park Parkrun
Bromley Midsummer 10k
Wednesday 22 June at 7.15pm
Post race drinks – venue TBC
https://kentlondonathletics.com/bromley-midsummer-10k
Southern Athletics League (SAL)
May 22 Carshalton
June 12 Battersea park
July 16 tbc
August 13 tbc
September 10 Reserve date
This season the traditional scoring system returns and promotion and relegation are back and we should certainly be competing to elevate our status. We will be competing for this honour against the Herne Hill Harriers, London City AC, St Mary’s Richmond and Sutton and District. The secret to getting promotion is to fill as many events as possible.
We also need people to be officials and volunteer to help facilitate the events. No experience is needed for this but those with experience are extra valuable.
Assembly League
First Thursday of the month, starting in May at Beckenham (5km) and Victoria Park (3.5 miles) being the other venue.
May 5 Beckenham
June 9 Victoria Park (to avoid bank hol)
July 7 Beckenham
August 4 Victoria Park
Club Championships – Road Races
5km – Assembly League, Beckenham Place Park – Thurs 5th May
10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
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NEW MEMBERS
Jack Lennard
Binod Thapa
Jack Foster
Stephen Jones
Matthew Thomas
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CLUB KIT SHOP
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access!
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WIN A TRACK PASS
To be added to the rota simply email Jacqueline/Simon at ( /
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We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month.
The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month.
Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative)
The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year
allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer
annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass.
Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 20:45
Thursday 18:30 – 20:30
Sunday 09:00 – 11:30
Please note that individuals are permitted to do their own sessions during club opening times, but coached group sessions continue to take priority.
Please purchase your £5 junior monthly track pass in advance here. When purchasing the track pass can parents/guardians please enter the athlete’s name when completing the transaction
Please see a helpful FAQs guide here
Group spreadsheets to register for sessions (links for payment this month and FAQs also here):
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