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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
10 October 2021

RUN FOR PRESIDENT

Presidential Election coming up
Are you up to the job? Put your bobble hat into the ring.
The committee would love to hear from you if you fancy taking the helm. Contact Daniel Ansell if you would like to be considered, or join the team that keep Kent AC going. 

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 GET YOUR SPIKES ON

A reminder that the first Surrey League Cross Country race will take place on Saturday 16th October at Richmond Park for both men and women. If this October continues in a golden vein, you won’t even need spikes, a decent tread should do it. The Surrey League is always a fantastic event, welcoming all club runners.

First claim members who wish to run, please let the cross country captain know which dates you are available for.
Second claim members who wish to run for Kent in the league, must let the cross country captains know ahead of the first fixture. 
John Gilbert – Men’s XC captain
Sarah Hanley – Women’s XC captain

Upcoming fixtures for the diary: 
Saturday 16th October Surrey Cross Country League 1 Richmond Park
Saturday 13th November Surrey Cross Country League 2 Wimbledon Common
Sunday 21st November South of Thames Team Race Morden Park
Saturday 18th December South of Thames Championship Race Beckenham Place Park
Saturday 15th January Surrey Cross Country League 3 Mitcham Common
Saturday 19th February Surrey Cross Country League 4 Effingham Common 

For more information on the upcoming winter fixture season click here

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BACK AT SUTTON PARK

It was great to see National Road Running competition back in full force, with a highly competitive display at Sutton Park on Saturday afternoon. Aldershot, Farnham & District won both the Senior Men’s & Women’s competitions (smashing the men’s record in the process).

Kent AC was well-represented with the women finishing 29th (Sarah Hanley, Jen Berg, Teresa Murphy and Alexa Parker), whilst the Men’s A team finished in 25th (Ben Harding, Sean Fitzpatrick, Chris Busaileh, Owen Hind, Russell Bentley and Dan Pettitt). Our Men’s B team also managed a 52nd place finish out of 75 teams with Dame Dibaba, George Russell, Rob Laing, Rob Sesemann, Mark Hall and Anthony Johnson.

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ALL POWER (of 10) TO YOUR ELBOW

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BEANEY NEEDS YOU

Volunteers required
A polite reminder to our members that with our new track operating model we require two volunteers on Tuesday and Thursday evenings to check track passes. Volunteers have predominantly been from C group, therefore please could we ask for volunteers from other groups. 
Please contact Simon Allen and Jacqueline Armit to volunteer.
Thank you to all members who have volunteered already.

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WELLBEING – LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

As a club of with wide-ranging demographics, we felt that a gentle reminder to all of our members was needed to ensure you are having regular health checks and that these include prostate if you are male and over 50. Key signs can be any weight, appetite and bowel changes, new lumps and bumps or pains that don’t go away.

In the UK prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed every year in men. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed in their lifetime. Black men have higher rates (1 in 4) of having prostate cancer.

Bowel, Breast and Prostate cancer screening is available to those over 50 and cervical screening should be attended by all women regularly. 

For further information:

Macmillan Cancer Support https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/worried-about-cancer/screening
Prostate Cancer UK https://prostatecanceruk.org
https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/are-you-at-risk/black-men-and-prostate-cancer

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH

With Black History Month upon us, we thought it was an appropriate time to celebrate some of our finest athletes from over the years.

This week we start with the evergreen Jermaine Mays who first made an appearance in a Kent vest in around 1997, featuring in a promising under 15 team alongside James Connor. Jermaine showed early promise on the track over the middle distances, quickly breaking club age group records at 800m, 1500m and S/C… even managing a two year unbeaten streak during the early 2000s, earning himself England & GB call ups.

Mays has had considerable success in middle distances, running sub-1:50 and sub-3:40 for 800 & 1500, but it was steeplechase where he was best known, running in the European Championships back in 2006 and setting his 8:30 PB the year after. In more recent years, Jermaine has made a name himself as a voice on ‘Let’s Get Running’ and is probably still the fastest bus driver in London.

Jermaine (57) with James Connor (56)
To read more on Kent AC’s rich history make sure you check out the comprehensive area on the Kent AC website

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MORE SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES


Among the eye-catching costumed runners in last week’s London Marathon pranced this brace of Flying Peacocks (see above): Wayne Flanagan, a Kent AC runner, to be precise, and his partner Clare Nash. Behind the feather trim there was a serious fundraising mission.  Their baby, Jade, died when she was just 10 days old, nine months ago. They channelled their grief into fundraising for the wellbeing of the medical and support staff of Lewisham and Evelina hospitals, and Demelza Hospice Care, who helped the family through those all-too short days with Jade. Wayne ran four marathons in 21 days, and Clare and he ran the London together. So far their campaign has raised £42,901.03. You can donate here
Another extraordinary run, which we omitted to include last week, was that of Tom Marshall, whose 2:39:39 certainly deserves a special, bold mention right here.
Yesterday (Saturday 9 October), we fielded a very strong women’s team in the National 6 Stage Road Relays at Sutton Coldfield. The weather was glorious and so were some of those times: Alexa, Amelia and Abbie all ran sub-16 minute 5ks. Absolutely brilliant.
If we’re talking runs not races we can include our complete domination of our many local parkruns yesterday. Will Pitt was first chap at Hillyfields, Peter Lighting first at Crystal Palace, with Che Compton second, Jon Tipper was second in Dulwich, Craig Phillips was first in Chester and Jake Herrera first in Burgess Park.
Finally, all power to Pawel, who ran a virtual Royal Parks from his current location, Los Angeles. I t wasn’t a PB, but his efforts did raise money for Farm Africa.   

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JUNIOR NEWS

We are pleased to announce that Hassan Davis has kindly volunteered to lead the junior coaching squad.
He is an experienced athletics coach, primary school PE teacher and past competitive athlete who has represented Kent AC on many occasions.
Building & developing the junior section of the club is something he is very passionate about. 
The coordination of our coaching activities will allow us to grow the junior section of the club in a planned and structured manner.

 
Virgin London Mini Marathon Results

U13 Girls
195 entrants:
Elena Oliphant 12th : 9:13
Alice Hales 115th : 11:05
Alexandra Walker 181st : 13:11

U15 Girls
225 entrants:
Abigail Wrake 167th : 11:01
Rosie Ashton 208th : 12:43

U17 Girls
198 entrants:
Sophie Walker 172 : 11:54

U15 Boys
199 entrants:
Olly Buck 23rd  : 8:18
Charlie Cox 164th  : 10:10
Joseph Brewster 166th : 10:13

U17 Boys
191 entrants:
Theo Games 133rd : 9:12

Well done everyone! Some terrific results there; we hope you all had an enjoyable experience 

October Track Pass
A track pass is required to train at Ladywell Arena. GLL charge Kent AC to use the facilities. We share that cost, not at a profit. Junior members are charged £5  There is also a 2021 calendar pass available until 31s December for £14.
Please purchase track pass in advance here . When purchasing the track pass can parents/guardians please enter the athletes name when completing the transaction.
 

Safety in numbers

Now it’s getting dark in the evenings, please look out for other junior members who may be running/travelling to and from the track alone. We encourage all juniors and their parents/guardians to run with others where possible. If you run alone to and from the track and would like someone to run with, contact j  and we will try and find someone who runs your way!

Endurance/XC (Ian & Rowan) 18:30 – 19:30

Please register for the session here:
https://forms.gle/Kz41BvJDXqYhN2Wj8

Surrey Cross Country League – Division 1

If you intend to run in any of the 4 Surrey League XC races this season please email directly to juniors @kentac.org.uk with your name, DOB and England Athletics URN (if you don’t have one please register here https://membermojo.co.uk/kentac/store as soon as possible. The cost is £15)

Dates:

Saturday 16th October Surrey Cross Country League 1 Richmond Park
Saturday 13th November Surrey Cross Country League 2 Wimbledon Common
Saturday 15th January Surrey Cross Country League 3 Mitcham Common
Saturday 19th February Surrey Cross Country League 4 Effingham Common 

https://www.surreyleague.org

Juniors Start Times

U13 Girls 12:30
U15/U17  12:00
U13 Boys 14:00
U15/U17 Boys 14:30 

Sprint Training (Hassan) 18:30 – 20:00

Please register for the session here: https://forms.gle/aKHodpYFLh7tQD9Q9

 

OCTOBER TRACK PASS

The track at Ladywell remains open for club members during the following times:
Tuesday 17:45 – 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.
The track pass system remains in place, so please purchase your October track pass here

October Track Pass – Juniors
To make life easier for parents/guardians we have a 2021 track pass option. One single payment for the remainder of the year is now available.

Please purchase your Ladywell 2021 or October £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):

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NEW MEMBERS

Jason Lammie
Andrew Todd
Robleh Abdifinger
Richard Archer
James Rutherford
Jonathan Knight
Guy Barnett

Welcome!

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Kent AC Junior Taster Day

A LOCAL ATHLETIC AND RUNNING CLUB
FREE Junior Taster Day

Running  –  Jumping  –  Throwing

Interested in the world of athletics?

Come and join us on a taster day, £3 to cover track fee

Suitable for 11 – 17 years

Sunday 31st October 2021, 09:00 – 12:30

Ladywell Arena – SE6 4QX

All welcome – No prior experience necessary

SIgn up
Schedule (TBC)

KENT AC Junior Taster Day

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATON

Pre event registration opens Monday 11th October 2021.

Some important reminders regarding arrangements on the day

  • Arrival times: Gates open @ 09:00. The event starts at 09:00 and ends at 12:30, Sunday 31st October 2021
  • £3 track pass payable
  • Please adhere to social distancing advice.
  • Face Masks: please wear a face mask until you go to your event area. On entry to the track, all athletes will go to the registration desk, receive a briefing, and then escorted to their respective event area by the allocated coaches and assistants.
  • Hand hygiene: all those entering the arena are requested to sanitise their hands upon entry.
  • Refreshments: there will NOT be any food/drink available for purchase but there will be access to free bottled drinking water: please come suitably prepared, especially if the forecast is for a hot day.
  • Toilets: access to the indoor toilets will be controlled by the Track staff, who may require that a face covering is worn inside the building. Please bring your own face covering.
  • Departure: athletes and their parents/ carers must leave the venue promptly after the event finishes. Please follow the instructions. We look forward to welcoming you to Ladywell Arena.

Should you have any questions please email: welcome@kentac.org.uk

Future events
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

4 April 2021

 

 

 

 

HAPPY EASTER

 

Yes, it’s a resurrection special newsletter this week, as everyone chews on their chocolate and ponders the knotty issue of getting race fit again. Finally we can dust off our race diaries and think about training for Covid-secure race meets  that have been postponed and reinstated with monotonous regularity over the past year. 
The return to Ladywell Arena for training last Tuesday was a joy to behold. All the coaches and volunteers ensured that Kent AC’s triumphant return was a great success. Thanks to everyone who made it possible. Everyone who took part said how delighted they were to be training again and how brilliant the atmosphere was that warm spring evening. With any luck the much-trumpeted ‘Arctic Blast’ we’re predicted for the week ahead will give us wings as we take to the track again this Tuesday. 

There have been some race meets already. The Comeback 5000 at Battersea Park on Wednesday saw some scorching 5K times from Kent AC folk:

Anthony Johnson 14:42 PB

Dan Pettitt 15:47

Barny Day 16:12

Ben Cook 16:15

Ian Ellwood 17:34

Alexa Parker 18:02 PB

 

Well done those runners!

 

 

 

 

 

REMINDER – KENT AC SUBS

 

Have you paid yours? 
Membership renewal reminders have been sent out as usual in the hope that training and competition can return to some form of normality this year. Should this not prove to be the case then the committee will come to a collective decision on what action to take with regards to club subscriptions for the 2022/23 year.
When you pay your subscription, you’re also offered England Athletics Affiliation for a further £15.

 

 

 

 

BACK WHERE WE BELONG

 

We’re back on track!

 

•      And it feels great. It’s worth bearing in mind, though, that  Tuesday training sessions require a lot of organisation , so volunteers to help with checking that people have signed up and are aware of Covid restrictions are always welcome. Contact Heather, the excellent volunteer organiser, via the website.

Up and coming athletes required
 The club is hosting a Junior Taster Saturday event on 22nd May at Ladywell Arena for 11–17-year-olds., tell your young friends and relatives

Get into the track pass habit
No training unless you’ve signed up to the track pass. You can pay for a month or a year. Here’s how:
1) Make sure your membership has been renewed as you must be a paid up member to use the track
2) Purchase your monthly track pass in advance of the session here 
3) Sign up to the appropriate group and session using the links below, for more information about training groups see here
4) Upon arrival before your session, please show your Kent AC membership app, or a print out, at the gate

 

Please see a helpful FAQs guide here

Group spreadsheets to register for sessions (links for payment this month and FAQs within):

Men’s A group 

Men’s B Group

Women’s Group (PB/EB)

C Group

Juno Group

Despite the above being very track-focused, we will be expanding our offering to properly cater for our field athletes. So stay tuned for more info very soon.  

A  note from the committee: ‘A big thank you to all members who’ve been renewing their membership and buying the track passes. It all really supports the club and has helped make the entry/exit process of Ladywell arena very slick and all the early purchase help reduce the admin burden on the volunteer effort.’

 

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UPCOMING FIXTURES 

 

Kent AC Summer Racing Calendar 
Here’s the link to the latest fixture list – everyone in the club can add races they come across to the list and we encourage you to do so!

 

You can find the doc here 

Wimbledon 5k Relays
Ben Noad is organising a follow up Wimbledon 5k relays in the same format as the event last October. Katie Rowland will be arranging the women’s team for this and James Bowler the men’s teams. This will be on Sunday 12 April. Ben is also organising a couple of fast road 5k races at Battersea Park on 7 May and 28 May, more details to follow, but please contact either James or Katie to express an interest in competing in the Wimbledon team event. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRIZE DRAW 

 

This month’s club draw winner is Jim Allchin with the bonus ball being number 5

 

KENTversation

If you didn’t get round to listening to the most recent podcast, and need some inspiration for the upcoming summer season, check it out: it sets out everything to look forward to over the coming months. Listen in and to previous episodes on Spotify here.
 

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 11th October 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 11th October 2020


Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 11th October 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

11th October, 2020

 RESULTS 
Cross Country in Beckenham
Secret Cross Country started at Beckenham Place Park after a very wet course trial last week. A full report of the races is now available on the club website.
Thanks to Rowan, and Jonathan Tipper for marking out the course. Races will be weekly going forward so if you want to take part please email /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan.

RunThrough Olympic Park 5k/10k
At Olympic Park on Saturday morning, Rob Laing ran 34.11, Stuart Beaney in his first race since January ran 36.31, and Georgina Wiley ran an impressive 37.01, over the rolling course.

London Hurdles and Middle Distance Open
Kent AC had representives across the events in Bromley on Sunday afternoon:
800m:
John Barron 2.42.76

1500m:
Alexa Parker 4.43.84
Claire Elms 4.58.23

3000m
Joe Hartley 9.13.73

 FIXTURES 
In addition to weekly club cross country races at Beckenham, there are some road races available on runbritain.

Gravesend Floodlit 10k and 5k Series
A series of races held throughout the winter at Gravesend Cyclopark organised by Nice Work.

RunThrough Events
Some races organised by RunThrough are taking place. Take a look here.

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
Tuesday’s session is 5x800m with 400m jog recovery. Prior to arrival please don’t forget to complete the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here. 
Safety details here. Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group Training
This week’s sees the return of the B-Group favourite, Hilly Fields Fartlek. Stuart Beaney for will post more details in the What’s App group. If you’re not part of the group and would like to join, please reply to this email.

B-Group women
Training continues with Pete Boxshall and Ellie Brown on Tuesday nights meeting at 7.10pm. If interested, please contact Pete or Ellie for more information.  

A-group training
The A-group continue with Fartlek fun around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

 KENTversation 
There is no podcast this week, but you can listen to previous episodes on Spotify now.

 OTHER NEWS 
Welcome back to Jane Higgs who has rejoined the club as a member.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 4th October 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 4th October 2020


Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 4th October 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

4th October, 2020

 RESULTS 
Club Champs
The final night of Club Champs action saw some close competition with the youngsters taking to the fore in the 800m as Joseph Yee sealed the win in 2:04 just ahead of Lucas Zurdo in 2:05 with Stanley Forman taking third in 2:08. Victoria Stepanova took the women’s crown in 2:28 with Vic Buck finishing in 2:39 just ahead of Dee O’Brien.
In the short stuff, Louis Wampler showed his fine sprinting style to take the win in 11.4 ahead of some good competition in Leslie Lartey (11.8) and Dan Eliassen (12.5). Dee O’Brien took another club title in the women’s 100m in 16.5 with Heather Castle and Miki Jablkowska filling the podium places.

See Ben Cook’s email for full results. Many thanks to all the volunteers for getting some races going! 

Dorney Lake Marathon
At the same time as the elites were looping around St. James’ Park in wet and windy weather, three Kent runners, desperate for a marathon themselves, were looping around Dorney Lake. First home was Ben Cook in a big PB of 2:36:01 with David Mohring (2:38:43) not far behind with Jonathan Beatty completing the trio of PBs in 2:44:30 in far from ideal conditions, so well done guys!

Virtual London Marathon
Plenty of Kent action with runners pounding the streets to tick off the Virtual ’40th Race’. Technical mishaps with the apps and logging runs mean that not all runs will appear by this week’s publication deadline, however well done to the following who have successfully logged their run so far!
Thomas Thain – 2:48:21
Neil Phillips – 2:56:33
Tim Copley – 2:59:44
Thomas Ballard – 3:06:39
Matt Hall – 3:11:57
Lee Buchanan – 3:18:14
Len Reilly – 3:20:17
Chris Schofield – 3:22:40
Cath Stibbs – 3:24:32
Adam Paterson – 3:29:27
Ali Farrall – 3:34:52
Amanda Nio – 3:50:18
Miki Jablkowska – 5:01:08


Cath Stibbs finishing her Virtual London Marathon

Herne Hill Harriers Open
Will Pitt made use of the end of season track meeting to register a new 800m PB of 2:14.96!

Olympic Park 10k
Paul Crompton was the only Kent runner in Saturday’s race finishing the 10km in 42:49.

Bassingham Bash 5 miles
A fine run from Sean Fitzpatrick in last week’s race saw him set an impressive new 5 mile PB of 25:15 for 10th place overall.

 FIXTURES 
With races now getting cancelled left, right and centre and a cross country season (as we know it) looking unlikely, those eager to race may find the below links useful.
Additional road races can be found through runbritain.

Gravesend Floodlit 10k and 5k Series
A series of races held throughout the winter at Gravesend Cyclopark organised by Nice Work.

RunThrough Events
Although the Battersea races have now been cancelled, there remains several race options organised by RunThrough in venues such as the Olympic Park. Take a look here.

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
23 members attended last week’s session. Numbers are slowly growing each week.
This Tuesday is HILLS!
The session is 8 x 45 seconds uphill @ 3K pace. Jog back recovery.
Prior to arrival please don’t forget to complete the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here.
Safety details here.
Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group Training
Training continues with small groups in Greenwich Park for the rest of this month. Please contact Stuart Beaney for more details.

B-Group women
Training continues with Pete Boxshall and Ellie Brown on Tuesday nights meeting at 7.10pm. If interested, please contact Pete or Ellie for more information.  

A-group training
The A-group continue with Fartlek fun around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

 CLUB 250 
Club 250 winner for October is Brian Sanders – big congratulations to him!

 KENTversation 
This week’s podcast is a celebration of this year’s unconventional ‘London Marathon weekend’ – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 27th September 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 27th September 2020


Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 27th September 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

27th September, 2020

 NEWS 

EA update in response to the Government’s new restrictions: 
England Athletics released a statement in response to the new restrictions announced by the Government on Monday of this week. The statement confirmed that the new restrictions will have no impact on athletic club or group activity and all activity will be able to continue as before. 

 RESULTS 
Club Champs:
Thanks to everyone who took part in the most recent 800m & 100m Club Championships last Wednesday – full results will be released tomorrow by organiser supremo Ben Cook, but congratulations to our 800m club champs Joseph Yee and Victoria Stepanova.

Many thanks to all the volunteers across the three weeks for making the evenings possible! 

Folkestone Half Marathon:
 On a wet and windy morning on the Kent coast, many braved the conditions with great success. With the event taking place under COVID-secure conditions, small waves of runners started from 8am on an out-and-back seaside circuit, including an unwelcome steep cliff-top climb at about 12 miles in.
Despite the testing weather, the event was worth the early start with Kent runners taking the individual wins for men & women, with six men featuring in the top ten, making the event feel more like a Club Champs race. Our winners were Anthony Johnson and Georgina Wiley, both slightly outside their PBs but in far from favourable weather!
Anthony Johnson – 68:24 – 1st
Dave Morgan – 72:16
Ben Hope – 72:26
Dan Pettitt – 72:32 PB
George Russell – 72:32 PB
Ben Cook – 72:53
Rob Laing – 73:35
Barny Day – 73:53
Tomas Sloan – 77:12
Kieran Page – 81:59 PB
Jamie Stinson – 83:27
Georgina Wiley – 84:17 – 1st
David Venn – 86:51
Adrian Dracup – 91:06
Jeegna Patel-Jones – 1:51:19
Nicholas Walne – 1:54:43

MK5000 PB Special:
The second edition since races restarted saw two Kent runners make the journey up to Milton Keynes. In a good quality elite field Owen Hind ran 14:21 for 4th place in a race won by Australian International Ryan Gregson. Joe Hartley confirmed his good form with a slender road 5k PB of 15:35.

Wimbledon Track Open:
Jim Allchin & Neil Phillips continued their interest in 3000m racing with another race last Wednesday. Jim carried on his remarkable consistency, posting an 8:34 whilst Neil managed a solid 9:47.

Any results missed? Let us know!

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
This week’s session is a mouth-watering 4x 1 mile at 5k pace off 3 minutes recovery. Those joining should meet at the entrance to the track at 7pm on Tuesday night already warmed up. Before attending the session can everyone make sure they have filled in the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here.

Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group Training
Training continues with small groups in Greenwich Park for the rest of this month. Please contact Stuart Beaney for more details.

B-Group women
Training continues with Pete Boxshall and Ellie Brown on Tuesday nights meeting at 7.10pm. If interested, please contact Pete or Ellie for more information.  

A-group training
The A-group continue with Fartleks around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

 YOUR FEEDBACK 
After starting some new communication methods over the last couple of months including our newsletter and the KENTversation podcast, we need your feedback to help us understand how these are working for you. Please let us know your thoughts by completing our anonymous, short 5-minute survey here.
Feedback closes on Saturday 3rd October.

 KENTversation 
No podcast this week, however you can catch up on last week’s episode with Simon Allen, one of Kent AC’s volunteer coordinators and Jericho Road Project Director  – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 20th September 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 20th September 2020


Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 20th September 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

20th September, 2020

 NEWS 

Lewisham to reopen leisure centres from October 
A phased reopening of Lewisham’s leisure centres and swimming pools will start from October 2020.

It is anticipated four leisure centres will open in the coming weeks starting with Glassmill, Forest Hill pool and Ladywell Arena in October and Wavelengths in November. Reopening dates will be announced early October. GLL is in the process of undertaking an assessment of centres and the committee have been in contact with them to discuss our requirements.

Club Champs
The last round of Club Champs will be held this Wednesday with both 100m and 800m distance races being held over the evening. Further details for participants racing this week will be sent out by Ben Cook and Rob Laing separately.

A big thank you to both Ben and Rob for organising the championships over the last three weeks and to all the volunteers from the club who have made the events possible helping out with the organisaton and officiating. If you would like more information get in touch with race directors /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben and Rob.

 RESULTS 
Club Champs 3000m
Club races continued this week with 3000m and 400m action at Sutcliffe Park on Wednesday evening. The evening was another success and while results are not yet available on Power of 10 there seemed to be a large number of PBs recorded from the Strava results! 

Anthony Johnson was crowned men’s club champ with a time of 09:06.7, followed by Dave Morgan in 09:10.5 and George Russell in 09:17.4. A special mention to U20’s Joseph Yee front-running in the penultimate race in 09:21.2 and U17 Lucas Zurdo coming in second in 09:24.2. Both would have placed well in the last race. 

For the women, Alexa Parker captured first place in a 10.22.6 performance followed by Georgina Wiley in 10.26.7 and Victoria Stepanova in 10:53.7.

In the 400m the first race saw every runner go under 60 seconds, however, the race belonged to the young lads with Archie Harper just getting the better of Stanley Forman with 53.5 and 53.9 respectively to be crowned first and second in the champs. Louis Wampler led the second race to come third overall in the champs in a time of 54.3. Vic Buck became the female club 400m champion with Dee O’Brien in second. 

Many thanks to all the volunteers for making the evening possible! 

Night of the 1500 PBs
Last Tuesday night Belgrave Harriers hosted the night of the 1500m PBs at Battersea park. Kent was well represented with Owen Hind, Jim Allchin, Ben Harding and Dan Pettitt participating in a tactical ‘Soar Battle of South London (SW vs SE)’ race prior to the A races on the night. While they were unfortunately defeated by the SW Cottage team both Jim and Dan picked up 1500m PB’s for their efforts. Additionally, Ian Ellwood continued his run of PBs with a 04:23.1 in one of the previous races. 

RunThrough Olympic Park 10k and Kew Gardens 10k
It was a big week for both 10k’s and PBs with Tom Sloan running 33:42 at the RunThrough 10k in Olympic Park and Christopher Schofield running 37:19 at Kew Garden. Susie Fairbrass and Ivona Gongolva also ran strong times at Kew on what sounds like it was a hugely twisty (although beautiful!) course.  

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
This weeks session is 5 x 30 secs @ 1500 pace with 2 mins 30 secs recovery. Those joining should meet at the entrance to the track at 7pm on Tuesday night already warmed up. Before attending the session can everyone make sure they have filled in the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here.

Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group Training
Training continues with small groups in Greenwich Park for the rest of this month. Please contact Stuart Beaney for more details.

B-Group women
Training re-commenced last week with Pete Boxshall and Ellie Brown with sessions on Tuesday nights meeting at 7.10pm. If interested, please contact Pete or Ellie for more information.  

A-group training
The A-group continue with Fartleks around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

 KENTversation 
This week’s podcast is with Simon Allen, one of Kent AC’s volunteer coordinators and Jericho Road project director  – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 13th September 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 13th September 2020


Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 13th September 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

13th September, 2020

 NEWS 
Latest EA Guidance
Despite the latest government restrictions coming into force on Monday, organised sport is excluded from the 6 per group rule, with further clarification on the ‘no change‘ from EA here.

Club Champs
The next round of Club Champs kicks off on Wednesday with entries for the popular 3000m full. Further details for participants racing this week will be sent out by Ben & Rob separately.
16th September – 400m and 3000m
23rd September – 100m and 800m
If you would like more information get in touch with race directors /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Cook and Rob Laing.

 RESULTS 
Return of Club Champs
Club races returned with 1500m and 200m action at Sutcliffe Park on Wednesday evening. The evening was a success with 14 PBs (53.8%) across the three 1500m races and plenty of people adding 200m to their Powerof10 profile.
Joe Hartley was crowned men’s club champ with a strong front-running performance of 4:16, followed by second claimer Chris McGurk in 4:20 and Joseph Yee a very credible 4:23. For the women, Clare Elms led the way with 5:06, just ahead of Sarah Hanley who led out the previous race, clocking 5:07 with Dee O’Brien third in 5:23.

Nathan Stevens ran a strong 22.9 in the 200m, ahead of an impressive 23.6 from Louis Wampler after doubling up in the 1500m. Dee O’Brien took the women’s crown in 33.3, with Ben Cook’s race report from Saturday worth the read. Many thanks to all the volunteers for making the evening possible:
Ben Cook, Rob Laing, John Barron, Spenser Lane, Dan Pettitt, Len Reilly, Heather Castle, Pete Boxshall, Dave Devlin, Simon Allen, Kate Williams & Rowan Crichton

Short but sweet triathlon season in Hamburg for Alex
With only one event possible in this year’s World Triathlon Series, the season was limited to a one-off World Championship in Hamburg. Alex Yee had a storming run (fastest of the day) in fifth and the first Brit home, before anchoring the Mixed Relay team to bronze the following day.

Sprinters make their mark
Sprinters Joe Appiah and Nathan Brown have been making the most of a shortened season. Joe was in competition this weekend finishing his season with a SB in the 100m (11.79w) over in Dagenham, ahead of moving up to the M50 category next month. Since opening the season over in Budapest, Joe has been busy competing across the country over the hurdles in Nuneaton and Trafford, leaving him top of the 110H UK Masters rankings.
Nathan currently leads the club rankings with a 11.02 in the 100m having run a 10.89w in the same meeting at Stratford on the 6th September.

Highgate Harriers Open
Three made the journey up to Parliament Hill for some 3000m action on Wednesday evening:
Neil Phillips – 9:31
Dave Morgan – 8:58
Jim Allchin – 8:36

South London Harriers Open
PB-man of the summer, Ian Ellwood, took another 2 seconds off his recent 800m PB, with a 2:07 clocking. Doubling up, he also took the win in a 1500m later on in 4:30.

Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Kent AC participation was limited to second claimer Ross Braden, but his great run is worthy of a mention, claiming a big PB of 66:30.

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
Tuesday’s continue to be popular with 26 attending C-group training in Ladywell Park. This week’s training session will be hills after lamposts last week and those joining should meet at the entrance to the track at 7pm on Tuesday night. Before attending the session can everyone make sure they have filled in the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here.
Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group Training
Training continues with small groups in Greenwich Park for the rest of this month. Please contact Stuart Beaney for more details.

A-group training
The A group continue with Fartleks around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

 KENTversation 
No podcast this week but you can catch up on last week’s podcast with Russell Bentley – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 6th September 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 6th September 2020


Please see this weeks update for Kent AC members – 6th September 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

6th September, 2020

 NEWS 
Club Champs
Club championships return over the following three Wednesdays (9th, 16th, 23rd) at Sutcliffe Park.The fixtures are:
9th September – 200m and 1500m
16th September – 400m and 3000m
23rd September – 100m and 800m
If you would like more information get in touch with race directors /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Cook and Rob Laing.

Cross Country update
October’s Surrey League fixture has been cancelled and the November fixture is now in doubt. We should have more information later this month, but you can read the latest guidance from England Athletics on cross country here.

 RESULTS 
A busier week of racing on both the track and the road, with plenty of PBs to be had in Battersea Park this morning at the RunThrough 10k in good conditions. Special mention to Ian Ellwood setting two PBs in the 800 in a week, with young Olly Buck also bettering the time he ran at last week’s BMC meeting by 2 seconds as well.
RunThrough Battersea 10k, 6th September:
Chris McGurk (2C) – 31.55 – 10k debut
Ben Cook – 32.54 – pb
Barny Day – 33.49 – pb
Tom Marshall – 33.59 – 10k debut
Jake Herrera – 34.46 – pb
Nick Ostrowski – 34.58 – 10k debut
Tim Copley – 35.00 – pb
Heather Castle – 51.58

Folkestone Coastal 10k, 6th September:
Oliver Cobb – 35.21

SLAN Open 800m, 5th September:
Dan Pettitt – 2.06
Ian Ellwood – 2.09 – pb
Olly Buck – 2.22 – pb

Herne Hill Harriers Evening Open, 2nd September:
800m – Ian Ellwood – 2.11 – pb
3000m – Neil Phillips – 9.29

 TRAINING 
C-Group training
Last Tuesday’s return to C-group training in Ladywell Park was considered “a big success” with 22 members in attendance. The feedback has been that training with others was “very motivating”. This week’s training session will be hills and those joining should meet at the entrance to the track at 7pm on Tuesday night. Before attending the session can everyone make sure they have filled in the Covid-19 self-declaration form available here.
Runners have also been asked to consider wearing a brightly coloured top or investing in a head torch as we head into the autumn months. Any questions please contact via email here.

A-group training
The A group returned last Tuesday. For more information on this week’s session please contact Ken.

 KENTversation 
This week’s guest on the podcast is Russell Bentley – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

 OTHER NEWS 
Club 250
September’s winner of the Club 250 is Richard Phillips number 32.

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Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 30th August 2020


Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 30th August 2020


Please see this weeks update for Kent AC members – 30th August 2020


KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN 

30th August, 2020

 THE TRACK 
Fusion partnership
Lewisham Leisure has terminated it’s contract with Fusion and partnered with GLL 
(operating as “Better”). You can find the full details here.
The committee have a meeting with Lewisham Leisure on Thursday. For now the track remains closed, however the committee will be pressing for a reopening and maintenance, and for details on what it means to have GLL in charge.

 NEWS 
Update to EA Return to Cross Country
England Athletics have released an update on returning to cross country. Good news is that it looks like only league race 1 has been cancelled and cross country is scheduled to re-start from 17th October with National XC relays still on the schedule for 31st October. Guidance for event organisers will be released w/c 14th September. You can read the full update here.

Club Champs:
Members are continuing to work hard to try to organise the Club Champs – however this has been somewhat constrained by qualified officials. Some members have signed up for an online Starters’s Assistant course to begin their way to qualification. If you would like to find out more information about these courses please see the link here.

 TRAINING 
Training restart for C group
C Group returns to training Tuesday 1st September @ 19:00
Thank you to over 40 members who completed the survey in last week’s bulletin.
60% of respondents wanted training to restart on 1st September.
There will be a minimum of 4 pace groups and more depending on the numbers who attend. 
Sub 20, Sub 21, Sub 23, 25+.
Please see the details for next Tuesday’s session.
Any questions please contact via email here.

Training restart for A group:
The A group will return training again on Tuesday 1st September meeting at Ladywell @ 19:30.

 RESULTS 
Wimbledon, 26th August:
Wednesday evening saw the return of track racing for several Kent AC members with an evening of 3kms at Wimbledon.
Leading the way was Jim Allchin in 8:33 with Anthony Johnson and Ben Cook also PB’ing.
Jim Allchin 8:33
Anthony Johnson 8:50
Ben Harding 9:02
Sean Fitzpatrick 9:06
Dave Morgan 9:08
Adrian Lowther 9:15
Ben Cook 9:23
Lucas Zurdo 9:39
Rob Laing 9:42

BMC – Lee Valley, 29th August:
As part of the BMC Gold Standard races at Lee Valley on 29th August, development invitational races for u13 boys and girls were staged. Well done to Olly Buck who was selected and ran his inaugural 800m in 2:24, placing 2nd. You can find the full results here.

 KENTversation 
No podcast this week, but you can still catch last weeks episode with Aly Dixon, marathoner and 50km World Record Holder – listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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