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12April2022

ERRA Mens 12 stage and Womens 6 stage Road Relays 2022

Despite dashing off on holiday, Dan had been his usual efficient self and put up a post on Saturday’s 12 and 6 stage relays. However, it’s such a special event for the club it was thought worth giving a bit more coverage of the event.

Those who made the Birmingham trip experienced a real mixed bag of April weather. There was sunshine accompanied by cold winds and briefly some hail showers. As previously reported our men achieved a highly creditable 14th place. This was several places ahead of Ken Pike’s prediction – one made in the light of several runners some way from full fitness. So, to be not too far off the top ten was certainly a pleasing result. Our B team didn’t quite have a full complement but there were some promising runs from the ten who ran and for the first time in this prestigious event Kent AC women made it into the top ten. A terrific seventh place was the reward for some excellent running.

Noah Armitage Hookes took on the pressurised first leg for the men’s A team. As usual the first leg was packed with quick runners. Noah handled the pressure really well coming in 20th – a few seconds behind Herne Hill’s Lewis Laylee who Noha had many tussells with in their junior days. Our second leg runner, Rob Sesemann, relatively new to the big events, actually gained one place, with a run that equalled our best short leg time of the day. Rob deserves praise for keeping a cool head when one of his laces came undone – something we’ve all had to face. Obviously if you spend time retying the lace you are going to lose time. Rob chose to press on and was rewarded with a good time. Our next long leg runner Jake Simmonds ran under 28 minutes which was a measure of how he’s improved over the last year. As usual Russell Bentley had made the long trip from Wales. Often our lead-off man, Russell had not been feeling at his best so unusually for him ran a short leg. He recorded exactly the same time as Rob had done on leg two.

Owen Hind and Chris Greenwood were among those who had only just got back into serious training but despite being some way off full fitness they wanted to put a shift in for the club. On leg eight, George Russell had a very encouraging run – perhaps an indication of things to come. Unsurprisingly our fastest long leg runner was John Gilbert who’s been in such good form of late. On a particularly good spectating point, from some considerable distance away, John was unmistakeable as he charged determinedly down the long hill before the last kilometre. Given his form over the last few months it wasn’t a surprise to see Chris McGurk run well on the last long leg. It was then left to

Ben Harding to bring the team home. At the sharp end the race proved very exciting. Highgate had held the lead for a substantial part of the race only to be overhauled on the last leg by Tonbridge AC. The winning margin was just 13 seconds. Bedford took third in the race.

Whilst we didn’t have quite the numbers to close a full 12, the B team nevertheless gave a very good account of themselves. It was good to see newcomer Matteo Saulnier run the B team’s fastest short leg. Given that we weren’t going to be able to close a team, our tenth leg runner was a very youthful member. He gave a glimpse of his talent and what we can look forward to in future. Suffice it to say his mum who was running in our women’s team was very proud.

Women’s 6 Stage Road Relay

New to the team, Bryony Proctor got proceedings underway for our women. Just like the men’s the opening leg is always very competitive. Bryony had been aiming for a top ten finish and while she may have just missed out on that goal, her run gave us a really good start. Victoria Buck then ran a solid leg to bring us home in fourteenth. Our third leg runner was the incredibly consistent Clare Elms. She was close to breaking nineteen minutes which is very good going on the short leg, but then of course Clare is a multiple masters record holder. She managed to take two on her run. Katie Rowland next on the long leg kept us in twelfth and handed over to Parris Williams who maintained us in twelfth. Then on the final lap Alexa Parker had a tremendous run and brought the team home in seventh. Her run turned out to be the eleventh fastest long leg of the day. The race was won in commanding fashion by Salford AC. Their first leg runner went out hard and they were never headed. Second were Highgate who had moved through and Basingstoke were third.

Undoubtedly a really positive day for our women. This performance clearly gives confidence for events later in the year.

Results

https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/nat1222.htm

https://www.race-results.co.uk/results/2022/nat6w22.htm

7December2021

Kent County Vets XC 2021

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As reported in Sunday’s post, as per usual Kent AC came away from the Kent County Veterans Championships with an impressive haul of medals.

The first race of the day was the male V50 race – and what a race it was. It saw our own Will Pitt come agonisingly close to securing victory. Will had a tremendous tussle with Tonbridge’s Ben Reynolds, who many of you will know is a runner of some renown. He has represented England many times in Masters races as well as having held various age group records during his career. For Will to run him so close was quite an achievement. Initially there was a group of around five runners who formed a leading group but it wasn’t long into the race before it was clear that Will and Ben Reynolds were going to be the main protagonists. Towards the end of the race Ben accelerated up a steep bank and forged a bit of a gap which was to prove a winning move. This was despite Will himself producing a great sprint in the closing stages. He closed rapidly but he was to miss out by the narrowest of margins. His fine second place helped us secure silver in the V50 team competition.

Our second scorer, having a very impressive run and home in 9^th, was Tom Webb. Our two other team scorers in this very big field were Jules Gevers (20^th) and Len Reilly (22^nd). This was to be Len’s last appearance in the V50 event. Perhaps unsurprisingly he’s looking forward to being part of what potentially could be a very strong V60 team next year – that’s assuming they can all stay fit at the same time!

The V60 and V70 men’s races were again held in conjunction with the various women’s races. Pre-race several of us were tipping Roger Beardsworth to win the V60 race but Roger was down playing his chances saying he was some way off full fitness. Well, he’d take some beating if fully fit because on the day he did win the race and with something to spare. He had been in second for a while after the Paddock Wood runner who was to finish second cut out a fast early pace. Roger bided his time before pushing on and creating a very decent gap that meant that in the final quarter of the race his victory was never in doubt.

Our second finisher and relative newcomer to the club was Jim Dickson. Although a regular Parkrunner Jim had apparently never run a proper cross-country race and never donned spikes before! Jim was up with the leaders in the initial stages and although he faded a bit his eventual tenth place finish was a terrific result. John Barron was our third scorer which meant we got third place medals. John’s been a bit out sorts lately but although some way below his best he battled round for the team. He was also involved in one of the highlights of the day. John can usually be relied on to mount a sprint finish in a race – in fact it’s a bit of a trademark. On the day, though, he hadn’t bargained for our V70 winner, Julian Spencer-Wood, coming up on his shoulder in the final three hundred meters. John turned on the burners but Julian was to respond by drawing level and gliding by in the last few meters. It was a treat for spectators – a real clash of the Titans.

Perhaps understandably the V70 field isn’t that big. However, there was still a field of sixteen and Julian was a comfortable winner. Those who know him would have thought typical Julian. He managed the sprint with John and his victory carrying an injury!

Like our men, our women have usually come away from the County Championship with a stack of medals – and this year was no exception. Due to the way the age categories are set we always have a decision to make about how best to deploy resources. This meant on the day we had two runners, Victoria Back and Ali Farrall, running in the W35 race when they could have been in the older age group race. But team-wise it obviously made sense for them to be in the younger age group where they could join Teresa Murphy. There are three to score in this event with Teresa a fine 5^th, followed by Ali in 10^thand Victoria (13^th).

Their placing resulted in a fine second place team finish – only seven points off the winning Tonbridge score. There were also silver medals for our W55 team, with Nicky Hayes gaining an excellent bronze medal. Opting to run in this race, the legendary Clare Elms was always going to be some way in front of the field. But then Nicky, who had such a good marathon this year, was only just over 20 seconds off the second placer, another accomplished runner from Cambridge Harriers. Making up our trio were Kate Williams (9^th) and Sarah Young (13^th). Like Nicky, Sarah had a good marathon not that long ago while Kate’s strong performance must be seen in the light of the fact that she’s only just returned to running after a long spell out injured.

The final race of the day saw our V40 men retain their title. It was a strong performance that saw the team packing well to secure victory. Other clubs had some ‘young’ newcomers in the event at the sharp end and in the early stages Neil Phillips and Jonathan Tipper were up with them. However, as the race settled the eventual second place runner forged a lead and was pursued by the race winner from Blackheath and the Medway runner who’d previously won this race. Neil and Jonathan Tipper settled into a rhythm a little father back. They were together for much of the race. Neil had forged a bit of gap but at the finish there were only a few seconds separating them in fifth and sixth. Then close up behind, having a fine run, overtaking several in the closing stages, was Tom Sloan (8^th). Making up the scoring four with a run full of determination was Jonathon Beatty (13^th). Our backup 5^th scorer Richard Giles wasn’t far behind in 15^th. So, another impressive performance from Kent AC at the County Veterans Championship. And some of our medallists will also be adding to their collection as the club decided that the race would be used as the club championship for our men and women veterans. It means in the various categories; our first three runners will be awarded medals. A follow up post will confirm the details.

	MV40
1	Micah Evans	B&B
6	Neil Phillips	Kent
7	Jonathan Tipper	Kent
8	Tomas Sloan (M45)	Kent
13	Jonathan Beatty	Kent
15	Richard Giles	Kent
53	Pawel Szynkarczuk (M45)	Kent

	MV50
1	Ben Reynolds	Tonbridge
2	William Pitt	Kent
8	Tom Webb	Kent
20	Jules Gevers	Kent
22	Len Reilly (M55)	Kent
36	Paul McCrone	Kent
40	Luke Armitage (M55)	Kent
76	Neil Gordon-Orr (M55)	Kent

	MV60
1	Roger Beardsworth	Kent
10	Jim Dickson	Kent
21	John Barron (M65)	Kent

	MV70
1	Julian Spencer-Wood	Kent

	WV35
1	Hannah Roberts (W40)	Darftord
5	Teresa Murphy (W40)	Kent
10	Alison Farrall (W45)	Kent
13	Vic Buck (W45)	Kent

	WV55
1	Clare Elms	Dulwich
3	Nicky Hayes (W60)	Kent
9	Kate Williams	Kent
13	Sarah Young	Kent

	WV65
1	Elisabeth Batty	Canterbury
5	Zoe Gaffen	Kent

Teams:

MV40: 1st Kent AC, 2nd B&BHAC, 3rd Medway & Maidstone
MV50: 1st Medway & Maidstone, 2nd Kent AC, 3rd Tonbridge
MV60: 1st B&BHAC, 2nd SKH, 3rd Kent AC
WV35: 1st Tonbridge, 2nd Kent AC, 3rd Medway & Maidstone
WV45: 1st Tonbridge, 2nd Medway & Maidstone, 3rd Central Park Athletics
WV55: 1st Cambridge, 2nd Kent AC

Full results: http://kcaa.org.uk/race%20results%2021.htm

10October2021

Glorious Mud

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Glorious Mud

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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

Thank you to Jules for updating our club rankings, which you can take a look at here.
Please check for accuracy or omissions and send any corrections to

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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

Link to results: https://results.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2021/minimarathon/

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):

Men’s A Group
Men’s B Group
Women’s Group (PB/EB)
C Group
Juno Group
Hassan Group

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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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8April2021

Kent AC Junior Taster Day

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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

Schedule (TBC)

KENT AC Junior Taster Day

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATON

Pre event registration opens Monday 11^th 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

See video

4April2021

Who’s feeling race fit, then?

jules

Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 4 April 2021

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 22^nd 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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11October2020

Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 11th October 2020

jules

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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U13 Girls195 entrants:Elena Oliphant 12th : 9:13Alice Hales 115th : 11:05Alexandra Walker 181st : 13:11

U15 Girls225 entrants:Abigail Wrake 167th : 11:01Rosie Ashton 208th : 12:43

U17 Girls198 entrants:Sophie Walker 172 : 11:54

U15 Boys199 entrants:Olly Buck 23rd : 8:18Charlie Cox 164th : 10:10Joseph Brewster 166th : 10:13

U17 Boys191 entrants:Theo Games 133rd : 9:12

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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

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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

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