Juniors

29 November 2020

Return of the track – once again!

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

29th November, 2020

NEWS

Track is back!
The track is re-opening this Thursday (December 3rd) as the national lockdown eases this week. Due to the new track arrangements (please see previous newsletters and the AGM minutes for more information), athletes will now need to register for their training sessions via their training group spreadsheet (see the links below). This is important both for Covid-19 track and trace and so the club can continue using the track for the foreseeable future as we move to a subscription model for receiving track fees.

Please contact your training group coach or leader for more information about training this Thursday and ensure you fill in the appropriate spreadsheet below prior to attending a session.

Men’s A-Group

Men’s B-Group

Women’s Group (Pete Boxall)

C-Group

Club AGM
The Kent AC AGM was held virtually via Zoom last Wednesday, with a record number of club members in attendence. A big thank you to all who wrote reports, contributed and attended. Minutes of the meeting were sent out to all members on Friday which we encourage you to read.

Thank you to all members of the committee for their work over the past 12 months, especially during this strange year, and all of the curveballs the pandemic has brought to the club. We are grateful to have such a dedicated group. A big shout-out to outgoing secretary John Barron, who has been an outstanding member of the committee over the last 12 months. From a communications perspective: in the inception of this newsletter and the member-help-member project, as well as giving a voice to many in the club. Thank you John.

Thank you also to Pete Lighting for his fantastic work as men’s track captain for the last four years. Welcome to new committee members Dan Ansell (club secretary), Ian Elwood (men’s track captain) and Ronnie Haydon (new addition to the communications team).

Fundraise for the club with your Christmas shopping
The easyfundraising donations have been flooding in. Thank you to all those who signed up since the announcement at the AGM through the club’s easyfundraising page. Top tip: you can install the easyfundraising browser extension to never miss a donation!

An update on online payments to Kent AC
As mentioned last week, payments to the club can now be made using Stripe. This takes a payment from your credit or debit card which is processed through Stripe. The main advantage to the club is that the processing fee charged is much lower. For example, on a payment of £50.00 (subs plus EA for most people) PayPal will take a fee of £1.75 whereas Stripe will only take £0.90.

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KENTversation

This week’s show is with Zuzana Nemeckova discussing nutrition. You can listen to the award-winning podcast on Spotify now.

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TRAINING

S&C with Ellie!
Please join Ellie for her last virtual strength & conditioning session before we return to the track next week. Tuesday at 18.45 – 19.30. No experience necessary, but a mat is required.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039371944?pwd=T3dyZlVwejQ1UmhpMDN3Qmh6c1lvdz09
Meeting ID: 840 3937 1944
Passcode: 101321

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22 November 2020

Countdown to the AGM this Wednesday!

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

22nd November, 2020

NEWS
Club AGM – Wednesday 25th November at 19:30 – REGISTER BELOW
This year’s AGM is fast approaching and will be fully digital on Zoom. To attend you must register by clicking the link here.
The agenda can be found on this link and includes available posts on the committee.

AGM Reports from various committee members can be read ahead of the meeting here.

England Athletics London Volunteer Awards
The club’s ‘KENTversation’ podcast was fortunate to come Runner Up in the ‘Athletics & Running @home’ category at the EA London Volunteer Awards on Thursday, hosted by our very own Ellie Brown. The evening was a great success and celebrated the achievements and efforts of a wide range of coaches, officials and volunteers. You can re-watch the evening (Amelia is first up) on England Athletics’ YouTube page.

Fundraise for the club with your Christmas shopping
You can raise money for the club through your Christmas shopping and easyfundraising. By making a purchase at one of the major retailers after going through the club’s easyfundraising page, they will make donation to the club. Learn more here.
Top tip: you can install the easyfundraising browser extension to never miss a donation!

An update on online payments to Kent AC
Payments to the club can now be made using Stripe. This takes a payment from your credit or debit card which is processed through Stripe.
The main advantage to the club is that the processing fee charged is much lower. For example, on a payment of £50.00 (subs plus EA for most people) PayPal will take a fee of £1.75 whereas Stripe will only take £0.90.

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KENTversation

With the most recent podcast, featuring James Bowler (a great listen), KENTversation passed 2000 downloads! But what’s been the most popular episode I hear you asking… well that was actually Episode 2 with Chris Busaileh… closely followed by Episode 9 with Ben Cook & Barny Day!
You can listen to the award-winning podcast on Spotify now.

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TRAINING
S&C with Ellie is Back!
Ellie’s weekly virtual strength & conditioning sessions have returned on Tuesdays at 18.45 – 19.30. No experience necessary, but a mat is required.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039371944?pwd=T3dyZlVwejQ1UmhpMDN3Qmh6c1lvdz09
Meeting ID: 840 3937 1944
Passcode: 101321

15 November 2020

EA Volunteer Awards – easyfundraising

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

15th November, 2020

NEWS
Latest EA Guidance
While there is no update to the guidance, please remember the current rules which state that you can only train with individuals within your household or one other person in a public outdoor space.

Good luck, Amelia!
Amelia Pettitt has been nominated in the Athletics and Running @home category at the EA London region Volunteer Awards for the KentVersation podcast which many of our members have enjoyed listening to this year. The award recognises an individual/club/group of members who helped support their local community to stay active during the global pandemic. The awards are this Thursday at 7pm and you watch it on England Athletics’ YouTube page. Good luck to Amelia and congratulations to her (and Dan) for the nomination!

Attention all juniors
The club is conducting a survey of all the schools that our junior members attend. Please would all junior athletes either inform their coaches directly or /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the young athletes manager, Spenser Lane or /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the coaching secretary, Ted Aston, what school they attend.

Club AGM – Wednesday 25th November at 19:30 – REGISTER BELOW
This year’s AGM is fast approaching and will be fully digital on Zoom. To attend you must register by clicking the link here.
The agenda can be found on this link and includes available posts on the committee.

Athens (virtual) Marathon 2020
Well done to Kent members Anna Delis and Jo Wint for completing the Athens Virtual Marathon on Saturday. Running many laps together in Dulwich Park they both clocked unofficial PB’s which should be a big confidence booster for future in-person race opportunities. Congratulations both and we hope they get the opportunity to run the real event in 2021!

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KENTversation

This week’s podcast is with James Bowler. You can listen to it and previous episodes on Spotify now.

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TRAINING
S&C with Ellie is Back!
Ellie’s weekly virtual strength & conditioning sessions have returned on Tuesdays at 18.45 – 19.30. No experience necessary, but a mat is required.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039371944?pwd=T3dyZlVwejQ1UmhpMDN3Qmh6c1lvdz09
Meeting ID: 840 3937 1944
Passcode: 101321

8 November 2020

Back to Virtual Reality… AGM plus S&C with Ellie

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

8th November, 2020

NEWS
Latest EA Guidance
Last week we covered that all club activities would be suspended until after the lockdown period ends on Wednesday 2nd December, but the official guidance for clubs and athletes has been finalised by England Athletics and can be found here. In short:

You can train with your household or one other person in a public outdoor space
1:1 coaching can take place in a public outdoor space following social distancing measures (Please note: We are seeking clarity on 1:1 coaching with U18s and disability athletes/runners). (Outdoor public places, such as parks, the countryside, beaches and public gardens can stay open, this means that tracks must close during this period).
Virtual training sessions can be delivered by qualified coaches

Club AGM – Wednesday 25th November at 19:30 – REGISTER BELOW
This year’s AGM will be fully digital on Zoom. To attend you must register by clicking the link here.
The agenda can be found on this link and includes available posts on the committee.

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TRAINING
Well it was good while it lasted… great to see so many faces down at the track last Tuesday for various sessions. A huge thank you to Dave Morgan, Ted Aston, John Barron & Alan Curtis and other for their work in getting the track open again, as well as Simon Allen and fellow volunteers for allowing training sessions to go ahead in a COVID-secure manner.

We will continue to make minor tweaks to make it easier for everyone, especially the volunteers and coaches. GLL have been happy with our operation and we thank them: especially Chris and Steve who have scraped a huge amount of moss off the track, and have been manning the gates.

Further communication around the logistics of training at the track in the future will be announced over coming weeks, but the onus of funding track hire will fall directly on the club – so please ensure prompt payments to ensure we can cover the cost.

Nearly 90 people turned up including coaches, and 60 said they had paid on the covid form. Some will have paid later, and some will have been juniors. I thank everyone for filling in the covid form, and all those who have paid. We have to have COVID-tracing in order to be allowed to hire the track. If you haven’t paid yet you can do so here.

S&C with Ellie is Back!
With group training no longer possible, Ellie is restarting the weekly virtual strength & conditioning sessions which were a great hit earlier in the year. No experience necessary, but a mat is required.
Tuesday 6:45 – 7:30pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84039371944?pwd=T3dyZlVwejQ1UmhpMDN3Qmh6c1lvdz09
Meeting ID: 840 3937 1944
Passcode: 101321

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GET WELL SOON
Spenser Lane
The committee, members and parents send their best wishes to Spenser. We hope you make a quick recovery and look forward to seeing you in coaching action post-lockdown.

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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to two new Kent AC members this week! We hope you have managed to train with us in some capacity so far and look forward to running with you!

Ben Clarke
Angelo Pieris

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THANK YOU

Thank you to all the club members who have been helping out with The Jericho Road Project – The Feast hot food delivery service…

I am writing to express my thanks to Kent AC for the members who have volunteered with our hot food delivery service to vulnerable people in our community. We began in March as soon as the lockdown began and quickly built up to deliveries on 3 nights of the week delivering up to 400 freshly cooked hot meals to people across Lewisham. There have been 16 Kent AC members involved who have been crucial in making this happen. Many have been involved since the beginning, others have joined recently. The huge advantage of Kent AC members has been the number who cycle therefore getting the food out quickly and efficiently.

Thanks for the partnership and support. When we look back on the crazy year of 2020 we will have an amazing legacy of knowing we provided fantastic support for very vulnerable local people.

And we will continue to go out 3 times a week with our incredible volunteer teams for the foreseeable future. This means that through a bleak winter we will provide hope!

Please contact me () if you want to get involved.

Many thanks
Simon

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CLUB 250
Congratulations to Robert Moye who is the lucky winner of the November club 250 draw.

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KENTversation

You can catch up with previous episodes on Spotify now.

1 November 2020

National Lockdown: The track come and the track go

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

1st November, 2020

NEWS
All club actvities suspended from Thursday
Last night the Prime Minister announced England was to go back into a national lockdown from Thursday 5th November. The club has suspended all activities from this Thursday until further notice.
England Athletics have yet to issue new guidance, but two passages from the government’s announcement which may be relevant to running include:
“You can exercise or visit outdoor public places with the people you live with, your support bubble, or 1 person from another household.”
“Indoor and outdoor leisure facilities such as bowling alleys, leisure centres and gyms, sports facilities” will close.

Return to the Track
In bittersweet news, as you will have also seen, Club President Alan Curtis sent out a whole club email on Saturday stating that group training re-commenced on the newly reopened Ladywell Track last Thursday night.

Lewisham Council Leisure Services has appointed a new operator GLL, which operates as the “Better” brand. Only key user groups have Arena access at predetermined times (Kent AC, S-Factor, and the two football clubs). More details regarding our future relationship with Lewisham and GLL will be shared with members at the forthcoming AGM.

The Arena is NOT open to the public and is only staffed on our club nights for H&S and security purposes. You cannot just turn up on a club night – you must join an organised session.

It is currently planned that group training will go ahead this Tuesday night (November 3rd). Group coaches / coordinators will be in touch with additional information, but if you plan to attend you must complete the COVID-19 declaration form by 6pm Tuesday If you have not received the email from Alan please let us know by responding to this email.

Club AGM – 7:30pm, Wednesday 25th November
Due to current circumstances, the AGM this year will be held via Zoom – but the format will remain the same. Please use this meeting as an opportunity to share your views, influence club issues and talk to other members and the committee about your club. Please see the agenda here.

Physical Activity Consultation
As you may have read last week, Lewisham Council is developing a 10-year Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle Strategy for the borough – have your voice heard by filling in the survey below:

“We have developed an online survey for people who live, work or study in Lewisham, which asks questions about your levels of physical activity, your preferences, the facilities you use and changes to your levels of physical activity due to the Coronavirus pandemic.”
Adults
https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/culture-and-community-development/physical-activity-strategy2
Children and Young People
https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/culture-and-community-development/active-lives-young-people-2

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RESULTS
Secret Showdown
This week saw more spectacular racing as Kent AC gathered once more at Beckenham Place Park
for what has been this year’s most consistently staged cross country fixture. HUGE thanks to Pete Lighting and Jonathan Tipper for organising these events over the last four weeks. While the series will be taking a break due to the new restrictions we look forward to the league continuing in months to come. Pete and Jonathan have done a great job with their incredibly fun to read race reports and you can read this and previous weeks reports here.

Herne Hill Harriers Halloween Endurance meeting
In a ‘treat’ for track fans, Herne Hill put on a rare October track meet at the Battersea Millennium
Track on Saturday. A number of Kent runners raced across the 1500m and 3000m with some strong age group placings:

1500m
Kieran John Fitzpatrick – 4:54.1

3000m
Teresa Murphy, 11.06.1, 2nd V40 Female
Paul McCrone, 11:15.1, 3rd V50 Male

RunThrough Lee Valley 5k
Congratulations to Jamie McCall on running a 5k PB at the Lee Valley Halloween 5k on Saturday with
a swift 17.34 on an undulating course!

RunThrough Olympic Park
In windy conditions this morning several Kent athletes tackled the rolling and twisting Olympic Park
10k course in what may be the last race opportunity for members for a while. Benedict Holmes ran
36.51, Georgina Wiley 38.25 for first female, and Laurie Garrett 38.50 for an almost two and a half
minute PB.

Well done to all runners who have made the most of a limited season over the last few months and we look forward to when races can commence again!

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FIXTURES
It is unlikely there will be more races in England over the next four weeks. We will make sure to keep you updated if we hear of racing opportunities and please do let us know any that you may hear of by replying to this email.

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TRAINING
As per the email sent out by Alan on Saturday ALL Training Groups must complete the Covid-19 Self Declaration form before attending training on Tuesday.

C-Group training
Can all C group members ensure they warm up before the 7pm start. The session this week will consist of 600,1200,1000,800,400 speed from 10k pace to mile pace all with 200 Recovery. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group men
Stuart Beaney will post more details in the WhatsApp 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. If interested, please contact Pete or Ellie for more information.

A-Group training
The A-group are now on River Runs, but still meeting at the track entrance at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

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KENTversation

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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to our four new Kent AC members this week! We hope you have enjoyed training with us so far and look forward to running with you!

Anna Delis
Billie Mcleod
Jo Wint
Sarah Wright

25 October 2020

New EA Guidance & Latest Secret XC Showdown

*New EA Guidance & Latest Secret XC Showdown*

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

25th October, 2020

NEWS
Latest EA Guidance – Implications of Tier system
Latest guidance published earlier in the week… the main changes affected by the tier structure are travel restrictions, and indoor training and competition especially for Over 18s.

Physical Activity Consultation
The Council is developing a 10-year Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle Strategy for the borough – have your voice heard by filling in the survey below:

Council: We have developed an online survey for people who live, work or study in Lewisham, which asks questions about your levels of physical activity, your preferences, the facilities you use and changes to your levels of physical activity due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Adults
https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/culture-and-community-development/physical-activity-strategy2
Children and Young People
https://consultation.lewisham.gov.uk/culture-and-community-development/active-lives-young-people-2

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RESULTS
Secret Showdown
The third of Secret Cross Country series saw a surge in interest with three races taking place upon the lumpy 4k course at Beckenham. Thanks to Pete Lighting and Jonathan Tipper for organising – keep your eyes out for the post-race update to see the results and details for the next fixture. Races are every Saturday morning so if you want to take part please email /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan.

The Woodchurch 10 & 5 Mile
Full results weren’t released at time of publication last week, so well done to the following who weren’t on last week’s email:
10 mile
William Palmer (1:06:06)
Aniko Szocos (1:56:59)
5 mile
Danielle Burnikell (49:29)
Christine Burnikell (49:29)
Sarah Harvey (49:35)

Beachy Head Marathon
Well done to our one intrepid finisher, Ellie Brown, on completing the race. For those who don’t know it, it’s a brilliant, but tough, trail marathon taking in the lovely South Downs and Seven Sisters Country Park. Ellie finished the race in 5:51:24.

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

Herne Hill Harriers Halloween Endurance Meeting
Fancy one final track race? This is over at Battersea on Saturday 31st October, enter here.

Hatfield 5 mile
Sunday 29th November, enter here

PB 5K at Ardingly Showground
Fast field assembled for this one on Saturday 14th November

Gravesend Floodlit 10k and 5k Series
A series of races held throughout the winter (first event Thursday 29th October) at Gravesend Cyclopark organised by Nice Work.

Additional Nice Work Events
Several other events upcoming including the Regents Park 10k & Romney Marsh 10k (both Sunday 15th November) find more info here

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

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TRAINING
C-Group training
With 30 members attending last Tuesday’s session we are really pushing to get back on the track (hopefully soon!) before we occupy all the path space in Ladywell Fields with Kent AC runners! Prior to arrival please don’t forget to complete 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 for this week’s session which is 6x400m with 400m jog recovery. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group men
Again this week there will be various sessions between Blackheath and Ladywell on the go between 6:30-7:30pm. Stuart Beaney for will post more details in the WhatsApp 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 are now on River Runs, but still meeting at the track entrance at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

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KENTversation

This week’s podcast covers recent races and happenings, but we’re also lucky to be joined by the lovely Eliza Grant, but for now you can listen to previous episodes on Spotify.

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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to April Rae Hughes & Gen Blanch – we hope you enjoy training and hopefully racing with us!

18 October 2020

Secret Cross Country and Surrey Relays

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN

18th October, 2020

NEWS
No doubt everyone is aware of London’s new Covid-19 restrictions. With rising levels of infection in our area, we all have a responsibility to make sure that we are doing everything we can to keep ourselves, and those we come into contact with, safe and healthy. The regulations on outdoor athletics have not changed, but we recommend everybody reminds themselves of the current England Athletics guidance. This includes washing hands; maintaining social distancing from other runners and members of the public; avoiding congregating in groups before and after sessions; and, of course, staying away if showing symptoms or being advised to self isolate or quarantine.

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RESULTS
“Hell, but fun”
Now into its second week, #SecretCrossCountry at Beckenham Place Park is starting to build a reputation for its difficulty, despite its short distance. Its toughness is not putting anyone off, with one runner calling it “hell, but fun”. This week’s races saw a new course record and you can read the full report (and a fun read!) on the club website now. Thanks to Pete Lighting and Jonathan Tipper for organising. Races are every Saturday morning so if you want to take part please email /" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jonathan.

Hercules Wimbledon 5k
Finally, what felt like a real race! Both men and women took on a novel format, organised by Ben Noad, whereby waves consisting of an athlete from each club battled it out over a testing 5km circuit around Wimbledon Park. The event was speckled with talent including GB International Nick Goolab, whilst also doubling up as the Surrey Road Relays, and it proved a big hit. Both Kent teams put in a solid performance finishing 3rd in each race whereby the positions were determined by the lowest cumulative time across the 10 legs for men and 6 for women.
With waves of runners setting off every minute, the event was over in a bit of a frenzy, but it was a very successful format as the first proper inter-club competition post-lockdown and hopefully one we see repeated soon. There were very credible runs from both Alexa Parker and Sarah Hanley, finishing 5th and 6th fastest respectively, whilst Anthony Johnson was the fastest home for the men in 15:29 despite a heavy fall earlier in the week.
Kent Women – 3rd
Alexa Parker (18:14), Sarah Hanley (18:24), Teresa Murphy (19:15), Victoria Stepanova (19:32), Dee O’Brien (20:04), Victoria Buck (20:28)
Kent Men – 3rd
Anthony Johnson (15:29), David Morgan (15:47), Sean Fitzpatrick (15:49), Chris Busaileh (15:51), Dan Pettitt (15:52), George Russell (16:07), Ben Harding (16:09), Ben Cook (16:14), Tom Sloan (16:40), Neil Phillips (17:07)

Run to the Sea Ultra 50k
2nd Pete Lighting (3:30:34)

VeloPark 10 Mile by Mornington Chasers
1st Nathan Wilkins (55:09)

The Woodchurch 10 & 5 Mile
10 Mile
1st Sam Evans (55:55)
Will Pitt (58:32)
5 Mile
James Bowler (31:23)

RunThrough Chase the Moon Olympic Park 10K
Nicky Hayes (46:34)
Heather Castle (51:06)

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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.

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TRAINING
C-Group training
Despite the torrential rain last Tuesday, 23 runners turned out for the session in Ladywell Fields, including four prospective members joining a Kent AC session for the first time. Hopefully, this week’s session (which is 6 x 600m with 400 jog recovery) is slightly more dry. Prior to arrival please don’t forget to complete 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. Any questions please contact via email here.

B-Group men
This week’s session is K-reps and runners can choose between Blackheath and Ladywell for the workout. Stuart Beaney for will post more details in the What’sApp 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 have a Fartlek session planned around Ladywell, meeting at 7:30pm. For more information please contact Ken.

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KENTversation

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

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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to Darren Thomas and Ed Andrews who have joined the club. Look forward to seeing you in a Kent vest soon.

11 October 2020

Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 11th October 2020

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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.

4 October 2020

Kent AC Weekly News Bulletin – 4th October 2020

jules

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.

27 September 2020

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

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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.