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Kent AC Kiptum going for 26.2 miles!
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
23 April 2023
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What a weekend! With the silverware from last weekend’s National Road Relays still iron hot, Kent AC demonstrated its breadth and depth across so many distances this weekend. A huge shout out to the juniors representing Lewisham borough at the mini marathon too, showing their talents and showing that the future of Kent AC is very bright indeed. Well done to everyone who was out racing, cheering, or volunteering. If you’re inspired, then why not sign up to SAL or the upcoming Coronation Games?
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MO SHORTAGE OF SUCCESS
AT THE MINI MARATHON
On Saturday morning, 16 Kent AC juniors lined up to run 2.6km around St. James’ Park and finishing on The Mall. Not only did they set the tone for the London Marathon weekend and show the adults how it’s done, but they represented the Lewisham Borough with some fantastic results that did their training proud. Well done everyone!
U17 Boys :
• Olly Buck (2nd claim) 8th in 08:02
• Guy Barnett 10th in 08:04
• Theo Gaymes 83rd in 09:23
U15 Boys:
• Jasper Jones 37th in 08:52
• Dylan Sandhu 62nd in 09:21
U13 Boys:
• George Searle 78th in 10:04
• Zac Cunningham 85th in 10:09
• Lucas Stickland 93rd in 10:14
• Ewan Willis 135th in 11:13
U17 Girls:
• Sophie Walker 81st in 11:49
U15 Girls:
• Lauren Jefferson 63rd in 10:40
• Abigail Wrake 90th in 11:13
• Mei Eden-Green 91 in 11:13
U13 Girls:
• Tallulah Jones 61st in 10:48
• Alice Hales 76th in 11:02
• Alexi Walker 116th in 11:42
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26.2 REASONS TO CELEBRATE
The day might have started with drizzle, but 52 Kent AC members shone as they took on the capital this weekend. Kudos to everyone for getting out there on the long run to Chandos!
Congratulations to everyone who ran:
Ben Armson – 2:57:55
Jen Berg – 3:08:26
James Boustead – 2:30:48
Ross Braden – 2:15:47
Lara Bromilow – 2:59:10
Vic Cartwright – 3:22:46
Ben Clarke – 2:29:09
Che Compton – 2:38:08
Iona Cousland – 2:58:40
Sarah Crichton – 3:04:02
Barny Day – 2:31:40
Kersha Dwyer – 3:17:06
Fergus Ellis – 3:40:41
Ellie Freeden – 3:04:12
Mark George – 3:10:31
Michael Gibson – 2:58:31
John Gilbert – 2:19:28
Jonathan Griffiths – 2:49:01
Ben Hope – 2:33:15
Miki Jablkowska – 5:15:12
Matthew Jones – 2:34:21
Catherine Kandie – 3:02:21
Poppy Kemp – 4:07:05
Jeremy Kempke – 2:49:02
Robert King – 2:45:10
Christopher Lyndon – 3:02:31
Joe Miller – 3:26:31
Nick Mooney – 3:47:59
Martin Morgan – 4:44:39
Chris Mullin – 2:38:39
Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh – 2:47:37
Max Nicholls – 2:23:10
Adam Paterson – 2:36:11
Neil Phillips – 2:42:05
Will Pitt – 2:50:54
Ben Racle – 2:47:30
James Royston – 3:04:24
George Russell – 2:36:34
Nesrin Sabanci – 3:13:26
Chris Schofield – 3:14:25
Virginia Silio – 3:09:08
Suzanne Spalding – 3:56:38
Mathew Speed – 2:26:07
Sharon Stanley – 4:12:39
Jon Tipper – 2:30:24
Michael Tozer – 3:27:51
Christopher Travis – 2:59:47
Gian giacomo Valentini – 2:48:48
Amanda Wildgoose – 3:29:15
Joseph Wilkes – 3:03:12
Philip Woodford-smith – 2:36:18
Sarah Young – 3:51:35
Some particular shout outs to John Gilbert, who came 9th out of the mass start and 36th overall, and Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh, who placed 3rd ib her age category and 35th out of the mass start. John and Caoimhe are our marathon club championships winners!
Unconfirmed analysis also places Kent as 4th in the men’s team championships results too!
A day to remember! Roll on next year!
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BATTER-SEE WHAT THEY DID THERE
You could forgive our men’s A team for continuing the celebrations from last weekend’s National Road Relays, but instead of going straight to the pub on Friday night, they went via Battersea Park to test themselves against some of the country’s finest runners over 5km. It’s safe to say that the team did themselves and the club proud, with 4 runners hitting sub-15 minutes in the same race for the first time in history. Not only were PBs set across the board, but Chris Greenwood smashed his way onto 9th on the all time UK V45 list in 14:47!
Huge well done also to Cam Dockerill for coming home in 4th place in 14:28 (a 22 second PB), with Owen Hind just behind in a season’s best of 14:29, Rob Sesemann in 14:52 (a 9 second PB), Chris Busaileh in 15:36 (a season’s best for our men’s road Team Captain), Peter Lightning in 15:48 (a season’s best), Matteo Gala in 16:25, Richard Giles in 17:14, and Clare Elms in 18:27.
Friday’s are the new Thursdays.
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IT’S A RUN NOT A RACE…
… But on Saturday morning whilst the juniors were storming around the flats of St. James’ Park, 21 Kent ACers took on the infamous undulations of Hilly Fields parkrun. In nothing less than a showing of domination, Kent occupied the first 8 finishing positions! Well done to Dame for finishing first and to everyone for starting their weekends in the best way, and thanks to club members who volunteered too!
Our next club parkrun will be on 6 May – so save the date and look out for further details soon!
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RELAYING THE RELAYS
‘Ken never dreamed the team could one day win a medal. Tiny increments. Decades and decades of work. Keep showing up. Until one year, 2018, we had a breakthrough, and finished 5th. Ken started to believe.
Five years later and we have assembled the strongest team in Kent AC’s history.’
One week on from one of the club’s proudest weekend’s ever, the successes are only just starting to sink in. If you want to re-live the relays, then check out Russell Bentley’s epic write up of how the 12 stages unfolded, and how each of the team stepped up and then some. A true story of how success for the team means success for the whole club.
National 12 Stage Road Relays – 2023
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KENT AC’S CORONATION GAMES – 7 MAY
Just two weeks to go until the biggest event in London on the second May bank holiday weekend! The CG is an open track event on 7th May.
Events to be contested are 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, The Gunpowder Mile, Hurdles, Relays, Javelin and Long Jump. Exciting news for more mature jump racers: there will also be Hurdle entries for W40-W59 and M50-M59 age groups.
There will be qualified track officials and timekeepers, so times will be official and recorded on powerof10 and elsewhere.
The entry portal is open here. Book your race soon as some events are already booked up.
There will be a fully licensed bar, a wood-fired pizza van and a coffee hut. It costs £5 to enter the first event and £2 per event thereafter.
All spectators are welcome; should be a great day for the club.
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SALutations
If you’ve been inspired by the weekend’s racing successes, and want to pull on the navy blue vest to do your bit for the club, then please sign up for the first fixture of this year’s Southern Athletics League (SAL),
on 20 May at Hornchurch.
All are welcome and the more, the merrier! Please contact ianellwood@hotmail.co.uk and liv_shortland@hotmail.co.uk for more details and check out the Sign up spreadsheet here.
We also need officials and volunteers and if you are interested please contact Leonard.reilly@googlemail.com.
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FREE FOOD*
We will be hosting a running and wellbeing event on 17 May and would love to welcome as many people as possible!
We all know that recovery, fuelling and generally treating our bodies as miraculous temples is as important to an athlete’s wellbeing as the actual training, but still we believe that if we run our bodies into submission, those PBs will happen. They just won’t.
Learn more about the fun stuff during an evening of lectures, food, drinks and general high jinks, cunningly inserted between our two training nights for maximum recovery. You owe it to your temple to attend.
Running & Wellbeing Event: Performance, Power, Psychology and Pints
Wednesday 17th May 2023 19:15-21:15 at St. Dunstans Jubiliee Ground, Canadian Avenue, London SE6 4SW
An opportunity to learn, question, reflect and socialise.
There will be a bar and food.
Free ticketed event – please book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/running-wellbeing-event-performance-power-psychology-and-pints-tickets-590468165177
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BECKENHAM & DULWICH RELAYS
Jake has set up an Excel page for those who would like to run for the team at the Beckenham Relays on 17 May, and the Dulwich ones on 21 June. Put your name down here
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SUMMER FORWARD LOOK
Save the dates for the Kent AC Open meet, a wellbeing event, SAL, Assembly League, parkruns, and the big 125 anniversary dinner. It’s set to be a summer to remember!
4 May – Assembly League Victoria Park
6 May – parkrun takeover (location TBC – please share ideas!)
7 May – Kent AC Open Meeting, Ladywell Arena
17 May – Wellbeing Event, St Dunstan’s
20 May – SAL, Hornchurch
1 June – Assembly League TBC
21 June – Dulwich relays
18 June – SAL, Mile End
6 July – Assembly League TBC
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
3 August – Assembly League Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
7 September – Assembly League BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner
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SHOW TRACK AND FIELD YOUR LOVE
Athletics needs more officials, and volunteering in this way is a wonderful way to give back to the club.
Courses take place on 1 April in Norman Park, and the following are available:
Level 1 Starter/Starters Assistant
Level 1 Track Judge
Level 1 Field Judge
This is a great opportunity to help get club events’ results on Power of 10. And it’s fun.
It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail here.
https://www.kentac.org.uk/membership/get-involved-volunteer/becoming-an-athletics-official/
Please contact Len Reilly for more info.
It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!
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KIT DONATIONS FOR JUNIORS
Thank you to those who have donated their unwanted Kent AC New Balance kit.
We still have more juniors who would be interested in receiving some kit. Please let Amelia know if you have any running kit (not only New Balance) that could be useful to the juniors.
This doesn’t have to be just Kent AC club kit, all running kit suitable for junior athletes is welcomed. Amelia will be setting up a junior kit swap shop at the open meet on 7 May.
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WELFARE OFFICER VACANCY
After more than 5 years as one of the club’s welfare officers, Neil Gordon Orr will stepping down shortly due to work commitments. England Athletics recommend that clubs should have both male and female welfare officers, so we are looking for somebody to replace me and work alongside Sarah Young and Sarah Maris-Shaw. The welfare officer role involves taking a lead for safeguarding children and adults at risk (though this is everybody’s responsibility), helping to develop policy and occasionally dealing with concerns. We also have an interest in promoting athletes’ well being more broadly, such as encouraging an understanding of mental health issues.
The role would suit somebody with a children’s services background in education, health or social care though this is not essential. It is a great opportunity to make a difference and also looks good on your CV! Training in the role is offered by England Athletics and Neil will do a full handover/induction for my replacement. If you might interested or would like to find out more please let us know at welfareoff@kentac.org.uk .
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MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY VACANCY
We have a vacancy for the membership secretary committee role. Bernie acts as the first port of call for all new members, ensuring they join the club without any problems and he has been a highly valued committee member for many years.
We would love to find someone who is:
– Diligent with an attention to detail
– Proactive in dealing with queries
– Computer literate
– Familiar with online payment systems
– Able to attend regular meetings and/or submit reports
If this is you and you want to give a little back to the club, then please reach out to Bernie.Hutchinson@hotmail.com to find out more.
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SWEEPSTAKE NUMBERS AVAILABLE
Next month will be a roll over. Whoever has the bonus ball on 6th May will win £500. If you want one of the last available numbers, email David at treasurer@kentac.org.uk .
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EASYFUNDRAISING
Please remember to use easyfundraising every time you shop online!
Over 7,000 brands pay easyfundraising a commission when you start your shop through their platform, so you can raise FREE donations for us no matter what you’re buying. These donations really help us out, so please sign up if you haven’t yet. It’s easy and FREE! You can get started at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/kentac
You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy
WIN A TRACK PASS
In recognition of the importance of our volunteers, all gate volunteers each month are in with a chance of winning themselves a month’s track pass (worth £10).
To be added to the rota simply email Jacqueline/Laurie at (jacquelinea3@hotmail.com /
LG92@hotmail.co.uk).
We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month.
The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month.
Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative)
The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year
allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer
annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass.
Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:30 – 20:30
Thursday 17:30 – 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.
Track Pass – Juniors
Please purchase your £5 junior monthly track pass in advance here. When purchasing the track pass can parents/guardians please enter the athlete’s name when completing the transaction
Please see a helpful FAQs guide here
Ladywell Arena now has new opening hours dedicated to the public. While during these times the Kent AC track pass is not valid, members can pay for an individual session.
Session times are:
Monday: 07:00 -15:00
Tuesday – Thursday: 1300 -1700
Friday: 07:00 – 15:00
Saturday – Sunday: 09:00-15:00
Price:
Adult resident: £2.70
Adult non resident: £3.00
Junior (U16): £1.30
The Kent AC track pass continues to be required for training on Tues/Thurs evenings and Sunday mornings.
Track staff have encouraged people to double check the opening hours before their training session, as they may occasionally be closed for school sport days and football friendlies. Hours can be checked at https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/lewisham/ladywell-arena. This will likely suit members who can’t make training sessions but would like to train in the morning/lunchtime/evening.
Pay as you go fees can either be paid via cash to the desk or using the Better app (note: staff are working to add the sessions to the app).
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KEEP US UPDATED
You can have your say about what goes in the newsletter and keep us apprised of your results or running adventures by emailing the comms team directly on commsmgr@kentac.org.uk.
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CLUB CONTACTS PAGE
The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022 – thanks to Jules for setting that up and managing the club website content!
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