XC

Cross Country

23 July 2023

School’s out

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
23 July 2023

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A polite reminder to all of you attending track sessions to ensure you buy a track pass before attending track sessions. You can do this right here.
If members fail to pay fees, the cost of the monthly track pass will need to be increased for everyone.

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Those Kent AC runners training for the Big Half and other long distance races this autumn may be glad of the markedly cool conditions coinciding with the schools breaking up, but the party people will be hoping for a sunny evening for Tuesday’s summer social, details below.
This week we have results from last Sunday (16 July) when Max Harbord (pictured below) broke the 11 seconds barrier at Newham Open, and Wednesday’s BMC Regional Races in Eltham, and a reminder of upcoming events.
Earlier today (23 July) our John Gilbert travelled north to run the Wrexham 10k, finishing in 30.41 and in seventh place. Many congratulations to John J G.

Max Harbord in the ascendant

It’s a long way off, but we have prospective dates for the cross country season, for Surrey League, South of the Thames and other races. Full details will be filled in as we have them, but put markers in your diary now, let’s see if we can regain our league title.

A reminder that there are still tickets available for the 125th Birthday Dinner in Greenwich on 16th September.

Also, notification that track times have slightly changed, Thursday’s sessions will now start at 18:00 instead of 17:30.

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

It’s not often that a 125th birthday comes around, and this year we’re celebrating in true Kent AC style. Back in July 1898, the Lewisham Hare and Hounds amalgamated with the West Kent Harriers to form what has now become the club that we know and love today.

Roll on 125 years, and we’ll be celebrating with a weekend of events on 16-17th September, including an evening of drinks, food and dancing at The Old Joinery in Greenwich on Saturday 16th . It is sure to be a night to remember so we would love to see all club members coming out to join in the fun. Tickets are £42 to members only.

Buy your ticket here!

RESULTS, RESULTS

Last Sunday the Newham NEB Open Event took place on a pleasantly warm day, just right for sprinting, especially when the wind was following the athletes. Most races, it was reported, had a following wind of up to +8 in 100m, down to -0.2.
Congratulations to Max Harbord for finally breaking the 11seconds barrier. Ten years of trying, apparently, which can only make this triumph all the sweeter.
100m
Max Harbord 11.16 & 10.99
Ron Amoako 11.84 & 11.58
Kevin Kalisa 11.80 & 11.67
Joe Appiah 12.12 & 11.99
400m
Sofia Contino 1.07.73
100m Hurdles
Joe Appiah (M50) 13.77

Full results here

On Wednesday 19 July the BMC (British Milers Club) meeting saw some great performances from Kent AC juniors and seniors. There were PBs for juniors Cillian Roots (02:05.17) and Jasper Jones (02:07.17) in the 800m, and in the 5000m Matthew Speed sped round in 15:28.85, James Boustead ran 15:37.23, Ben Clarke finished in 15:44.49, Luke Rowland 16:10.00 and Barnaby Day 16:39.75.
In the 1500m Kieran Fitzpatrick PBed with 4:26.29 and Talullah Jones ran 5:30.

SUMMER SOCIAL NO. 3

Kent AC summer socials #3 is on Tuesday. This being a chance to socialise across groups on the last Tuesday of each month in summer with some nibbles and drinks.
We look forward to seeing you at the penultimate event on Tuesday 25 July, kick off after your warm down finishing up at 9pm. (option to carry on at the pub)

YOUNG GUNS GO FOR IT

Sarah Crichton is organising a junior-friendly athletics competition for Kent AC junior members only on Saturday 16 September at Ladywell Arena.
It will be a friendly track and field competition of a maximum of 6 events, in a round robin style with athletes in groups, going between events. Events group coaches will be around to support on the day. The event is designed for Kent AC athletes only as a fun ending to the summer track and field schedule, giving athletes a chance to show off their development over the course of the season.

The event will be at Ladywell Arena on Saturday 16th September to coincide with the club’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

The full details are to be confirmed, but I am looking for people to email me if they can volunteer to help with:
– organising the entries
– officiating the events (we are not aiming this event to go on power of 10 so no previous experience required- previous support at KYAL would be more than enough)
– on the day event management
– supporting with refreshments on the day

If anyone is able to support with organising and running this event, please email Sarah on sarah.hanley87@gmail.com)”

ROAD RELAYS IN SEPTEMBER

Kent AC vets!
This is your chance to join the team at the SEAA road relays.

Venue: Rushmoor Arena Aldershot
Date: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Teams: MV40/MV50/MV60

We will want to enter strong teams in v40s, v50s and v60s. We should be able to win the v40s if we get our best team out.

Please sign up ASAP on the spreadsheet link below. Put a note if you are tentative at the moment. Entries close at end of August, entries will be finalised 25 August. No excuses, if you can’t make it, I’ll need a note from your mum or MP.

Those who like a bit of drama will be very disappointed as there is no Crystal Palace debacle option this year

SPEAK NOW…IF YOU CAN HELP OUT THE CLUB

Would you like to take a leading role in the club? Are you organised and have an eye for detail? Or do you just want to earn a pint for some volunteering? If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have just the ticket for you.

We are looking for a new Track Admin Officer. This is a committee post, which involves technical admin of the track pass app and negotiating hours and rates for the track with GLL and the council.

If you would like to find out more about this, then please contact Amelia.

FROM EARLY TO GATE

Gate volunteers form the unsung heroes spine of the club, making sure that our Tuesday and Thursday night sessions can run smoothly and safely. It’s a great way to meet new people and have a chat with friends too, as well as give back a little bit of time to the club. You can sign up here!

GLL SPORT FOUNDATION AWARDS

For any of you that have benefitted from the GLL grant previously, please contact Krys, the Ladywell Arena Manager.

Krys is looking to organise a publicity event to recognise the GLL’s 30th birthday and 15 years of the Greenwich Sports Foundation. Find out more.

Contact Krys here.

ALL SUMMER LONG

Events for the diary:

25 July – Track social
26 July – BMC event, Tooting Bec
30 July – Burgess junior parkrun (for juniors or adults who want to volunteer)
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner, Greenwich
14 October – Surrey League xc, tbc
11 November – Surrey League xc, tbc
25 November – South of the Thames Junior xc, tbc
16 December – South of the Thames Senior xc, tbc
13 January – Surrey League xc, tbc
27 January – Southern Cross Country Championships – Beckenham Place Park
10 February – Surrey League xc, tbc

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

Athletics needs more officials, and volunteering in this way is a wonderful way to give back to the club.
This is a great opportunity to help get club events’ results on Power of 10. And it’s fun.

Our SAL performances not only need athletes, but also qualified officials – so you can directly contribute to our success! Every qualification counts!

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

CLUB DRAW

There are still two numbers available for the sum of £6 a month.
If you are interested in supporting the club with this draw – email David at treasurer@kentac.org.uk

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 or Laurie

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:30 – 20:30
Thursday 18:00 – 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 here. 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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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16 July 2023

Kent’s SALad Days

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
16 July 2023

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We’re in full summer (glances out of the window at wind and rain) and most of us are on the beach or dreaming of it, trying not to lose too much fitness before the autumn season. For some Kent runners though, it’s the time for trails and tris, track and 10ks.

This week we have a full report from Sunday’s SAL in Stevenage, plus roundups of other races, and a reminder of upcoming events.

Last weekend Steven Buck and Kimberly Parker ran the Race to the Stones 100k, from Lewknor to Avebury, one of the biggest ultras in the country, in 15:24 and 16:45 respectively.

Steve and Kim
On Saturday, our resident ultrarunner, Zuzana Nemeckova, did the Snowdon 24 challenge, which is as many summits of Snowdon as possible in 24 hours. Zuzana completed 5 of them in 17 hours, nearly 50 miles of mountain running with 16,000 ft of climbing, which makes us exhausted just thinking about it.

Meanwhile, Richard Jones completed the Cotswold Classic 70.3 half Ironman in 5 hours 56 minute, with a 44 minute swim, a 3 hour ride and a 1:59 HM. Well done to all the ultra/triathletes for their huge efforts!

On Wednesday, a clutch of Kent members ran the Brighton Phoenix 10k, along the seafront in absurdly windy conditions. Dame Dibaba was 11th overall in 33:02, and in addition Ben Clarke (33:15, 14th), Josh Lennard-Jones (37:51), Richard Giles (38:02), Katie Rowland (38:03), Dan Ansell (38:42), Matthew Thomas (39:18) and Alex Gillespie (39:38 PB) also completed the race in sub 40 minutes.

There was a KYAL event in Medway Park yesterday, in which we came 4th out of 8 teams, we’ll bring you a report on the juniors once the full results are available.

A reminder that there are still tickets available for the 125th Birthday Dinner in Greenwich on 16th September.

Also, notification that track times have slightly changed, Thursday’s sessions will now start at 18:00 instead of 17:30.

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

Buy your ticket here!

SAL STEVENAGE

Last Sunday Kent took over 30 runners, coaches and volunteers to Stevenage for round 3 of the Southern Athletics League, and in a tightly fought contest we came 4th by just 2 points from the hosts in 3rd place and just 4 ahead of Bexley in 5th. This leaves us soldily placed in midtable in the League, 9th out of 18, with one fixture remaining.

In total we had 25 athletes covering 68 out of 71 events held, with a remarkable 18 of them doing more than one event. Jo Mott took athlete of the day with 6 events – 400, 800, 3000, 2000 SC, LJ & Hammer – gaining 17 points; Max Harbord did 6 events – 100, 200, HJ, TJ, SP plus the 100m relay – for 15 points, while James Bowler did 5 field events – PV, TJ, Hammer, Discus, Javelin.

As ever, our main strength was in the middle distances, with Jake Simmonds and Dame Dibaba winning A & B 3000m, Rob Sesemann winning the 1500m, with Jake 2nd in the B string, Claire Oxlade and Jo Mott winning A & B 3000m, and Claire Elms winning B string 1500m, behind her daughter Lucy’s 2nd place in the A string. In addition, Joe Hartley and Ian Ellwood won A & B 3000m SC, and Anne Hepple and Jo Mott were 3rd and 2nd in the 2000m SC. In total we won a remarkable 58 out of 60 points in those 6 events, a great foundation for our afternoon’s results.

Jake, Dame and Lucy had our perfomances of the day, by the ratings, and special credit should go to Clare Oxlade, running and winning her first 3000m since breaking her leg running one at a previous SAL.

Jake and Dame in the 3000m

Joe showing how to steeplechase

Ian taking a bath
Max Harbord and Darren Smith ran the sprint events for us, gaining two 2nd places in the 100m in 11.43s & 11.49s, and 2 3rds in the 200m in 23.06 & 23.44 respectively. Dame covered a 400m race in addition to his 3000m, running a solid 57.19s for 2nd B stroing, with John Flack 3rd A string in 53.62s. Max rounded off a good week by running 10.99s today, his first sub 11s run.

Notably, Darren and John are juniors, and were part of an essential contribution from our younger members, 48 points between 7 of them, a full quarter of our competing total. In addition to Darren (7 points) and John (4), Rosie Ashton contributed 11 points from 3 events (100h, 400h, TJ), Ellie Hepple 10 from 3 (100h, LJ, TJ), Jasper Jones 7 (800, LJ), Lara Ellis 5 (200, SP), and Jack Jones 4 (LJ). Rosie, Ellie and Lara also ran in our 4x100m team that came 5th, despite a painful tumble on the changeover by Lara, and Darren, Jasper and John ran in the men’s relays. Congratulations to all our juniors on their efforts, and to their coaches.

Final results:
1 Thurrock Harriers 254
2 Cambridge Harriers 231
3 Stevenage & N Herts 218
4 Kent AC 216
5 Bexley AC 212
6 Ryston Runners 193

Huge credit as ever goes to Ian, Olivia and Sally for organising the Kent athletes, and thanks to the volunteer officials – note that we gain points for supplying officials, so if you can volunteer, you will be genuinely contributing to the team as well as supporting them.

SPEAK NOW…IF YOU CAN HELP OUT THE CLUB

We are looking for a new Track Admin Officer. This is a committee post, which involves technical admin of the track pass app and negotiating hours and rates for the track with GLL and the council.

If you would like to find out more about this, then please contact Amelia.

FROM EARLY TO GATE

GLL SPORT FOUNDATION AWARDS

For any of you that have benefitted from the GLL grant previously, please contact Krys, the Ladywell Arena Manager.

Krys is looking to organise a publicity event to recognise the GLL’s 30th birthday and 15 years of the Greenwich Sports Foundation. Find out more.

Contact Krys here.

ALL SUMMER LONG

Events for the diary:

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

Our SAL performances not only need athletes, but also qualified officials – so you can directly contribute to our success! Every qualification counts!

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

CLUB DRAW

There are still two numbers available for the sum of £6 a month.
If you are interested in supporting the club with this draw – email David at treasurer@kentac.org.uk

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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9 July 2023

Even Steven(age)

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9 July 2023

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Coming to you live from a post-SAL pub near King’s Cross on that July 9th… a date that resonates for the many Taylor Swift fans all vying for tickets to the Eras tour from next week. But in the world of Kent AC, the date also represents a smashing day out in Stevenage for the SAL! Well done to the many juniors and seniors who turned out across all disciplines, following a terrific Thursday night’s showing in Sutcliffe Park for the Assembly League. We are currently awaiting final results so a full SAL report will follow next week. In the mean time, read all about the Assembly League below!

As track season continues, party season is upon us too – with the big 125th party coming up in September. This will be a night for the whole club to remember, so make sure you get your tickets quickly!

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

It’s not often that a 125th birthday comes around, and this year we’re celebrating in true Kent AC style. Back in July 1898, the Lewisham Hare and Hounds amalgamated with the West Kent Harriers to form what has now become the club that we know and love today.

Roll on 125 years, and we’ll be celebrating with a weekend of events on 16- 17th September, including an evening of drinks, food and dancing at The Old Joinery in Greenwich. It is sure to be a night to remember so we would love to see all club members coming out to join in the fun.

Buy your ticket here!

OVER THE (SUT)CLIFFES AND FAR AWAY

On Thursday night, the clouds broke, the sun shone, and Kent AC gathered en masse in Sutcliffe Park. No stranger for many of us as the site of a fast and furious parkrun, and close enough to the track that a run from Ladywell could have been considered a warm-up, this was the first time the Assembly League had been held at this 3 lap course.

Even though the course ended up being 120m short, 42 Kent AC runners stormed around the course, sweeping up first place for the Women’s and Men’s A teams and B teams! Jake Simmonds was the first Kent AC runner home, in 15:04 in fourth place overall; first lady through the finish line was Alexa Parker in 17:20.

We absolutely swept up the age category victories too – a huge well done to Guy Barnett who was the first U20 and massive kudos to George Searle and Lucas Stickland for both breaking 20 minutes.

Going upwards in age, but no less in impressiveness, Jonathan Tipper and Bryony Proctor both won the 35+ age category, Chris Mullin narrowly beat Che Compton to the 45+ podium, Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh smashed to success in the 50+ group, Clare Elms topped the 60+, and Zoe Gaffen rounded out our incredible domination by winning the 65+ category.

We then decamped to The Depot for a post-race debrief and rehydration. See you all on 3 August at Victoria Park for the next one!

SPEAK NOW…IF YOU CAN HELP OUT THE CLUB

We are looking for a new Track Admin Officer. This is a committee post, which involves technical admin of the track pass app and negotiating hours and rates for the track with GLL and the council.

If you would like to find out more about this, then please contact Amelia.

FROM EARLY TO GATE

GLL SPORT FOUNDATION AWARDS

For any of you that have benefitted from the GLL grant previously, please contact Krys, the Ladywell Arena Manager.

Krys is looking to organise a publicity event to recognise the GLL’s 30th birthday and 15 years of the Greenwich Sports Foundation. Find out more.

Contact Krys here.

ALL SUMMER LONG

Events for the diary:

If you are interested, the British Milers Club are hosting a track and field night on
19 July at Sutcliffe Park Athletics Track. Registration closes on 12 July!

19 July – BMC event, Sutcliffe Park
25 July – Track social
26 July – BMC event, Tooting Bec
30 July – Burgess junior parkrun (for juniors or adults who want to volunteer)
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner, Greenwich

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

Our SAL performances not only need athletes, but also qualified officials – so you can directly contribute to our success! Every qualification counts!

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

CLUB DRAW

Last week’s bonus ball was 34 – meaning that David Sanders won £250.00.
There are still two numbers available for the sum of £6 a month.
If you are interested in supporting the club with this draw – email David at treasurer@kentac.org.uk

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

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.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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2 July 2023

Mighty miles

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
2 July 2023

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July is upon us, an exciting month for sport all round with the Ashes,
Tour de France, Wimbledon and the London Diamond League!

But before we think ahead, lets recap on all the superb race highlights from this week
at Kent AC – kudos to all who took part in one!

On Tuesday evening, it was over to Battersea Park for the next Sri Chinmoy 5k
and some fast times.

Race results below:

Kendal Noctor – 16:35
Ben Racle – 16:47
Chris Mullin – 16:51
Jack O’Reilly – 17:03
Huw Evans – 17:06
Philip Woodford-Smith – 17:10
Ben Armson – 17:21
Bryony Proctor – 17:40
Tim Sharp – 18:14
Richard Giles – 18:19
Alex Gillespie – 18:45
Luke Armitage – 20:10

Sri Chinmoy races are very well organised and reasonably priced,
check out the upcoming London races here.

Team photo post-race

Just over 4 miles south of Battersea Park, on Wednesday evening,
the Hercules Wimbledon Dave Clarke Mile Extravaganza took place.

Jake Simmonds was up first, taking 2nd place in a super speedy 4:25. Full race footage here.
Next up, Cam Dockerill who ran a rapid mile in 4:23. Full race footage here.

Smiles all round

Meanwhile at the Kent 3000m Championships in Dartford, Clare Elms finished in 10:34.68.
A season’s best!

Onto the weekend:
Today, Fulham Running Club hosted their 10 miler also known as Boaty McBoat Race.
George Russell took to the podium in third place in 59:42 followed by Billy Palmer in 65:47.

Whilst in Sussex, the Bewl 15 race took place, with Kent AC winning the men’s team competition! Ben Clarke claimed 2nd place in 1:31:03, whilst Barny Day crossed the line for 1st v40 and 3rd place overall in 1:32:58, then Rob Laing secured team glory in 12th place in 1:43:35 (1st v45).

The champs enjoying a well deserved drink!

It doesn’t stop there. Up north in Bolton, Parris Williams deserves a big shoutout for completing her first Ironman in 13:19:24.
So impressive and inspiring!

Are you free on Thursday evening? Join us for the next Assembly League at Sutcliffe Park.
You do not need to pre-register, just turn up, collect your bib number and get ready to run!

Or take part in the next SAL on 9 July in Stevenage!
For more information, get in touch with Ian Ellwood or Olivia Shortland.
Train fares can be reimbursed and there may be places in cars available.

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

I am sure you are aware that this year Kent AC celebrates its 125th anniversary. The club was founded in June 1898 as an amalgamation of Lewisham Hare and Hounds and West Kent Harriers. It has been based in Lewisham since it was founded.

We are celebrating this with a weekend of events on 16-17 September, a highlight of which will be a delightful evening of feasting and dancing on the Saturday evening. Look forward to reminiscing over a 3 course dinner, terrace drinks at sunset and boogying late into the night. It is sure to be a night to remember!

Buy your ticket here!

SITUATIONS VACANT

We really need members to step up and help out with the following roles at the club:

Joint Club Secretaries
H&S work
Trophies Secretary

Only some of this work has future cover, and then only temporarily, so and more help is needed both in the short and longer term. Dan and Amelia, who did so much before they moved overseas, will happily advise on what’s involved.

The club tries to work on the principle that lots of people take on a large number of small roles.
The great response for volunteers at the Coronation Games shows that can hold true.
I hope our wonderful membership will be similarly generous in helping with these tasks.

Len Reilly
Co-president

GATEKEEPERS AT THE READY

We now need volunteers for the gate on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers can sign up here, and read more about gatekeeping duties, and its rewards, below: ‘Win A Track Pass’.

GLL SPORT FOUNDATION AWARDS

For any of you that have benefitted from the GLL grant previously, please contact Krys, the Ladywell Arena Manager.

Krys is looking to organise a publicity event to recognise the GLL’s 30th birthday and 15 years of the Greenwich Sports Foundation. Find out more.

Contact Krys here.

SUMMER RUNNING SEASON

Events for the diary:

If you are interested, the British Milers Club are hosting a track and field night on
19 July at Sutcliffe Park Athletics Track.
Registration closes on 12 July!

6 July – Assembly League, Sutcliffe Park
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
19 July – BMC event, Sutcliffe Park
25 July – Track social
26 July – BMC event, Tooting Bec
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner, Greenwich

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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25 June 2023

Everybody is Hot Hot Hot!

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
25 June 2023

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We have a full newsletter for you today, catching up with results from last weekend for the juniors and the Southern Athletics League, the Dulwich Relays, and today a clutch of Kent runners braved the heat for the North Downs 30k run.

As reported last week, we won the SAL fixture on our 125th birthday last Sunday, with a large athlete turnout ensuring we filled our competition card and won by an impressive 29 points.

The juniors came 4th in their fixture at Norman Park on Saturday, with lots of excellent individual performances. The next generation continues to be very promising!

On Wednesday, Kent retained both the men’s and women’s titles in the Dulwich relays on a balmy midsummer’s evening.

Jake celebrating before the line
And this morning 15 Kent runners did the North Downs Run, 30k of hilly trails in 30C, with some impressive results – Amy Clements first woman, Che Compton 5th overall and 2nd VM40, Teresa Murphy 3rd VW45 and several others.

Full reports below.

And don’t forget the Track Social this Tuesday after training, drink, nibbles and chat until 9pm.

DULWICH RELAYS

Another week, another relay trophy for Kent AC – in fact a pair of them, as we retained our titles in both men’s and women’s races in this friendly fixture in Dulwich Park. We put out 18 3 person teams – 10 men’s, 7 women’s and one mixed, with the irrepressible Che Compton remarkably managing two legs for two teams to cover for an absence.

In the Men’s race it was the young runner Olly Buck who kicked things off. Olly ran 4:54 for the one lap, one mile course to come home in 4th place giving Rob Sesemann a 60 meter gap to close down on the second leg. Rob ran a very controlled 4:48 to get the team into 1st place with a 12 second lead going into the last leg. Jake Simmonds ran a 4:47 on the 3rd leg to gain another 8 seconds over Dulwich to retain the title.

Kent’s winning men’s team
The men’s C team of Che Compton, Richard Giles & Joe Hartley got the bronze medal in the closely fought race. A big thank you to Chris Schofield, Tom Sloan, Jonathan Beatty for stepping in as replacements last minute. After smashing the first leg in 5:10, Che was back out on the course 5 minutes later running 5:17 on the 3rd leg for the D team.

Joe Hartley closing out the C team for 3rd
In the woman’s race our usual lead out runner Bryony Proctor stormed round in the 3rd fastest leg of the day in 5:35 to put the woman’s team in a strong position on the handover. She handed over to Clare Elms who recently ran a UK age best over the 1500m. Clare ran a very solid lap in 5:44 to hand over to Alexa Parker. Alexa stormed round the one lap course in the fastest leg of the day, 5:23. The woman’s C team of Iona Cousland, Amy White & Nesrin Sabanci claimed the bronze medal in the race. 4 of our runners were in the 6 fastest legs of the day. Well done girls we are all very proud of you.

Kent’s winning women’s team
We had one mixed team this year which included juniors Alice Hales, Tallulah Jones and Junior Coach Ian Ellwood. A big thank you to Ian Ellwood & John Barron for all the hard work behind the scenes in getting 9 juniors to run on the Wednesday night. They all ran fantastically which shows the future of the club is in very good hands.

A big thank you from myself to everyone who ran. Team spirit and the high standards we set at Kent AC was on full flow throughout the evening.

[Race report from relay captain Jake Simmonds]

SAL MATCH #2 – MILE END

Kent AC made the short journey to the East End for our second fixture of the season, on the 125th annniversary of the founding of the club. The proximity helped with rounding up athletes to compete, with 35 athletes competing in 68 out of the 69 events contested, including A and B strings. This was essential to our win on the day, by 29 points.

Once more this season we could call up an Olympian to our ranks, Conrad Williams reprersenting us in a SAL for the first time in a few years. He may be 41 but he can still hold his own against the youngsters, winning the A string 200m in 22.95, the B string 100m in 11.56, and helping the 4 x 100m team to second place.

Conrad Williams
Jake Simmonds ran a controlled 15:45 to win the A string 5000m, with Dame Dibaba 2nd in 15:51, picking up the B string points. Joe Hartley won the 1500m steeplechase, with Lyndon Marfell winning the B string.

Dame, Jake and Jon Tipper
In the women’s events, Clio Parkes gained an impressive 2nd place in the 100m and 3rd in the 200m, in 12.77s and 26.48s respectively. Clare Elms ran a remarkable 5:04.41 in the 1500m, on track to continue cleaning up the British age group records in the event (she currently holds the V45, V50 and V55 1500m records)

Clare Elms
In some events, our ability to turn out athletes paid big dividends – in the men’s 110m hurdles, for example, there were 3 athletes, two of them from Kent, and we picked up maximum A and B points – big credit to Alex Harris, who’d never run the event before but stepped up and gained valuable points. In the women’s steeplechase, there were 4 runners, of which Kent had two – Sally Urquhart (who also ran the 5000m) and Sofia Contino.

Lyndon Marfell with Alex Harris behind
On an individual level, Alex Harris competed in 4 events (hurdles, HJ, PV & TJ) gaining 14 points, while Sofia Contino competed in the 400m, 400h, 1500m s/c and discus for 13 points. Rosie Ashton gained 14 points from the 100h, 400h and TJ. That’s over 15% of our competitive points from just 3 athletes – big congratulations to them.

Fixture results:
1. Kent AC 261
2. Victoria Park 232
3. Thurrock Harriers 228
4. Woodford Green 182
5. Basildon AC 152
6. Enfield & Haringey 128

The next fixture is at Stevenage on Sunday 9th July. We will be in need of athletes for that, so please contact Ian Ellwood or Olivia Shortland if you can make it. Train fares can be reimbursed, and there may be places in cars available.

KYAL MATCH #2 – NORMAN PARK

Last Saturday Kent’s juniors competed in the second match of the season at the track in Norman Park, Bromley. We came a creditable 4th out of 8 teams, as in the first match.

Standout performances included Faith Adedeji winning the U13 Girls 75m in 10.2s, the 150m in 20.6s and the 70m hurdles in 11.7s, and Lwiza Kamdem competing in the U15 Girls shot (1st), javelin (2nd), LJ (1st B string) and 4 x 100m relays (3rd)

The U15 girls category saw our best turnout, with 7 athletes, and best results, contributing points in almost every event, and coming 3rd in both relays. 6 boys participated in the U15s, with Dylan Sandhu’s 3rd place in the 800m the highlight.

In the U13 boys, 4 Kent athletes gamely tackled as many events as they could – a total of 11 individual plus the relay, so their category position of 4th out of 7 teams was a great achievement!

In thew U13 girls there were just 3 of them, but they managed 8 events between them, Faith winning her 3, and Amelia Jackson and Eva Munoz competing gamely in unfamiliar events.

John Barron, youth coach, commented that given the depleted turnout due to exams and school sports days, this was a very respectable result showing great progress among our juniors.

NORTH DOWNS 30K RUN

15 Kent runners, 10 women and 5 men, braved a blisteringly hot day (that wasn’t forecast when they signed up!) to run the North Downs 30k today, with all completing it, and some very good results.

Amy Clements was first woman in 2:27:44, and Che Compton was 5th overall and 2nd MV40 in 2:10:38. Nesrin Sabanci and Victoria Cartwright were 7th and 8th placed women, while Teresa Murphy was 13th and 3rd FV45. We also won the women’s team race.

Other finishers included Matthew Thomas, Alex Robbins, Gian Valentini, Steven Mowll, Nicola Cartlidge, Sarah Young, Zuzana Nemeckova, Ronnie Haydon-Jones, Jo Wint and Suzanne Spalding.

GATEKEEPERS REQUIRED

We now need volunteers for the gate on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers can sign up here, and read more about gatekeeping duties, and its rewards, below: ‘Win A Track Pass’.

SITUATIONS VACANT

We really need members to step up and help out with the following roles at the club:

Joint Club Secretaries
Joint Comms Managers
H&S work
Men’s XC Manager
Trophies Secretary

Only some of this work has future cover, and then only temporarily, so and more help is needed both in the short and longer term. Dan and Amelia, who did so much before they moved overseas, will happily advise on what’s involved.

The club tries to work on the principle that lots of people take on a large number of small roles.
The great response for volunteers at the Coronation Games shows that can hold true.
I hope our wonderful membership will be similarly generous in helping with these tasks.

Len Reilly
Co-president

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

Buy your ticket here!

SUMMER RUNNING

Events for the diary:

27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League, Sutcliffe Park
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
26 July – BMC event, Tooting Bec
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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18 June 2023

The beautiful south

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
18 June 2023

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This weekend has been huge for Kent AC, 125 years old today (18 June). It was the first time in many a long year that our venerable old club put out sprightly young track teams on consecutive days: Kent Young Athletes League took place on Saturday 17 June at Norman Park and Southern Athletics League on the following day at Mile End. More news and picture below.
Kudos to all the dads out there who spent their special day either long running, competing at today’s SAL (Southern Athletics League, results below) fixture at Mile End, or officiating at same. However, from Runners’ World we learn that the really super dads are those who combine racing with looking after the kids. It’s not enough merely to trot round parkrun toting a sprog in a buggy these days. No, you have to run a half marathon while pushing a stroller (for that is how the American Runners’ World refers to push chairs). The Superdad they reported on this week was one Jacob Sommer Simonsen, who ran 1:08:04 at the Aarhus Half. The challenge is out there, Kent AC dads.
Back to SAL. With all the key players being down the boozer at the time of writing, a detailed results report is not likely to appear here before our bed-time deadline, but here’s a brief resumé:
Phil Marsden, volunteering today, reports:
‘We won! On our birthday. A full report to come next week, but basically we turned out for our athletes, and called up an Olympian (Conrad Williams) for the occasion. All credit to Ian Ellwood.’

GATEKEEPERS REQUIRED

We now need volunteers for the gate on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers can sign up here, and read more about gatekeeping duties, and its rewards, below: ‘Win A Track Pass’.

SITUATIONS VACANT

We really need members to step up and help out with the following roles at the club:

HAPPY 125th BIRTHDAY TO KENT AC

Many happy returns to Kent AC, my how we’ve grown…
We are Lewisham’s longest-established sports club, with continuous association with the borough (Millwall FC is older but started on the Isle of Dogs; Catford Cycling Club is older but isn’t based here). We’re looking good for our age: bigger, stronger and ever more ambitious, thanks to our dedicated coaching team and some super-talented athletes, junior, senior and veteran.
Kent AC was first heard of on 1 July 1898 in the newspaper report reproduced below and thanks to Neil Gordon-Orr for sourcing, of the amalgamation on 18 June 1898 at the Black Bull, Lewisham (now the Fox and Firkin) of West Kent Harriers and Lewisham Hare and Hounds.

Save the date for the weekend of 16 September for a jamboree of birthday activities (still evolving) to include:

A dinner and dance
A club championship
Presentations
Events at the track
A Sunday run visiting our previous headquarters

Len Reilly
Co-president

SUMMER RUNNING

As well as all the fabulous summer socials we have locked in, another date to add to your calendar is the British Milers Club track meet at Tooting Bec track on 26 July.
Find out more info and sign up here.

Plus we now have our next Assembly League location confirmed…hopefully local for many in Eltham.

21 June – Dulwich relays
27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League, Sutcliffe Park
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

JUNIORS NEWSROUND

The Kent AC junior section took part in the Kent Youth Athletics League match on 17th June at Norman Park. This event, for U13 and U15 age groups, which broadly follows Years 6/7 and Years 8/9 school year groups, will be reported upon in the fullness of time.

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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11 June 2023

Champions at the Castles

Dan Pettitt

Champions at the Castles

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
11 June 2023

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Community and camaraderie, two words that really sum up this week. Plus a whole lot of victory!

Tuesday, a sunny evening in Battersea Park, the Veterans AC 5K Championship Road Race took place. Peter Lighting took first place on the podium in 16:18, followed by Rich Giles, second placed Kent in 17:11, Caoimhe Nic Fhogartaigh scoring second place female overall in 17:47, Joseph Wilkes in 18:02 and Stephen Watts in 18:24. Fantastic efforts all round!

Like a fine wine…

Emotions ran high at Hilly Fields parkrun on Saturday morning, when Stephen Robson gave his farewell speech as Event Director and celebrations were had with plenty of sweet treats. For some, parkrun is a Saturday morning ritual, others a way to have a crack at a 5K PB and many if not all, an opportunity to meet new people from all walks of life and to be part of a real community!

Meanwhile Callum Cant took on the trails in the South Downs Way 100 miler, finishing a strong 31st place in 22:19:25. Another inspiring run, congratulations!

Looks like one race was not enough for Caoimhe and Rich this week. Back to the road for the Hull half marathon today, both crossing the line in 81:19 with Caoimhe taking home the first place female trophy. So impressive!
Big kudos to Jemma and Lisa Day for also taking on the scorching heat and crossing the finish line in 1:41:22.

But what we’re sure you’ve been waiting to hear about since the highlights started rolling in…

The Welsh Castle Relays

The golden team on Welsh soil

We pride ourselves as a club on its strength in depth and overall talent. So a 20 stage relay throughout the mountains of Wales seemed right up our street. Each leg was between 9-13 miles, with 6 recognised ‘mountain stages’, but with this being Wales they all feel like mountain stages.

We debuted last year coming a creditable 3rd, so with lessons learned and a stronger team we were keen to have a crack at the open category win. And WIN WE DID!!

This is how it panned out:

Ben Harding: 5th, 9.1 miles. Got us off to a flyer representing his new home town.
James Boustead: 4th, 10.7 miles. It’s hot, the music is blaring and it feels like a very sweaty, weird festival.
Russell Bentley: 3rd, 12.3 miles, 1st mountain stage. 1st veteran. He even ran home!!
Neil Phillips: 5th, 9.5 miles. Great fun he said! 1st vet again.
Callum Fraser: 9.6 miles, our first stage winner on a sprint finish along the seafront!!
Mr Barny Day: 8.8.miles, 1st Vet, 2nd place. A bit like Dulwich, only Welsh and along the sea front and beaten by familiar name from London – well done to Ealing Eagles.
Jake Simmonds: 10.1 miles, 8th on a seriously tough mountain stage.
Dame Dibaba: 10.8 miles, 2nd place for our mountain goat.
Matteo Gala: 8.5 miles, 4th place. A cool head as logistic challenges began to bite.
Chris Greenwood: 6th place, 1st Vet. 13 miles over the mountains to see off day 1. This is a brutal b*stard someone said.

At this point, 4 teams are separated overnight by 2 minutes. The closest competition to date and it’s anyone’s to grab.

Rob Sesemann: 10.8 miles at 7am for mountain stage 4. 4th on the day, ‘maybe we can do this we whisper’.
Matt Speed: 11.2 miles. I love nominative determinism, and Speed sped to our 2nd win.
Sam Dames: 10.6 9th. A special clap for this guy, stepped in late and got dropped off in a tiny village to make his own way home with a cheery wave. But now he’s got a gold medal.
Cam Dockerill: 10.8 miles for another mountain stage. 3rd and humbled by the mountains.
Ben Clarke: 3rd place, 12.8 miles. We are really racking up the podium positions. But it comes at a cost ‘harder than 2:29 London Marathon’
Owen Hind: 4th, 12.7 miles, with continuous climbing for 7 miles. Needed some assistance to get back to the van but already obsessed with the mountains. Will be back for the win.
Kieran Fitzpatrick: 12th, 8.7 miles. ‘it’s tough, I finished’ he said. A club stalwart who laced up when we needed him more like.
Joseph Yee: 1st!! 9.5 miles, he absolutely smashed it. We think he’s the youngest ever winner.

At this point it’s a two horse race with Pontypridd Roadents. There’s 2 minutes in it, and we’re the wrong side of gold. Enter:

Chris Mullin: 2nd, 1st Vet, 7.7 miles. ‘not sure if I should run 6.30s or 5.30 miles to protect my injury’ he says before a blinding race follows.
Ben Hope: 4th, 9.9 miles. ‘does he always look this good we say’, ‘give me that gold he retorts’.

We have kept our nerve, Ponty have faded right when at the death. We have won. Please can I sleep now.

I want to extend two lots of special thanks. The first to the multiple runners who stepped in at the last minute to replace those struck down by a series of unfortunate events. And an even more special thanks to Chris Bus and James Bowler for their organisation. Neither were part of the trip, but helped enormously in making this weekend a success. And of course to Ken.

Race report by Owen Hind
Photo credits: The Kent AC Welsh Castle Relay team

If this has inspired or encouraged you to join in the next team event, then look no further than across the river to Mile End track where the next SAL is taking place on Sunday.

A great way to participate and represent the club but also to have an opportunity to try a new track or field event.
Sign up for the SAL here because why not?

BON VOYAGE

This weekend we say goodbye to Ameila Pettitt,
who travels to join Dan, already in America, for their new life with each other.

Together they have done a huge amount for Kent AC both as competitors
but also making things happen behind the scenes, and this is my thank you to them.

It is also an appeal to members to help out with the roles they are having to leave behind.
These include:

Joint Club Secretaries
Joint Comms Managers
H&S work
Men’s XC Manager
Trophies Secretary

Only some of this work has future cover, and then only temporarily, so and more help is needed both in the short and longer term. Dan and Amelia will happily advise on what’s involved.

The club tries to work on the principle that lots of people take on a large number of small roles.
The great response for volunteers at the Coronation Games shows that can hold true.
I hope our wonderful membership will be similarly generous in helping with these tasks.

Len Reilly
Co-president

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US, WE ARE 125!

Next weekend is a big one for the club.

It’s the first time in years that we are putting out track teams on consecutive days: Kent Young Athletes League on Saturday at Norman Park and Southern Athletics League on Sunday at Mile End.

Contact team managers John Barron, and Ian Elwood and Liv Shortland if you want to compete or help out.
Sign up for the SAL here.

But it’s also our 125th birthday. This makes us Lewisham’s longest-established sports club with continuous association with the borough (Millwall FC is older but started on the Isle of Dogs; Catford Cycling Club is older but isn’t based here). And the oldest club of the 13 we are competing against next weekend.

Kent AC was first heard of on 1 July 1898 in the newspaper report reproduced below and thanks to Neil Gordon-Orr for sourcing, of the amalgamation on 18 June 1898 at the Black Bull, Lewisham (now the Fox and Firkin) of West Kent Harriers and Lewisham Hare and Hounds.

There will be dignified low-key celebrations after the SAL match.

But hold the date for the weekend of 16 September for a jamboree of birthday activities (still evolving) to include:

A dinner and dance
A club championship
Presentations
Events at the track
A Sunday run visiting our previous headquarters

Len Reilly
Co-president

SUMMER RUNNING HAD ME A BLAST

Plus we now have our next Assembly League location confirmed…hopefully local for many in Eltham!

18 June – SAL, Mile End
21 June – Dulwich relays
27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League, Sutcliffe Park
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

LET’S MAKE IT OFFICIAL

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

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 Hutchison to find out more.

JUNIORS NEWSROUND

The Kent AC junior section is looking forward to the next Kent Youth Athletics League match on 17th June at Norman Park. This event is for U13 and U15 age groups, which broadly follows Years 6/7 and Years 8/9 school year groups. Juniors can sign up here.

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

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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4 June 2023

Crystal a-Maze

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
4 June 2023

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Proving that Beyonce isn’t the only one to Run The World in London this week, Kent AC have kept the local parks on their toes. From Thursday’s Assembly League in Crystal Palace to the Dulwich parkrun club social on Saturday, where 17 Kent AC athletes took to the three lap course, our blue vests have been in Formation, with some Deja Vu of second places across the board. As we look forward to the Dulwich Relays and next SAL, it’s great to see so many people putting in the summer miles.

And don’t forget that volunteering is always massively fun and helpful too- whether at parkrun like Anna and our mini marshal, Summer, below, on the gate at track nights, or by taking on roles to help the club out. Everyone can play their parts big or small – and a massive thank you to those who already do!

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE-Y LEAGUE

On Thursday night, the second Assembly League race of the season was held in local surroundings – the Crystal Palace parkrun course, which will be familiar to many as a challenging run, 2 laps up and down the full height of the park. Kent had a large turnout of nearly 50 runners out of the 190 who finished, approaching the total we had for the Beckenham AL run a couple of years ago.

The race was held in the affable yet competitive spirit typical of the Assembly League, in ideal early summer conditions.

The fight for first place in the men’s was between Kent’s Jake Simmonds and Edward Chuck of Dulwich Runners. It was a tight race throughout, but Chuck just pulled away at the end to win by 2 seconds, with Nick Torry the next best male runner 35s behind Jake. The quality of their effort is shown by the fact that only one runner has ever beaten Chuck’s time of 15:39 on that course.

Kent’s men also came 4th and 5th (Ben Hope and Robert Donohue), wrapping up the men’s team win for the second race in a row, although detailed category results aren’t yet available.

The women’s race was entirely between Kent runners, Katie Rowland winning in 18:17, ahead of Bryony Proctor and Amy Clements 5 and 6s behind, also winning the women’s team event for the second time this season.

Safe to say that Kent smashed it, winning as the top A and B teams for men and women! And we came first in almost every category, winning the senior women (Katie Rowland), W20 (Sophie Walker), W35 (Bryony Proctor), W40 (Amy Clements), W45 (Teresa Murphy) and W55 (Clare Elms), M20 (Guy Barnett), M40 (Nicholas Torry), M55 (Roger Beardsworth), and M60 (John Barron).

The venue for the next race is yet to be confirmed, but it should be on Thursday 6 July. We would love to see many of you there for a fun run and many a drink afterwards.

RUN THE METRIC MILE TO END ALL MILES
AT MILE END

The 18th June is our next fixture in the Southern Athletics League, where we hope it will be all smiles at Mile End.

Please sign up via the spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZoE0tN7fBcXqPwIIVK73GUvd9ePU4be8M2R9NKKlsHU/edit?usp=drivesdk

This fixture will fall on the nearest known date to our 125th year since merging so we would love to see a huge turnout to celebrate.

If anyone has any questions then please co tact ianellwood@hotmail.co.uk or liv_shortland@hotmail.co.uk.

We also need officials and volunteers and contact Len Reilly if you are interested. Experience not necessary but welcomed.

500 NOT OUT!

The Proclaimers might roll 500 miles, but would they do 500 parkruns? A question to ponder on your next run – which will hopefully be at Hilly Fields parkrun on 10th June, when they will be celebrating their 500th event. As the nearest parkrun to the track and the first local parkrun to start in the area, it would be super to see a big Kent turnout to celebrate.

The Event Director, Stephen, will also be stepping down, having first launched the event back in 2012 – so a chance to say thank you for all the hill reps too!

ALL SUMMER LONG

With relays, SALs, Assembly Leagues and socials a plenty, there’s many dates to save this summer! Not what Taylor Swift would call a Cruel Summer at all!

21 June – Dulwich relays
18 June – SAL, Mile End
27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League TBC
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

SHOW TRACK AND FIELD YOUR LOVE

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY VACANCY

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 Hutchison to find out more.

JUNIORS NEWSROUND

After fielding athletes for the SAL last week, the Kent AC junior section is looking forward to the next Kent Youth Athletics League match on 17th June at Norman Park. This event is for U13 and U15 age groups, which broadly follows Years 6/7 and Years 8/9 school year groups. Juniors can sign up here.

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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29 May 2023

Good times and tan lines

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
29 May 2023

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A polite reminder to all of you attending track sessions to ensure you pay your fee for a monthly track pass.
If the fees are not paid, the cost of the monthly track pass will need to be increased.

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Another glorious bank holiday weekend has gone by…

Hopefully many of you were able to enjoy the sunshine for a run or a walk but for some of us, it was back to the road on two wheels to take on RideLondon!
Kudos to all of you who took part this year with a shout out to Anne Hepple, Rich Jones,
Claire Oxlade, Amelia Pettitt, Khawaja Shahabuddin and Sally Urquhart.

For others, there was one more Spring marathon to tick off the list in the City of Edinburgh.
Congratulations to Ronnie Haydon, finishing in 4:05:04 and Sarah Wright, in 3:45:41.

Over in Cagliari, during the third race of the World Triathlon Championship Series, our golden boy Alex Yee, showed his strength and determination, taking victory for the second time in 1:36:28, five seconds ahead of his opponent Hayden Wilde. It was not the easiest start for Alex as he fell to his knees in the sand however he managed to navigate the waves and maintain a good pace in the cycle, leading him to separate from Wilde in the four-lap run through the streets of Cagliari.

Photo credit: World Triathlon

HELLO SOCIAL SEASON

It wouldn’t be summer without a lot of social events to look forward to!

The first of the Kent AC summer socials returns tomorrow, 30 May.
Treat yourself to some nibbles and drinks after your track session!

Another great social event is the upcoming Assembly League
taking place on 1 June at Crystal Palace Park.
If that doesn’t tempt you enough and you fancy going for a shiny new PB,
we have our next Kent AC takeover at Dulwich parkrun on 3 June.

On 10 June, it is a special day for Hilly Fields!
We will be celebrating the 500th parkrun as well as bidding farewell to the fantastic
Stephen Robson, who is stepping down as Event Director.
Not officially a Kent AC parkrun takeover however it would be wonderful
to see many of you there to commemorate the occasion.

13.1 MILES OF FUN

One of our favourite events on the Kent AC calendar, The Big Half,
is taking place on 3 September.
For those of you wanting to take part, we have been allocated 19 community spaces,
kindly organised by Barny Day.

Please mark your interest on the form here.
The lucky runners will be picked by lottery on 3 June!

Although it is not required, those of you that do get picked may wish to make a small donation
or fund raise to the youth set up at Kent AC.

SUMMER DATES FOR THE DIARY

30 May – Track social
1 June – Assembly League, Crystal Palace Park
3 June – Kent AC parkrun at Dulwich
21 June – Dulwich relays
18 June – SAL, Mile End
27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League TBC
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
3 September – The Big Half
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

SHOW TRACK AND FIELD YOUR LOVE

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY VACANCY

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 Hutchison to find out more.

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

CLUB CONTACTS PAGE

The password for the club contacts page here is kacladywell2022.

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21 May 2023

At your Beck and SAL

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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
21 May 2023

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What an active week for Kent AC! We had victories and records at the Beckenham Relays on Wednesday, a competitive start to our SAL season on Saturday, a crowd up in Hampstead cheering on the runners at the Night of 10k PBs, and today several great half marathon runs in Hackney and Chislehurst.

And on top of that, we made two cracking new member signings, both of whom ran last night at Parliament Hill Fields.

Nick Torry may be familiar to many as he occasionally runs (and generally wins) Dulwich or Crystal Palace parkruns. Among his many achievements are the 2nd fastest V40 parkrun time ever (14:33) and the fastest V45 time (14:57) He also has the 2nd fastest British V45 HM time (66:14) and is 4th on the V45 10000m list. He has run for Kent before, in the Surrey League as a second claimer, and has now been persuaded to switch to us as first claim. He ran at Highgate last night in a Kent vest, although was unfortunate to suffer a fall and finished in 32:29.

Marcelo Laguera is a 27 year old Mexican international runner, with PBs of 13:59 in the 5000, 28:05 in the 10000, and 63:07 in the HM. He ran in the Championship race at Highgate last night, finishing in an excellent 28:14. A great addition to the club, and we hope to see him running in our vest soon! Welcome Nick and Marcelo!

A date to note is the Kent AC club run at Dulwich parkrun on 3rd June.

BECKENHAM RELAYS

In the 2023 Beckenham Relays Kent AC had its biggest turnout at the event with 33 runners putting on the mighty blue vest. Our serious intent was shown by selecting 3 runners for the A team who all broke 15 minutes in the Battersea 5k just a month ago.

In the Men’s race it was a reversal of last year’s results. Cameron Dockerill stormed round in the fastest leg of the day in a fantastic 12:37 on leg 1 giving Owen Hind a solo run on leg 2. Owen extended the lead on Dulwich over the hilly 2.6 mile course by running 13:02 and eventually handed over to Rob Sesemann. Rob ran a very controlled 13:04 to break the Kent AC Team record by 35 seconds which was set last year. We believe that Cam broke the individual course record as well as the three breaking the team record. Well done gentlemen we are all very proud of you. A shoutout to the Mens B team of Chris Busaileh, Ben Clarke & Chris Mullin coming 4th, also beating the Dulwich B team.

In the women’s race Bryony Proctor led out the team by running 15:09 which was the fastest female leg of the day coming in 1st after leg 1 with a big gap to the second female. Congratulations Bryony. She was backed up with fantastic runs from teammates Claire Elms (15:57) & Ellie Freeden (16:10) to retain the woman’s title. The women’s B team of Jen Berg, Amy White & Nesrin Sabanci also claimed silver. The woman’s C team of Victoria Buck, Ella Day & Parris Williams came in 4th place beating local rivals Dulwich into 5th. Credit to Pete Boxshall for great coaching on the women’s side.

In the mixed team race, a special shoutout to Victoria Cartwright who ran 1:10 quicker than last years time only 23 days after running the London marathon. Vic was backed up by two more Kent AC runners who also ran the London Marathon to claim a bronze medal in the mixed team category, Jonathan Tipper and George Russell closing out the team running 13:43 & 13:25 respectively.

A big thank you from myself to everyone who wore the mighty blue vest and ran fantastically as always, a quote from Sally Urquhart during the presentations “coming up the last hill I felt awful but I knew I had to fight for every position for the team” which shows team spirit is at its highest. It was a privilege to be the team manager again this year and to come away with 4 team medals across the three categories shows the standard we set at Kent AC.

[Report by team captain Jake Simmonds]

Southern Athletic League – Hornchurch

The first SAL of the season was held on Saturday at Hornchurch, near the end of the District Line, and what a turn out – we had 28 scoring athletes and another 11 non-scorers. Kent AC came a close fourth out of six teams overall, being overtaken by Thurrock on the last few events. Fortunately we have a chance at redemption as Thurrock will also be competing at our next fixture in Mile End on June 18th.

It was also one of the best sprint turn outs we’ve seen in years thanks to the influx of junior runners eligible this season. There were many PBs today from the sprinters including Clio Parkes, Liv Shortland and Darren Smith who got PB’s in both their 100m and 200m races. A great start to the season for all of them. Max Harbord also ran strongly to come 2nd in the 100m and 200m A races. PB’s also fell for SAL debut runners Azarai and Jacob in their races. The men picked up a 1st and 5 2nd places in the 100, 200 & 400 A and B strings and the women achieved two 1sts and a 2nd place.

It was a great day for Kent distance running. Harry Foreman Wilshaw once again proved his strength with a relaxed looking finish to win the 1500m in 4.09. Dame Dibaba won the B string in 4.11. We are now unbeaten in the A string in this event for 5 matches and have only failed to win the B string once in this time. Claire Elms was also impressive in the women’s 1500m running 5:05 for 5th place.

Other notable distance results include Alexa Parker winning the women’s 3000m, with Dee O’Brien 2nd in the B string. Jake Simmonds was second in the men’s 3000m close behind former Kent AC man James Connor, with Che Compton 3rd in the B string. Jasper Jones came in 4th in the 800m A race as an under 17, with George Russell 3rd in the B race.

We also fielded a team for every relay race available, men’s and women’s, which just goes to show the calibre of sprinters we have in the club. The men’s 4 x 100m was unlucky to be disqualified and will definitely grow through the season.

Those competing in multiple events are particularly vital in building points. Alex Harris proved a great signing and the former 1.95 high jumper scored us valuable points in the HJ, TJ and discus. Most impressively he teamed up with Ellis Metzger and they both cleared 2m in the Pole vault. Ian Ellwood competed in 5 events, and Gen Blanche was also a strong multi-eventer getting points in the triple jump, long jump, 400m, 800m and 1500m. Sofia Contino competed in the LJ, hammer, 400 and 800.

Field eventers of note include Archie Harper, who produced an excellent high jump of 1.70 to come second overall as well as a second place in the A string 400m. Lara Ellis competed well in several of the throwing events. Jack Jones and Micah Payne Cook came third in the A and B string long jump with both going well over 5m.

Ian Ellwood and Joe Hartley renewed their rivalry in the 110mh and steeplechase with Ian proving dominant once again over the high hurdles but Joe lasting the distance in the steeplechase. Ian also won the B string 400h in 66.5s.

Final results:
1 Havering 341
2 Dartford Harriers 328
3 Thurrock Harriers 267
4 Kent AC 211
5 Serpentine RC 171
6 Highgate Harriers/Mornington Chasers 161

Well done to everyone who competed, and a big thank you to everyone who volunteered to officiate as well. Phil Marsden, Kehinde Duada, Jacqueline Francis, Pete Boxshall, Ed and Annabelle Hadlow, these events really couldn’t happen without you.

If you fancy competing please do contact Ian Ellwood – the next fixture is at the slightly more convenient Mile End. We’re particularly keen if you have experience with jumps or throws, as this is where other teams often have an advantage on us.

Finally a quick note on signing up for the SAL. We do understand if you are unable to make it, but please do let one of us know or remove your name from the spreadsheet, particularly if you are down as an A or B scorer.

[Report by SAL team captains Ian Ellwood and Olivia Shortland]

Other Results

Kent runners were active in many other places this week.

In addition to Nick and Marcelo mentioned above, Chris Greenwood ran the Highgate 10000m last night, inching under 31 minutes in 30:59.

In the popular Hackney Half Owen Hind came 5th in 71:35. James Bates ran a PB of 97:30, just ahead of Ivona Gongolova in 1:40. Jo Wint ran 1:54 a few days after running a hard leg in Beckenham.

In nearby Chislehurst there were 5 Kent runners in the half marathon – Phil Sanders was 7th overall and 1st V50 in 83:18. Amy Clements was 17th and 3rd woman runner (88:01), Katie Rowland was 25th and 4th woman (91:14), Victoria Buck 47th, 5th woman and 1st VW45 (98:11) and Jen Berg 55th (99:54) Kent women also won the team prize.

Kent’s victorious women

SUMMER TRACK SOCIALS

With the evenings getting lighter and warmer and the promise of more sunshine, we’re excited to announce the return of the summer track socials.

Starting next week, Tuesday 30th May and taking place on the last Tuesday of every month from May to August. Drinks and nibbles will be provided by the club at Ladywell Track in the clubroom. Starting after your warm down until 9pm.

SUMMER FORWARD LOOK

Make sure to add these events to your diary!

30 May – Track social
1 June – Assembly League TBC
3 June – Kent AC parkrun at Dulwich
21 June – Dulwich relays
18 June – SAL, Mile End
27 June – Track social
6 July – Assembly League TBC
9 July – SAL, Stevenage
25 July – Track social
3 August – Assembly League, Victoria Park
19 August – SAL, Thurrock
29 August – Track Social
7 September – Assembly League, BPP
16 September – 125th Anniversary Dinner

SHOW TRACK AND FIELD YOUR LOVE

It’s a straightforward process that the club will pay for, with more detail on available courses here.

Please contact Len Reilly for more info.

It would be great to see a few more people put their names down to help out!

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY VACANCY

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 Hutchison to find out more.

EASYFUNDRAISING

You can also install a helpful Chrome extension, which prompts you to donate whenever doing any online shopping – really handy

WIN A TRACK PASS

T&Cs for the track pass draw:

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.

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

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.

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).

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 here.

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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