KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
12th September 2021

ENGLAND VESTS 

Congratulations to Will Pitt, Victoria Buck and Ali Farrall who completed the Richmond Half Marathon representing England today! 

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HOT AND SUNNY LAST SAL OF THE YEAR

Many thanks to everyone who turned up at yesterday’s SAL. It was the final match of the season and we finished 3rd out of 5 on the day. Particular thanks to our volunteers and officials. We had lots of people turn out to help yesterday which was fantastic to see.

Notable performances include:
-Alexa Parker with a well deserved PB in the 1500m with 4.37
-It was great to see Amelia Pettitt running well again with 18.32 in the 5000m. Sarah Hanley who is also returning from injury ran fantastically to get 19.14
-Daniel Acheampong has been a regular all year and got a well deserved PB of 11.65 in the 100m
-Joe Appiah was close to adding to his record collection in the long jump with a huge 6.02 (1cm away from the M50 British record!). He also showed his class by jumping 1.65 in the high jump (special mention too to James Bowler for a SB clearing 1.55m) and 12.09 in the triple jump 

As it was the last match of the season, thanks to everyone who has turned up all year. It’s been a pleasure and I am already looking forward to next year’s fixtures. 
Ian

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RELAY AND CROSS COUNTRY SEASON

Upcoming Fixture dates 
As well as the above we can start looking forward to the return of both the road relays and the cross country season, which were lost last season due to COVID-19. Please make a note of the following dates with more details to come in future newsletters:

Sunday 26th September Southern 6 Stage Road Relays Crystal Palace
Saturday 9th October National 6 Stage Road Relays Sutton Coldfield 
Saturday 16th October Surrey Cross Country League 1 Richmond Park
Saturday 13th November Surrey Cross Country League 2 Wimbledon Common
Saturday 15th January Surrey Cross Country League 3 Mitcham Common
Saturday 19th February Surrey Cross Country League 4 Effingham Common 

For more information on the upcoming winter fixture season please see email sent today from Dan Pettitt or click here

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JUNIOR NEWS (INCLUDING THROWS COACHING OPPORTUNITY)

The full Junior bulletin for this week can be found by clicking here. Please see highlights below!

THROWS COACHING: ENGLAND ATHLETICS SPECIALIST – 23rd September 18:00 – 19:30

A throws coaching programme funded by England  Athletics starting 23rd September @ Ladywell Arena led by Rob Thickpenny an experienced strength and conditioning expert. He has coached and supported athletes who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games and has competed as a pole-vaulter to a high standard.

There are 3 inter-connected sessions: 

·       Thursday 23rd September – Session 1:  18:00 – 19:30

·       Thursday 30th September – Session 2:  18:00 – 19:30

·       Thursday 14th October      – Session 3:  18:00 – 19:30

15 places are available for junior members. Please register your interest here.

For any questions on any of the items above please contact 

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TRACK NEWS

For those training on Tuesday and Thursday evenings or Sundays (9:30-11am), please purchase your September track pass here
 

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

Please purchase your Ladywell 2021 or September £5 junior monthly track pass in advance here. When purchasing the track pass can parents/guardians please enter the athletes name when completing the transaction.

Please see a helpful FAQs guide here

Junior Weekly News
Please click the link here, to read this week’s update

Registering for a session
Group spreadsheets to register for sessions (links for payment this month and FAQs also here):

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

Volunteering opportunities
We are always looking for more gate volunteers to share the load. Shifts are now 5:35-6:50pm and 6:30-7:45pm. Please contact Heather if you’re free to volunteer and to find out which slots are available.

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NEW MEMBERS

A big welcome to all of our new members this week! Looking forward to seeing you at the track or at one of our upcoming racing opportunities soon! 

Keith Wheeler
Janae Richards
Megan Aitchison

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