KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
6 February 2022

SEAA INDOOR CHAMPS

At the SEAA Indoor Champs at Lee Valley, Priscilla Adu-Bobie ran a season’s best of 8.06 in the senior 60m, just shy of her PB of 8.03.

The results from Sunday’s events will be featured in next week’s newsletter.

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LONDON INDOOR CHAMPS

Results from last weekend’s London Indoor Games – U13/U15/U17 – were too late to be featured in the previous edition of the newsletter. Five athletes from Kent AC were entered in eight events at Lee Valley. They included: 

Tess Hepple – 60m, 200m & Long Jump U13 Girls
Sapphire Bruni – 60m U13 Girls
Kyros Olewunne – 60m U13 Boys
Ellie Hepple – 60m & Long Jump U17 Girls
Amelie Hotton – 200m U15 Girls

Here’s coach Hassan’s review from the day:
Ellie Ran 8.50 secs in 60m and came 2nd. Unfortunately she had a fall just before the line when leading the race. First place next time Ellie! In the Long Jump she achieved 4.26m, a fantastic result.

Kyros won his 60m in 7.94, Amazing for someone new to athletics and shows great potential.

Sapphire ran 8.43 in her 60m and came 3rd. Stunning performance considering her injury problems this season.

Amelie ran 30.83 in her 200m in second place, competed really well and overcame her nerves. Great result.

Tess ran 8.68 for 60m to come second, 4.06 in the Long Jump (PB) and 30.94 in 200m. Busy day for her and has made massive improvements from her last indoor event.

Great set of results. Well done everyone.

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CLUB PARKRUN

After the hills of January’s Kent AC club Parkrun at Hilly Fields, this month’s event will be a flatter affair at Dulwich Park next weekend (12 February). This will be followed by coffee at the Dulwich Clock Cafe. All club members are welcome and it would be great to have another strong turnout like we had last month.

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CROSS COUNTRY

The cross country season will soon come to a close, with only a few events left. Here are the remaining fixtures for the season:
Saturday 19 February – Surrey League Match 4, Effingham Common
Saturday 26 February – National Championships, Parliament Hill (entries closed)
Saturday 12 March – BMAF Vets Championship, Tonbridge
Saturday 12 March – Inter Counties XC, Loughborough

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NEW MEMBERS

Welcome to our six new members to the club this week: 
Michael Hilsdon
Nesrin Sabanci
Lyndon Marfell
Lucy Burks
Huw Evans
Mark George

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WIN A TRACK PASS

In recognition of the importance of our volunteers, all gate volunteers will be in with a chance of winning themselves a month’s track pass (worth £10).
To be added to the rota simply email Jacqueline/Simon at ( / 
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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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VET WOMEN’S SURVEY

Aged 35 or over? It’s not too late to complete the Vet’s Survey, which is your opportunity to share your thoughts on vet activity at Kent AC for the year. Take the surveyhere.

Nicky Hayes, our very own vet champ, would really like to hear from new club members so that they can express your views and be included in all the activities planned for the coming year. More information coming soon.

For those vet women who love a cross country run, we recommend the British Masters XC Champs, Tonbridge. This meet takes place on 12 March. Watch out for email and WhatsApps on the subject, or contact Nicky direct or at the track, where you’ll find Nicky running with the C (Adrian’s) group.

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TRACK

Buy your February pass here.

The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 20:45
Thursday 18:30 – 20:30
Sunday 09:00 – 11:30
Please note that individuals are permitted to do their own sessions during club opening times, but coached group sessions continue to take priority.
 

February Track Pass – Juniors
Please purchase your February £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

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

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

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