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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
29 May 2022
A quieter week on the racing front, but only a brief pause before June whips up a frenzy of races with the next Assembly League and Southern Athletics League fixtures (9th & 12th June respectively). With then Welsh Castle Relays, Dulwich Relays, Bromley 10k closely behind…Not to mention plenty of track & field meets across the city as well!
SAL COUNTDOWN – SIGN UP NOW!
There’s still time to sign up for the next SAL fixture at Battersea Park on Sunday 12th June.
Having won the first fixture of the season, we are looking to keep the momentum going and target promotion this year, which means we need to get people turning out in every event.
The SAL is a track and field fixture suitable for all abilities, so please get involved if you are interested in competing for the club. Just put your name on the spreadsheet here
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CLUB CONTACTS PAGE – NEW!
To help fight spam emails, we have trimmed down the public contact list available on the website.
However, you can still reach any committee member with any questions via a password-protected contacts page here
The password for the page is kacladywell2022 – thanks to Jules for setting that up and managing the club website content!
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EXTENDED TRACK OPENING HOURS
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.
The Kent AC track pass continues to be required for training on Tues/Thurs evenings and Sunday mornings.
Track staff have encouraged people to double check the opening hours before their training session, as they may occasionally be closed for school sport days and football friendlies. Hours can be checked at https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/lewisham/ladywell-arena. This will likely suit members who can’t make training sessions but would like to train in the morning/lunchtime/evening.
Pay as you go fees can either be paid via cash to the desk or using the Better app (note: staff are working to add the sessions to the app).
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UPCOMING RACES
Reminder: Ted sent out an email with the results of Big Half ballot with the details of the 50 community place winners. If you haven’t already please make sure to check this email and wait for further instructions for registration in the next few weeks. If you have been successful in winning a spot but are now unable to run, please let Ted know so that these spots can be allocated to others on the list. Please contact Ted with any questions
The Bromley 10k and social is coming up on Wednesday 22 June – entries here. There will be drinks afterwards at Broomfields at Bromley Park Football Club. Wednesday is pizza night, perfect for post-race fuelling!
The next club Parkrun will be on 25 June at Burgess Park.
The Dulwich Relays are also back for the first time since 2019 and we are hoping to enter as many Kent teams as possible. The race on Wednesday 15 June is one lap of the Dulwich Parkrun course and teams are made up of three runners. Please contact Jake English to enter.
The next Assembly League fixture will be on Thursday 9 June in Victoria Park (distance 3.5 miles).
Assembly League June 9 Victoria Park
July 7 Victoria Park
August 4 Beckenham Place Park
Club Championships – Road Races 10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
NEW MEMBERS
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Welcome to our new members this week:
Luke Rowland
James Turner
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CLUB KIT SHOP
Reminder that we have consolidated our club kit offering with one supplier, New Balance.
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access!
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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/Simon at ( / ).
We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month. The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month. Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative) The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass. Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 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.
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
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
23 May 2022
Just a note that we are bringing you the news bulletin a day late this week so that we could give a full report of the very successful first round of the Southern Athletics League (SAL) which was held yesterday afternoon.
Please find Ian Elwood’s round-up below, along with news of extended opening hours on the track and a memorial message for ex-club member Bill Sanders who sadly passed away recently.
SAL SUCCESS!
Ian Elwood (men’s track captain) writes:
The first Southern Athletics League (SAL) of the season was a storming success. Kent won the overall team competition by nearly 60 points.
There were too many great performances to mention them all.
Rhyeime Anderson was 1st in the 200m and 2nd in the 100m and is fast improving. There were so many Kent AC women running in the 100m and 200m it was difficult to know who to chose for the scoring positions. Priscilla Adu-Bobie was second in the 100m and the 200m. Megan Aitchison ran her first 400m for several years and looked amazing when breaking 60 seconds.
Cameron Irwin did several events but the highlight was a 1.70m high jump. Best wishes to Tim Alexander: he got a nasty scrape after fighting with the equipment in the same event. I would like to send my best wishes to Tim who proved his strength by still coming back to run the 800m.
The distance events were dominated by Kent AC with Both Chris Busaleih and Cameron Dockeril lapping the field to take 1st place in the A and B races in 15.39 and 15.40. The women’s 3000m was similar with Sarah Hanley and Katie Rowland easing to victory. Rob Sesseman debuted in the 1500 winning in 4.08 closely followed by George Russel who won the B race in 4.16.
Special mention goes to Ellie Hepple who had to be talked out of attempting the pole vault but managed 20.04 (A club record in the 100m hurdles) while also managing a very impressive long jump, triple jump and relay leg.
Many thanks also to all the officials and volunteers who turned out to help particularly Rob Moye and Kehinde who helped to pull everything together.
Next fixture is the 12th of June in Battersea, look forward to seeing you all there!
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VALE BILL SANDERS
Some of the older Kent AC members will remember the name Bill Samuels who has sadly passed away at the age of 76 after suffering from Parkinson’s disease. He was mainly a mid to long distance runner.
He was a member of the club in the mid to late 1980’s before a work promotion took him away to the Peterborough area.
Bill was in fact the main reason that I joined Kent AC. Back in the pre internet days of 1986 I moved from west to SE London but couldn’t find a local running club despite living less than a mile from the track.
Bill was my boss at the time (with Merton council) and also lived locally and it was he who told me about Kent AC, so I am indebted to him for introducing me to the club.
I’m sure he will be fondly remembered by all who knew him.
Bernie Hutchinson
Membership Secretary
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EXTENDED TRACK OPENING HOURS
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.
The Kent AC track pass continues to be required for training on Tues/Thurs evenings and Sunday mornings.
Track staff have encouraged people to double check the opening hours before their training session, as they may occasionally be closed for school sport days and football friendlies. Hours can be checked at https://www.better.org.uk/leisure-centre/london/lewisham/ladywell-arena. This will likely suit members who can’t make training sessions but would like to train in the morning/lunchtime/evening.
Pay as you go fees can either be paid via cash to the desk or using the Better app (note: staff are working to add the sessions to the app).
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UPCOMING RACES
Reminder: Ted sent out an email with the results of Big Half ballot with the details of the 50 community place winners. If you haven’t already please make sure to check this email and wait for further instructions for registration in the next few weeks. If you have been successful in winning a spot but are now unable to run, please let Ted know so that these spots can be allocated to others on the list. Please contact Ted with any questions
The Bromley 10k and social is coming up on Wednesday 22 June – entries here. There will be drinks afterwards at Broomfields at Bromley Park Football Club. Wednesday is pizza night, perfect for post-race fuelling!
The next club Parkrun will be on 25 June at Burgess Park.
The Dulwich Relays are also back for the first time since 2019 and we are hoping to enter as many Kent teams as possible. The race on Wednesday 15 June is one lap of the Dulwich Parkrun course and teams are made up of three runners. Please contact Jake English to enter.
The next Assembly League fixture will be on Thursday 9 June in Victoria Park (distance 3.5 miles).
Assembly League June 9 Victoria Park
July 7 Beckenham
August 4 Victoria Park
Club Championships – Road Races 10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
NEW MEMBERS
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Welcome to our new members this week: Rawlston Morian
Matthew Jones
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CLUB KIT SHOP
Reminder that we have consolidated our club kit offering with one supplier, New Balance.
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access!
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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/Simon at ( / ).
We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month. The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month. Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative) The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass. Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 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.
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
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
15 May 2022
NIGHT OF THE 10,000 PBS
There was some fantastic running on the Parliament Track yesterday, as Night of the 10,000 PBs returned for the first time since 2019. Chris Greenwood got the day off to a fantastic start in the opening race, taking the win in 31.49. In what we hope will be tradition more races follow, Chris took home his weight in beer as part of his first place prize (see above).
Lara Bromilow followed in race three, running 37.33 in the afternoon heat and while coming back from an injury. In the last race with Kent AC participation, Ross Braden produced a great final lap to take second place in race five (30.04) after a great battle with Tonbridge’s Ben Cole for much of the race.
Our first Southern Athletics League fixture of the season is at Carshalton on 22 May – to sign up please add to the spreadsheet here
Our goal this season is to aim for promotion. To achieve this we need to fill out as many events as we can. It’s a great day out and non-scorers are allowed. There really is no minimum standard so please get involved.
This season the traditional scoring system returns and promotion and relegation are back and we should certainly be competing to elevate our status. We will be competing for this honour against the Herne Hill Harriers, London City AC, St Mary’s Richmond and Sutton and District.
To take part you must be a Kent AC member and registered with England Athletics. Those without England Athletics membership can add this on via the club website. If you are interested in volunteering then that would be very helpful. No experience is needed but those with experience are of course welcome. It is often possible to both compete and do some volunteering.
Any questions then please contact Ian Ellwood ()
Dates for the SAL season May 22 Carshalton
June 12 Battersea park
July 16 tbc
August 13 tbc
September 10 Reserve date
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UPCOMING RACES
Ted has sent out an email with the results of Big Half ballot yesterday with the details of the 50 community place winners. Please make sure to check this email and wait for further instructions for registration in the next few weeks. If you have been successful in winning a spot but are now unable to run, please let Ted know so that these spots can be allocated to others on the list. Please contact Ted with any questions
The Bromley 10k and social is coming up on Wednesday 22 June – entries here. There will be drinks afterwards at Broomfields at Bromley Park Football Club. Wednesday is pizza night, perfect for post-race fuelling!
The next club Parkrun will be on 25 June at Burgess Park.
The Dulwich Relays are also back for the first time since 2019 and we are hoping to enter as many Kent teams as possible. The race on Wednesday 15 June is one lap of the Dulwich Parkrun course and teams are made up of three runners. Please contact Jake English to enter.
The next Assembly League fixture will be on Thursday 9 June in Victoria Park (distance 3.5 miles).
Assembly League June 9 Victoria Park
July 7 Beckenham
August 4 Victoria Park
Club Championships – Road Races 10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to our new members this week: Stanley Christopher
George Hudson
David Lawless
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CLUB KIT SHOP
We are pleased to announce we have consolidated our club kit offering with one supplier, New Balance.
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access!
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WIN A TRACK PASS
In recognition of the importance of our volunteers, agate 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/Simon at ( / ).
We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month. The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month. Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative) The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass. Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 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.
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
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
8 May 2022
We had an immense turnout at the first Assembly League in Beckenham Place Park last Thursday and there’s no shortage of upcoming events and races to get involved in – especially the first Southern Athletics League fixture on 22nd May in Carshalton!
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THE SAL NEEDS YOU!
Our first Southern Athletics League fixture of the season is at Carlshalton on 22nd May – to sign up please add to the spreadsheet here
Our goal this season is to aim for promotion. To achieve this we need to fill out as many events as we can. It’s a great day out and non-scorers are allowed. There really is no minimum standard so please get involved.
This season the traditional scoring system returns and promotion and relegation are back and we should certainly be competing to elevate our status. We will be competing for this honour against the Herne Hill Harriers, London City AC, St Mary’s Richmond and Sutton and District.
To take part you must be a Kent AC member and registered with England Athletics. Those without England Athletics membership can add this on via the club website.
If you are interested in volunteering then that would be very helpful. No experience is needed but those with experience are of course welcome. It is often possible to both compete and do some volunteering.
Any questions then please contact Ian Ellwood ()
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A SEA OF NAVY BLUE
The first Assembly League fixture of the year at Beckenham Place Park so a bumper number of Kent runners take part, with over 60 members racing.
It was an extremely lively event with plenty of great running on show, with Dame Dibaba mixing it up at the front to finish in 2nd place overall, whilst the first lady home was our very own Sarah Hanley!
Results are still being finalised from the race in true Assembly League fashion, but to see the latest set then click here!
The next fixture will be on Thursday 9th June in Victoria Park over 3.5 miles – see you there.
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A BRITISH CHAMPS PODIUM…
We covered the Vitality 10,000 in last week’s newsletter, but with team results finally out, a special congratulations to our leading Ladies team at the race last Monday who finished in 2nd place!
The race also featured as the British Championships over the distance, with the total of the top three times giving the club’s finishing position. Well done to Katie Rowland, Sarah Hanley, Georgina Wiley-Stinson and Jen Berg, great running!
Our first men’s team came in 12th place overall with Dan Pettitt, Barny Day, Calum Fraser and Fergus Johnson making up the four.
Most of the successful team (sorry Georgina!) l-r: Sarah Hanley, Victoria Buck, Katie Rowland and Jen Berg.
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RACE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Southern Athletics League (SAL) May 22 Carshalton
June 12 Battersea park
July 16 tbc
August 13 tbc
September 10 Reserve date
Assembly League June 9 Victoria Park
July 7 Beckenham
August 4 Victoria Park
Club Championships – Road Races 10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
Next Club Parkruns: May 14 – Sutcliffe Park
June 25 – Burgess Park
Welcome to our new members this week: Vasi Ivanova
Liam Ward
Judith Schmid
Tom Wynne-Morgan
Edward Andrews
Emma Grimes
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CLUB KIT SHOP
We are pleased to announce we have consolidated our club kit offering with one supplier, New Balance.
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access!
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WIN A TRACK PASS
In recognition of the importance of our volunteers, agate 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/Simon at ( / ).
We only need each track attendee to volunteer a couple of times a year to spread the responsibility fairly.
T&Cs for the track pass draw:
All volunteers for the current month will be added into the hat for a draw each month. The winner will win a free pass for the next calendar month. Names will be automatically drawn from https://namepicker.net/ (or similar alternative) The winner can either chose to:
use their free pass within a calendar year allow their free pass to roll down to another volunteer annual pass holders can nominate another club member if they cannot make use of the pass themselves
No refunds/discounts will be provided in place of the free monthly pass. Volunteers will only be eligible to win a pass once every three months.
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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:15 – 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.
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
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
2 May 2022
At this time of year birdwatchers anxiously await the return of swifts – birds whose legendary endurance allows them to stay in flight for a whole year – and distance runners shrug off their winter layers and race to test out their speed following winter training. For Kent AC’s senior athletes, the season has started swift indeed, and our fledgling members are proving that the next generation are also well set for future glory.
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THE FUTURE’S BRIGHT
Saturday 30 April saw
the first match of the Kent Youth Athletic League at Erith Stadium
This was our first track & field competition of the season. Invited by KYAL (Kent Youth Athletic League) to join division 2 only 8 weeks ago it’s been a roller coaster of a ride preparing for the event. On a glorious morning 21 juniors, their parents, coaches, officials and supporters arrived in Erith nervous but excited and ready to give their all. What a fantastic day it turned out to be. Lots of PB’s—not least because many athletes were competing for the first time—and more first places than we dared hope for.
Based on AAA standards the outstanding performance of the day was achieved by u13 girl Tess Hepple in the long jump with 4.42m. A new club record was set in the u15 girls 1500m by Abigail Wrake in 5:33.5 And a special mention to those athletes attempting completely new events for the first time (Alice,Tallulah,Jasper, Amelie and Lara)
Highlights included relay wins in 4 x 100m for u13 Girls (Tess, Alice, Tallulah and Faith) & u15 Boys (Kyros, Iyanu, Jasper and Jack) Long Jump : 1st Tess Hepple A string : 1st Alice Hales B string : 70m hurdles: 2nd Tess Hepple A string 75m : 2nd Faith Adedeji A string 150m : 2nd Tess Hepple A string : 1st Faith Adedeji B string 1200m : 3rd Tallulah Jones A string : 1st Alice Hales B string For the boys there were wins for Derek Olewunnein the 100m and in the U15 boys Long Jump Jack Jones came first Congratulations to all those who took part..
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A LONG WEEKEND’S RUNNING
It all started on Friday night, as weekends generally do, but our racers held off Friday-night drinks until they’d dealt with 5000 metres’ hard running.
Kent AC had a strong showing at the Friday Under The Lights 5k in Battersea Park. Congratulations to Ross (running in a Kent AC vest for the first time), Dan and Richard for superb PBs:
Ross Braden 14:20 (PB) Dan Pettitt 15:10 (PB) Chris Greenwood 15:37 George Russell 16:04 Sam Evans 16:19 Richard Giles 16:30 (PB) Claire Oxlade 18:34 On Saturday morning, Kent AC’s devoted parkrunners selected Beckenham Place Park (see image below) for their Saturday morning 5k social. Some were checking out the course for Thursday’s Assembly League first fixture (see Club Championship Dates, below), others were driven to explore further afield by the absence of Catford parkrun owing to a funfair sprawling over the course. Our first man in was Dame Dibaba, which was significant for a couple of reasons: he holds the course record (15:58 in 2017); he was still fasting on Saturday and will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr today and tomorrow (3 May) at Mountsfield Park.
Hot on Dame’s heels came Peter Lighting (16:53) and Jonathan Tipper (17:00), so our men took gold silver and bronze (although of course it’s a run not a race etc). First woman was Nasrin Sabanci (20:53, and not long after came Victoria Cartwright (21:15), both women train with Ellie’s group on a Tuesday. Many congratulations, also, to Kent AC’s boy wonder Ollie Buck (JM 11-14) who ran it in 18:00 and our man wonders at the other end of the age range, Roger Beardsworth (M60-64) who ran 19:55 Julian Spencer-Wood (M70-74), who ran 22:51.
First thing on Sunday 1 May, London celebrated spring with the frankly terrifying Westminster Mile.
Ben Harding was 3rd in the 1st wave in 4.21
Mike Cummings (2nd claim) 4.23
Ian Ellwood 4.54
Ali Farrel 6.06
Thanks to Nicky Hayes, currently injured, for marshalling at this event.
Bank Holiday Monday was a 10k day. The Vitality 10k, having been kicked about by Covid for the past two years) finally made it back to the city centre amid some fanfare. Once again, there were club performances to blow our Kent AC trumpet about:
We had a really strong turn out for this event, too many to list individual performances, but stand-out runs (apart from the relatively unknown Aldershot & Farnham guy Ellis Cross beating Mo Farah) include Kent AC’s wonder woman Katie Rowland coming in 20th woman in 36:14 and Victoria Buck coming fifth in her age category in 40:26.
Among the men, Dan Pettitt ran 32:13 and Callum Fraser 33:40.
We had more than 60 runner taking part: seven of our women and three our chaps were placed in the top 100. A great BH Monday for Kent AC, and celebrations in the Chandos pub were well deserved.
Any typos in this newsletter must be forgiven owing to aforementioned celebrations.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP DATES
Every year we set a calendar for Club Championship races on the road, ranging from 5k to Marathon, where the leading club members (plus age categories) earn themselves the title of club champ!
See below for the dates of the races selected for this year (note – these races have been picked to try and not clash with any other races that the club participates in):
5km – Assembly League, Beckenham Place Park – Thurs 5th May
10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
We are also looking for volunteers to help organise our track club championship races throughout the summer, so if that is something you’d like to get involved with please message
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BIG HALF: DEADLINE APPROACHES
KENT AC HALF MARATHON CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
Limited Places Available – The Vitality Big Half –Sunday, 4 September 2022-£10/place (Questions to Ted directly )
The Vitality Big Half is scheduled to return for its 5th year running in 2022 on Sunday, 4 September 2022.
We’ve been allocated Community places for our club which will be distributed to our club members* only.
Places will be allocated through a ballot. The Ballot deadline is Saturday 7th May after which the ballot will be closed. No exceptions. Winners will be announced on Tuesday 10th May. The remaining names will be placed on a waiting list.
Below is the link for you to register your interest in a place. Ted will then send the registration link when you will have 7 days to claim your place and pay. There is a registration fee of £10 per entry that is payable directly by the athlete to the organisers through their system.
We are limited to 50 places which will be given to the next person on the waiting list if you don’t claim your place within the 7 day period. Please note:
A £10 Community place entry fee will be paid directly by you to the Big Half Organisers within 7 days of receiving the entry link The place will be handed onto others if you miss the 7 day deadline Applications are non refundable Places are non transferable These are not championship places No special negotiations for late comers
*Members are fully paid up as of today’s date.
Non club members will be invited if we don’t fill the quota so please grab your place now ….don’t miss out!
Please register your interest in the following link: Kent AC Big Half Community Places 2022
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RACE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Club Parkrun dates May 14 – Sutcliffe Park Parkrun
Southern Athletics League (SAL) May 22 Carshalton
June 12 Battersea park
July 16 tbc
August 13 tbc
September 10 Reserve date
This season the traditional scoring system returns and promotion and relegation are back and we should certainly be competing to elevate our status. We will be competing for this honour against the Herne Hill Harriers, London City AC, St Mary’s Richmond and Sutton and District. The secret to getting promotion is to fill as many events as possible.
We also need people to be officials and volunteer to help facilitate the events. No experience is needed for this but those with experience are extra valuable.
Assembly League
First Thursday of the month, starting in May at Beckenham (5km) and Victoria Park (3.5 miles) being the other venue. May 5 Beckenham
June 9 Victoria Park (to avoid bank hol)
July 7 Beckenham
August 4 Victoria Park
Club Championships – Road Races 5km – Assembly League, Beckenham Place Park – Thurs 5th May
10km – Sri Chimnoy 10k, Battersea Park – Sat 6th Aug
Half Marathon – Big Half, Greenwich – Sun 4th Sep
Marathon – London – Sun 2nd Oct
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NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to our new members this week, we look forwrd to running with you: Nadine Javis Hadden Blessing AmobiAngel AmobiJeffrey Brown
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CLUB KIT SHOP
Our club kit offering is now with one supplier, New Balance.
The Kent AC/New Balance branded kit shop is now open for all club members. Click here to access.
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WIN A TRACK PASS
In recognition of the importance of our volunteers, agate 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/Simon at ( / ).
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.
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.
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