An egg-celent weekend

Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 21/04/25–

KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
21 April 2025

Whilst many of us focused on chocolate egg indulgence this weekend, Kent AC runners laced up in Boston, Folkestone and closer to home in Battersea Park.

But first, throwing it back to last weekend, Olly Buck raced in the National Young Athletes 5k Championships, scoring 6th place overall in 15:57. Nice work!

At the Folkestone 10 on Friday, Rory Knight, Rob Laing and Barny Day finished consecutively in 56:06, 56:17 and 57:12.

Dream team

Meanwhile in Maidenhead, Tom Webb also broke 60 for 10 miles, coming home in 59:24.

Chris Mullin received a lovely selection of easter eggs, after finishing in second place at the Westonbirt House Easter Half in 78:00.

In Victoria Park, Andrea Barber crossed the line in 1:37:54 for the half marathon.

On Saturday, Joe Hartley ran the Top Flight 5k at Battersea Park, finishing in 15:32.
Stuart Beaney opted for the 10k, scoring 38:53.

Today, three Kent athletes lined up for the second Marathon Major of the year in Boston.
Dan Pettitt was first home in 2:47:58, followed by Jonathan Ratcliffe and James Royston in 2:52:38 and 3:09:49 respectively.

We’re looking for officials to assist at the KYAL and SAL this season.
If you are interested, please contact Jaqueline Francis.

Now onto Manchester and London marathon this weekend!
We will certainly be celebrating all of you running in London and raising glasses for those in Manchester at The Chandos in Charing Cross post-race. Pop along for one or stay for a few.

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER THE LADYWELL 10000

The Ladywell 10000 returns on Saturday 10th May.

Your last chance to enter is this week, with the deadline being Saturday 26th April. 

Enter here

We’re still looking for volunteers to help on the day, to ensure the event runs as smoothly as possible. 
If you are available, even for for some of the day, please lend us a hand!

Volunteer here

FANCY A RELAY?

Back for another year, the Beckenham and Dulwich relay dates are confirmed. Kicking off on 21st May at Beckenham Place Park, followed by 18th June in Dulwich Park.

A fantastic opportunity to race and socialise across all groups!

Please only register if you’re sure you can attend either event. 
Sign up here.

EVENT CALENDAR

(please note that the dates marked tbc are provisional)

April
26 – KYAL – Ashford
27 – London Marathon

May
1 – Assembly League – Victoria Park
10 – Ladywell 10000
14 – Kent AC Wednesday social run
17 – SAL – Dartford
18 – KYAL – Norman Park (Bromley)
21 – Beckenham Relays – Beckenham Place Park
29 – (tbc) Early summer meet

June
3 – Track social
5 – Assembly League – Crystal Palace Park
11 – Kent AC Wednesday social run
18 – Dulwich Relays – Dulwich Park
22 – SAL – Woodford Green

July
1 – Track social
3 – Assembly League – Sutcliffe Park
5 – KYAL – Medway Park
9 – Kent AC Wednesday social run
13 – SAL – Eltham
26 – (tbc) Ron Hale Open 

August
5 – Track social
7 – Assembly League – Victoria Park
16 – KYAL – Dartford
30 – SAL – Basildon

September
4 – Assembly League – Beckenham Place Park
7 – Big Half – London
11 – (tbc) Late Summer Meet 

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

TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:30 – 20:45
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 £6.50 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

The Alex Yee Arena has 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.

The password for the club contacts page here is .

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