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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
01 FEBRUARY 2026

Another quieter week, in between two big xc weekends, so the action was mostly people finding races to fit into their marathon training plans.

The best result of the weekend was by Joe English at the BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) cross country championships. He came 3rd in the Men’s A race – KAC’s 2nd ever podium in the race after Alex Yee’s win in 2018 – and could be selected amongst the GB entries for the World Uni Championships!

On the south coast, a few Kent members ran the Chichester 10k. Jim Allchin ran an impressive 32:07, Jonathan Beatty ran 36:22 just ahead of Joshua Lennard-Jones in 36:25, while Nicola Cartlidge (44:05) and Suzanne Spalding (44:52) also ran well.

Further afield we had two runners in Spain – Narciso Guerrero ran the Torremolinos half, and Martin Morgan completed the Murcia Marathon.

Next Saturday we have the final Surrey League race of the year, in Wimbledon. Kent men are currently 3rd with a prospect of 2nd, but with 4th and 5th close behind; the women are in 4th. Let’s have a strong turnout and see if we can get a double podium!

Note that we have dates and locations for the Southern Athletic League, now entered in the calendar below. KYAL dates are currently provisional, we will update you once we have them.

EVENT CALENDAR

February
7 – Surrey League XC – Wimbledon Common
21 – National XC – Sedgefield, County Durham

March
29 – Southern 12 Stage Road Relay – Milton Keynes

April
11 – National 12 Stage Road Relay – Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
26 – London Marathon

May
16 – SAL – Eltham
20 – Beckenham Relays

June
17 – Dulwich Relays
21 – SAL – Watford

July
19 – SAL – Cambridge

August
8 – SAL – Dartford

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TRACK, TRACK, TRACK

Buy your track pass here.

The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:00 – 20:45
Thursday 17:00 – 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.

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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