The showers and the glory
The showers and the glory
Please see this week’s update for Kent AC members – 15/02/26–
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KENT AC NEWS BULLETIN
15 FEBRUARY 2026
Some people had the opportunity to run indoors, however:
Joe English won a bronze medal in the 3k at the BUCS (Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships Birmingham 2026 to give it its full title). He ran 8:38 in the first round, which qualified him for the final.
Harry Forman Wilshaw ran in the 800m British Indoor championships: he was up against Ben Pattinson, a world Championship medallist, and ran an excellent 1:53.82.
Back outdoors, Rob Elphick clocked 32:08 at the Battersea 10K.
Ivona Gongolova ran 47:37 at London Winter 10k, where I’m pretty sure she was running as a pacer.
Amy White achieved a superb 2:55:55 in Seville Marathon, where, the Met Office tells me, there was sun, light cloud and 17 degrees of wonderful warmth.
Julian Gevers also ran London Winter 10K and is presumably too busy wringing out his socks to tell us what time he did.
Enough road and track, already. We’re still very much in the midst and mud of the glorious wildy, windy, cross country season, with the Championships taking place next weekend (21 February) in Durham. What is more, one of our most promising young runners, Olly Buck, has been selected for Kent U20s for the inter-counties cross country next month. Go, Olly!
Please do send in your results and photos each week – we love seeing what everyone’s been up to.
February
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
24 – Dulwich Relays
21 – SAL – Watford
July
19 – SAL – Cambridge
August
8 – SAL – Dartford
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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).
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