Super September
Super September
Kent AC Newsletter 13 September 2026–
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13 September 2026
Back to school, back to racing! This week the races have been thick and fast, and the results no less furious! Read on to hear about the Kent County Relay Champs, the British Masters Outdoor Champs, our very own Late Summer Meet, and a whole host of half marathons and marathons.
If you’re getting the itch to race too, be sure to save the dates for the upcoming cross country season, where every vest will count! Dates can be found in the Event Calendar section below.
As always, please do share your stories, photos, results and news with us so we can share your successes with the whole club. Your editors love to hear from you, and so do your club mates!
RESULTS ROUND UP
Autumn is well and truly upon us and with it a busy season of races! Heat training during the long summer has clearly paid off for everyone racing this weekend right across the country and indeed Europe!
Some highlights and congratulations go to…
Rob Harvey – 1:31:15 at the Northampton Half, including running up a flight of stairs!
Roger Beardsworth – 1:31:04 at the Chippenham Half, coming 1st VM60
Mark Crabtree – 2:52:35 at the Richmond Marathon
Nicola Papalini – 3:50:34 at the Vilnius Marathon
Alex Morales Frost – 1:29:49 at the Basildon Half
The Great North Run saw a strong contingent of south Londoners:
Ben Cook – 77:25
Rich Giles – 83:14
John Gilchrist – 88:16
Alec Lauder – 93:48
Rebecca Palser (pictured below) – 2nd female at the Robin Hood 100
This weekend saw the British Masters Outdoor Championships in Derby. A huge well done to Emily Murray (pictured below) for winning the VW45 long jump with 4.89m, which is not only a PB but also a new Scottish record! She also won gold in the triple jump in 9.69m! This adds to Emily’s incredible success and string of records, having also broken the VW45 Scottish record for the triple jump with 9.98m earlier this season in Loughborough!
The golds continued, with Lin Skinner winning gold in the VW50 1500m race! Amazing!
KENT AC AT THE KENT COUNTY RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS!
Two Kent AC teams took on the competition this weekend at the Kent County Relay Championships in Ashford, competing in both the 4x100m and 4x200m races.
Both teams showed fantastic determination, teamwork and team spirit, battling through some fierce competition to secure their places in the 4x200m finals. The U16 girls finished an impressive 5th, with the U14 boys taking 4th place.
U16 Girls:
Zoe Folarin, Lily O’Gorman, Shekinah-Glory Acheampong and Amalya Hunte
U14 Boys:
Vwede Fydoro-Otiki, Matthew Egling, Zac Murray and Otis Atlee
Every athlete gave their all and represented Kent AC brilliantly. It was fantastic to see them supporting and encouraging each other throughout the day — a real display of teamwork and team spirit.
A huge thank you to Coach Juno Field for all the relay practice and for coming to Ashford to support the teams on the day. Your time and encouragement are hugely appreciated!
And apologies that we only have a photo of the boys this time — we’ll make sure to get a girls’ team photo next time!
A LATE SUMMER IS A GREAT SUMMER
Thursday night saw the Late Summer Meet down at the Alex Yee Ladywell Arena. First and most importantly, a huge thank you and well done to everyone involved in organising and volunteering to make the event such a success! These club events literally would not happen without you!
A full set of results from the 400m, long jump, 800m, 150m, 200m, and 5000m events are available here. For now, well done to the Kent AC winners of each race:
400m Final A – Stanley forman Wilshaw – 54.63
Long jump men’s – Otis Atlee (U14) – 4.52m
Long jump women’s – Jennifer Catherine Brain (U12) – 2.97m
800m Final A – Edward Pearce (U16) – 2:18.55
800m women’s – Eleanor Davidson (U16) – 2:25.31
150m – Isla D’Souza – 23.97
5000m Heat 1 – Toby Kempner – 18:37.56
5000m Heat 2 – Che Compton – 16:24.31
5000m Heat 3 – Theo Gaymes – 16:26.76
5000m Heat 4 – Owen Hind – 15:01.41
For a good taste of the evening, check out some of the photos here !
EVENT CALENDAR
September
26 – Southern 4/6 Stage Road Relays – Aldershot
29 – Post-track Social
October
3 – National 6 Stage Road Relays – Sutton Coldfield
10 – Surrey League xc – Wimbledon
17 – Southern Cross country relays – Wormwood Scrubs
November
14 – Surrey League xc – BPP
17 – AGM – Blythe Hill Tavern
TBC – South of the Thames Junior xc – TBC
21 – Kent Vets xc – Dartford
28 – SEAA Masters xc – TBC
December
19 – South of the Thames Senior xc – Hurst Green
January 2027
9 – Kent County xc – Gravesend
16 – Surrey League – Guildford
30 – Southern xc Championhips – BPP
February
13 – Surrey League – TBC
20 – National XC Championships, Thoresby Park Newark
TRACK! TRACK! TRACK!
Buy your track pass here.
The usual track times are:
Tuesday 17:30 – 20:45
Thursday 17:30 – 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 £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 -1730
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 INFORMED
You can have your say about what goes in the newsletter and keep us appraised of your results or running adventures by emailing the comms team directly here.
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