BROMLEY VETS AC
 

Oxleas Wood - 18 February 2007

Cross Country - Kent Fitness League

Results

Pos. M/F Name Time
31 30 Mike Turner 36.01
62 56 Chris Marhsall 38.05
84 75 Mike Abousselam 39.16
106 94 Ray Chapman 41.00
108 96 Phil Greenfield 41.09
125 110 Greg Morris 42.08
147 19 Claire McGavigan 43.25
159 132 Peter Ratcliffe 44.24
173 142 Pat Collins 45.13
191 32 Linda Gray 46.53
193 33 Bridgit Weekes 47.15
203 37 Chris Young 48.14
214 164 Derek Thomas 48.48
228 170 Ron Gadd 51.38
254   Becky Pizer (Guest) 63.08
255 67 Pat Morton 63.09
256 68 Helen James 65.41
Another good set of performances confirming our standings in this year's tables. An excellent result for Mike Turner with probably his highest position to date, also improving on last year's time (and conditions this year were much wetter and tougher!). Great to see Ray Chapman back to something like his old form too. The ladies once more stood up to the conditions - with the exception of Pat Morton who decided to lay down in them! Well done Becky who seemed to enjoy her first outing as a guest.

 

  KENT FITNESS LEAGUE     COMBINED TEAMS              
  Oxleas Woods - 18/2/07                        
    mv50 mv40 m m m m m fv35 f f   TOT.
                           
1 Larkfield AC 48 21 9 15 20 32 37 20 2 28   232
2 Medway & Mstn AC 13 45 2 5 50 54 74 54 3 7   307
3 Istead & Ifield H 91 28 12 17 24 33 44 15 5 42   311
4 Canterbury H 14 66 6 35 39 51 78 9 11 25   334
5 Invicta EK AC 8 19 16 47 58 69 80 70 70 70   507
6 Swanley & Dist AC 107 3 22 59 60 104 116 12 13 14   510
7 New Eltham Jggrs 38 62 7 81 88 90 92 10 48 56   572
8 Maidstone H 144 11 25 52 63 86 105 26 27 38   577
9 Sevenoaks AC 72 26 10 46 67 68 118 39 70 70   586
10 Gravesend RR 97 43 23 53 65 106 113 21 44 45   610
11 Dartford RR 57 27 34 70 77 148 166 55 4 6   644
12 Paddock Wood AC 41 29 4 84 133 159 168 16 17 22   673
13 Bromley Vets 56 30 75 94 96 110 132 19 32 33   677
14 Sittingbourne Str 160 31 61 73 76 93 100 30 61 70   755
15 Dartford Harriers 98 99 1 36 143 155 179 41 1 18   771
16 Thanet RR AC 18 40 42 83 120 123 178 65 70 70   809
17 Plumstead R 101 153 64 146 156 163 173 70 70 70   1166
  KENT FITNESS LEAGUE     LADIES TEAMS
  Oxleas Woods - 18/2/07          
    fv35 f f   TOT.
             
1 Swanley & Dist AC 12 13 14   39
2 Canterbury H 9 11 25   45
3 Larkfield AC 20 2 28   50
4 Paddock Wood AC 16 17 22   55
5 Dartford Harriers 41 1 18   60
6 Istead & Ifield H 15 5 42   62
7 Medway & Mstn AC 54 3 7   64
8 Dartford RR 55 4 6   65
9 Bromley Vets 19 32 33   84
10 Maidstone H 26 27 38   91
11 Gravesend RR 21 44 45   110
12 New Eltham Jggrs 10 48 56   114
13 Sittingbourne Str 30 61 70   161
14 Sevenoaks AC 39 70 70   179
15 Thanet RR AC 65 70 70   205
16 Plumstead R 70 70 70   210
17 Invicta EK AC 70 70 70   210

Race report - Rob Bright

Larkfield AC posted their second team win of the season in the Kent Fitness League on Sunday.    This win elevates the club into second place in the league table, behind Medway and Maidstone AC with just one event to go.  Their star performer was Nicola Susans, who took second place in the ladies’ race following a head-to-head battle with Medway’s Emma Harraden, the two finishing half a minute behind reigning ladies’ champion Elaine Murty (Dartford Harriers).  

Evidently with other competing attractions on the same weekend, the sixth race of the season attracted a much reduced field of 260  to the notoriously hellish venue at Oxleas Wood, Eltham.  Conditions underfoot were soft in places, but the weather was dry and mild.   Well done to Ray Marshall and Plumstead Runners for getting everything into place on the day.

Andrew Pickett (Dartford Harriers) registered his 5th straight victory in this competition to take the male championship title for the second year in succession.   Clayton Barrett (Medway and Maidstone) pushed him all the way and was unlucky not to come away with his first competition win, but he retains the runners up spot in the championship. 

There was an unfortunate navigational error on leaving the woodland halfway around the first circuit when the leading half dozen took the wrong route.  It’s difficult to say whether or not this had a bearing on the result as they all got back on track soon afterwards, but Mike Baron had his best finish of the season (3rd place) to take the leading M40 spot.

Invicta East Kent’s Paul Ross-Davies was the leading over 50 veteran in 8th place, almost a minute clear of Medway and Maidstone rival Phil Wallace and Istead’s Peter Burton was the first over 60 male.  In the ladies’ race, Barbara Wenman (Canterbury Harriers) and Sue James (Paddock Wood AC) took the honours in the senior veteran categories.

With Invicta choosing not to field any women this time, the ladies’ team race was thrown wide open, and Swanley took full advantage – Jane Blackmore, Stephanie Wood and Sharon McGuiness being the successful trio.

So on to Capstone Park next Sunday for our final race of the season.  There is no junior race once again – the main event kicks off at 11.00 am.  10 km in length, most of the two lap route is on grass; there are plenty of undulations but (unlike Oxleas) very few tree roots to worry us.  I circulated some race details yesterday – bear in mind the limited parking which will be located by the main country park and lake off Capstone Lane – allow a 10 minute walk to get to the start.
 
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