BROMLEY VETS AC
 

Sevenoaks, Knole Park - 1 February 2009

Cross Country - Kent Fitness League

Results

Ov Pos Lg Pos Runner Age Time Rating
97 82 Keith Burgess 44 40:04 62.15
110 89 Chris Marshall 61 40:45 58.88
158 122 Jim Peters 47 42:47 43.46
199 151 Phil Greenfield 49 44:16 29.91
212 39 Anne Unseld 59 45:06 60.42
250 182 Patrick Collins 69 47:49 15.42
311 206 Les Humphrey 69 54:38 4.21
317 210 Tony Unseld 63 56:23 2.34
331 95 Maureen Farish 67 1:09:05 2.08
A disappointing performance in some ways, given that we just scraped together a mens team of 7 but could turn out only 2 ladies. This is usually a race in which we turn out a big team but there were other events to contend with this time.

Combined

Pos Club M F Total Scrs Last
1 Paddock Wood AC 209 36 245 10 153
2 Larkfield AC 222 34 256 10 138
3 Sittingbourne Str 292 52 344 10 179
4 Dartford RR 265 89 354 10 257
5 Dartford H 418 38 456 10 320
6 Sevenoaks AC 451 28 479 10 132
7 New Eltham J 372 107 479 10 254
8 Canterbury H 447 55 502 10 133
9 Swanley & Dist AC 463 95 558 10 204
10 Istead & Ifield H 547 96 643 10 249
11 Medway & Mstn AC 384 291 675 7 160
12 Maidstone H 695 83 778 10 230
13 Gravesend RR & AC 747 55 802 10 219
14 Invicta EK AC 656 291 947 7 237
15 Plumstead Rnnrs 891 218 1109 10 305
16 Bromley Vets AC 1042 231 1273 9 331
17 Thanet RR 1079 243 1322 5 333
Women's
Pos Club fv35 f f Total
1 Sevenoaks AC 7 8 13 28
2 Larkfield AC 10 5 19 34
3 Paddock Wood AC 23 4 9 36
4 Dartford H 2 6 30 38
5 Sittingbourne Str 28 3 21 52
6 Canterbury H 17 18 20 55
7 Gravesend RR & AC 1 12 42 55
8 Maidstone H 16 31 36 83
9 Dartford RR 11 24 54 89
10 Swanley & Dist AC 26 34 35 95
11 Istead & Ifield H 49 22 25 96
12 New Eltham J 14 41 52 107
13 Plumstead Rnnrs 66 72 80 218
14 Bromley Vets AC 39 95 97 231
15 Thanet RR 50 96 97 243
17 Medway & Mstn AC 97 97 97 291
17 Invicta EK AC 97 97 97 291
Men's
Pos Club mv50 mv40 m m m m m Total
1 Paddock Wood AC 51 27 6 10 32 39 44 209
2 Larkfield AC 106 5 17 18 22 26 28 222
3 Dartford RR 37 3 7 35 43 65 75 265
4 Sittingbourne Str 55 21 2 29 52 66 67 292
5 New Eltham J 76 30 15 48 53 70 80 372
6 Medway & Mstn AC 81 57 1 12 40 69 124 384
7 Dartford H 211 36 9 20 31 47 64 418
8 Canterbury H 58 86 11 45 63 87 97 447
9 Sevenoaks AC 73 25 4 79 83 84 103 451
10 Swanley & Dist AC 116 54 8 13 72 85 115 463
11 Istead & Ifield H 132 141 14 24 33 38 165 547
12 Invicta EK AC 19 59 34 61 153 157 173 656
13 Maidstone H 56 90 68 92 94 127 168 695
14 Gravesend RR & AC 114 23 74 107 110 159 160 747
15 Plumstead Rnnrs 98 62 100 117 155 179 180 891
16 Bromley Vets AC 89 82 122 151 182 206 210 1042
17 Thanet RR 162 41 16 215 215 215 215 1079

Race report - Rob Bright

KFL Race Report - Rob Bright

Despite the freezing temperatures and biting wind, over 330 turned out in Knole Park for the final race of the season – probably a league record for a final race. Frozen ground conditions made it uncomfortable for the runners, but (as far as I know) there were no serious casualties on the 5.6 mile undulating course. Sevenoaks AC should be applauded for their efforts in making this race possible – including holding off the snow blizzard until we had all got back indoors!

At the halfway point, Andy Green had a lead of about 50 metres over the rest and looked strong, but he started to lose ground in the second half. James Ridger and Stuart Nicholson were well placed and fighting out a personal battle for the individual championship.

However, out of the blue came the diminutive figure of Josh Elderfield, aged 16, in his first outing amongst senior opposition who outran all the regulars to finish 70 metres clear at the finish line. Anthony Jackson made a rare appearance in the league to take the runner-up spot, while Dave Hall was leading over 40 man in third place.

Ridger held off Nicholson in the closing stages, the two finished 6th and 8th so Ridger did enough to secure the individual title for the first time. The season’s winner in the over 40 category, Simon Hesketh finished 5tth while Andy Girling was relatively untroubled in the over 50 race with David Abery having pulled out at halfway.

In the ladies’ race, Annabelle Stearns was briefly challenged by Debbie Percival who had to pull out in the second half – then went on to another resounding victory finishing 22nd overall and 3 minutes clear of the next lady. Cara Oliver was runner up (finishing all 7 races this season in the top 3) while Liz Weeks and Laura Burton – two talented newcomers, filled the minor places.

Paddock Wood took the combined team win on the day, greatly assisted by the return of Alan Newman to fill the over 50 slot. This meant Larkfield’s celebrations were put on hold, but they turned out sufficient numbers to ensure that the team title went their way for the first time. Sittingbourne Striders also rounded off their best ever season by finishing 3rd, just ahead of Canterbury Harriers on countback.

Canterbury’s ladies suffered a minor glitch on Sunday, finishing back in 6th place, but they hung on to their substantial lead in the ladies’ team championship ahead of Larkfield, with Sevenoaks displacing Paddock Wood for third place on countback.

 

 
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