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turnout with 20 full members. It was great to see
Alison Wilson back with us as well but she must
currently go down as a guest - can we persuade
her to rejoin?! Sorry to see Chris Marshall not
quite at his peak but terrific to welcome back
Mike Turner back at the top of our leader board
after injury last season. It was great to have
Clive and Lynette Walker running with us again
too. Some excellent performances from our newer
memebrs too with Richard Proctor, Rob Brown and
Keith Burgess all gaining good points. The final positions are
subject to change as some adjustments are yet to
be put through.
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fv35 |
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| 1 |
Larkfield AC |
73 |
12 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
22 |
24 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
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199 |
| 2 |
Paddock Wood AC |
34 |
30 |
2 |
17 |
32 |
36 |
38 |
24 |
9 |
44 |
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266 |
| 3 |
Dartford RR |
54 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
44 |
64 |
80 |
22 |
17 |
48 |
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354 |
| 4 |
Medway & Mstn AC |
106 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
37 |
50 |
7 |
5 |
101 |
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355 |
| 5 |
Sevenoaks AC |
86 |
21 |
11 |
28 |
46 |
62 |
90 |
15 |
26 |
27 |
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412 |
| 6 |
Sittingbourne Str |
76 |
33 |
1 |
52 |
58 |
59 |
85 |
31 |
8 |
16 |
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419 |
| 7 |
Dartford Harriers |
175 |
60 |
4 |
8 |
47 |
67 |
69 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
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463 |
| 8 |
Canterbury H |
56 |
72 |
15 |
39 |
56 |
63 |
87 |
12 |
34 |
55 |
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489 |
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Istead & Ifield H |
116 |
25 |
20 |
45 |
53 |
65 |
70 |
51 |
30 |
56 |
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531 |
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Maidstone H |
71 |
91 |
31 |
35 |
81 |
96 |
100 |
4 |
13 |
101 |
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623 |
| 11 |
New Eltham Jggrs |
138 |
66 |
23 |
83 |
93 |
95 |
114 |
11 |
33 |
63 |
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719 |
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Invicta EK AC |
40 |
79 |
55 |
75 |
84 |
127 |
176 |
36 |
37 |
87 |
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796 |
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Bromley Vets |
112 |
88 |
94 |
112 |
126 |
131 |
140 |
20 |
39 |
51 |
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955 |
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Gravesend RR |
41 |
26 |
89 |
160 |
181 |
189 |
197 |
1 |
53 |
60 |
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997 |
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Swanley & Dist AC |
152 |
168 |
5 |
82 |
174 |
200 |
234 |
19 |
28 |
39 |
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1101 |
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Plumstead R |
118 |
101 |
119 |
120 |
190 |
222 |
239 |
43 |
21 |
64 |
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1237 |
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Thanet RR AC |
202 |
43 |
27 |
49 |
245 |
245 |
245 |
46 |
49 |
100 |
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The ladies table
is now included below.
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Club |
fv35 |
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Total |
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Larkfield AC |
10 |
3 |
14 |
27 |
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Dartford H |
2 |
6 |
24 |
32 |
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Sittingbourne Str |
30 |
8 |
16 |
54 |
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Sevenoaks AC |
15 |
25 |
26 |
66 |
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Paddock Wood AC |
23 |
9 |
43 |
75 |
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Swanley & Dist AC |
19 |
27 |
38 |
84 |
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Dartford RR |
22 |
17 |
47 |
86 |
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Canterbury H |
12 |
33 |
54 |
99 |
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New Eltham J |
11 |
32 |
62 |
105 |
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Bromley Vets AC |
20 |
39 |
51 |
110 |
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Gravesend RR & AC |
1 |
52 |
59 |
112 |
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Medway & Mstn AC |
7 |
5 |
100 |
112 |
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Maidstone H |
4 |
13 |
100 |
117 |
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Plumstead Rnnrs |
42 |
21 |
63 |
126 |
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Istead & Ifield H |
50 |
29 |
55 |
134 |
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Invicta EK AC |
35 |
36 |
86 |
157 |
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Thanet RR |
45 |
48 |
99 |
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KFL Race
Report - Rob Bright
The Kent Fitness
League season got under way at Swanley on Sunday
and we were treated to some pretty traditional
cross country conditions - cool temperatures,
blustery wind and plenty of mud. As usual for
this popular venue - the car parks filled up
early, the queues for the toilets reached the
lake and nigh on 400 runners reported to the
start line for the 11am minute’s silence.
Thankfully, the rain held off until after the
run.
Former KFL
champion Allan Lee visited Swanley 12 months ago
and was defeated by Barry Royden on the second
lap. This year he had things more to himself as
he coasted around the 5.2 mile twisting circuit
in a shade under 29 minutes. Allan has been
considered in the past to fall within our
definition of an elite athlete and his form on
Sunday suggests that this is still the case. So
the official honours went to 17 year old Sam
Murphy (Sittingbourne) who was comfortable in
second while James Ridger (Paddock Wood)
outkicked lead veteran David Hall (Dartford RR)
into third place. The Roadrunners had two in the
top 10 with Andrew Green celebrating his final
day before hitting 40 in 10th place. Eight of our
17 clubs had runners in the top 10.
Alan Newman
(Paddock Wood) took the honours in the over 50
contest and Trevor Edgley (Invicta) was the
leading over 60 man.
The womens race
was led all the way by Amy Smith who beat all but
17 of the men; and Tina Oldershaw, last year’s
champion, came home second. Both are now
non-scorers in the main Championship, so the
official winning lady was Annabelle Stearns
(Gravesend) who came in aroun 33 minutes, just 8
seconds behind Oldershaw. A much improved Cara
Oliver (Dartford H) finished third with Nicola
Groom (formerly Susans) finishing her first race
since the summer in third place.
Larkfield AC
started the season as they finished the last with
a storming win in the combined team contest with
last year’s champions Paddock Wood in second
place. The Larks also led the Women’s team
contest in this opening event.
Once again,
Swanley and District AC put on an excellent race,
despite the high numbers of competitors. There
was a minor bottleneck in the first half mile
which caused a traffic jam in the middle part of
the field and the narrow paths required constant
mental stimulation to plan the best places to
overtake etc - but it was greatly enjoyed by all
nonetheless.
Earlier, we had a
hard-fought junior series race in which 24 boys
and girls took part - the results will be posted
separately.
The next race is
on Sunday 23rd November at Rough Common,
Canterbury - this will also feature a junior race
and a senior event.
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