Today's Runner XC at Knowle Park, Sevenoaks - 23/1/00

This was a new venue for the league and provided a very scenic two-lap course of about 5.25 miles in the deer park. Two hard hills were contained in each circuit.

Sasha Daniels, improved on his third place at Minnis Bay in coming second only to league leader James Batchelder, the winning time being 30:45. Jonathan Holmans made an excellent effort in coming 7th, with Simon Kendall 10th and Fraser Wildman 23rd boosting our team effort. However, despite these and many other fine performances, we came 5th in the combined event on the day with Paddock Wood, Medway, Istead & Ifield and host club Sevenoaks all putting out large, strong squads.

The women put in a solid team performance, headed by Carol Reid with Sue Reilly putting in a superb effort, leaving our chairman trailing! On the day we came 10th in the women's event which was again won by Tina Oldershaw in a time of 33:42.

There were 246 finishers in total with 173 competing in the men's league race and 69 in the women's.

In the figures below, after the time the next column shows the overall position, the following one the position in that individual's league race (i.e. ignoring guests and runners of the opposite sex) and the final column shows the performance rating i.e. the percentage of runners beaten in that league race.

Senior Race 

Sasha Daniels                        30:45    2   2  99.4
Jonathan Holmans                     31:57    7   7  96.5
Simon Kendall                        32:15   10  10  94.8
Fraser Wildman                       33:14   23  23  87.2
Mel CarterV50                        36:56   60  56  68.0
Gerry ReillyV50                      37:42   69  63  64.0
Dave LightburnV40                    38:18   82  75  57.0
Mick HolmansV40                      40:03  114 103  40.7
Roy GoodersonV40                     41:26  129 114  34.3
Alastair Telford                     42:24  139 119  31.4
Carol Reid                           43:25  155  22  69.1
Fayne StoneV40                       45:30  180  36  48.5
Sue ReillyV45                        48:32  201  41  41.2
John HartleyV50                      48:58  205 158   8.7

Combined League Placings After 6 Events

 1  Medway AC                     86pts
 1  Paddock Wood AC               86
 3  Istead & Ifield H             78
 4  Canterbury Harriers           67
 5  Sevenoaks AC                  66
 6  Thanet RR AC                  58
 7  Maidstone H                   45
 8  Swanley & District AC         43
 8  New Eltham Joggers            43
10  Invicta EK AC                 39
11  Bromley Vets                  29
12  Gravesend RR                  24
13  Sittingbourne Striders        23
14  Dartford H                    17
15  Plumstead Runners             16
 
Ladies' League

 1  Paddock Wood AC               89pts
 2  Medway AC                     67
 3  Istead & Ifield H             63
 4  Thanet RR AC                  62
 5  Invicta EK AC                 60
 6  Sevenoaks AC                  59
 6  New Eltham Joggers            59
 8  Canterbury Harriers           55
 9  Swanley & District AC         52
10  Gravesend RR                  41
11  Bromley Vets                  38
12  Maidstone H                   26
12  Plumstead Runners             24
14  Sittingbourne Striders        19
15  Dartford H                     6