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  • Favourite races
  • Race Videos Winter 2022/3
    • UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, 11th March 2023
    • English National Cross Country Championships, at Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire, Saturday 25th February 2023
    • Kent Cross Country League at Bromley, 11th February 2023
    • South of England Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley, Sunday 5th February 2023
    • South East Schools Cross Country Championships, South of England Showground, Ardingly, Saturday 4th February 2023
    • King Henry V111 School Relays, Wednesday 1st February 2023
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, at Beckenham Place Park, Saturday 28th January 2023
    • London Indoor Games at Lee Valley, Sunday 22nd January 2023
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 21st January 2023
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Runs 14th January 2023
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, at Brands Hatch, Saturday 7th January 2022
    • Tonbridge AC Boxing Day Handicap, Monday 26th December 2022
    • South of Thames Cross Country Championship at Aldershot, Saturday 17th December 2022
    • South of England Inter Counties and Masters Cross Country Championships, at Horspath, near Oxford Saturday 10th December 2022
    • Kent Masters Cross Country Championships, at Central Park, Dartford, Saturday 3rd December
    • UK Cross Challenge and European Trials at Liverpool, Saturday 26th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Saturday 12th November 2022
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield ​Saturday 5th November
    • Kent Cross Country League at Tonbridge, 29th October 2022
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley, Saturday 15th October 2022
    • National Road Relay Championships 8th October 2022
    • Aldershot Road Relays, Saturday 24th September 2022
    • Blackheath and Bromley Cross Country Relays at West Wickham, Saturday 17th September 2022
  • Race Videos Summer 2022
    • Tonbridge AC 75th Anniversary Open Meeting, 29th August 2022
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix at Loughborough, Saturday 27th August 2022
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Tooting Bec, 24th August 2022
    • National Athletics League Championship Division Final, Sunday 21st August 2022
    • Podium Cardiff 5km Home Nations Road Race, Saturday 20th August 2022
    • BMC and Cambridge Harriers Meeting at Eltham 17th August 2022
    • Southern Athletics League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 13th August 2022
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard and Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 10th August 2022
    • Tonbridge Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 2nd August 2022
    • England Athletics Championships, at Bedford, Saturday 31st July 2022 - Day 2
    • England Athletics Championships, at Bedford, Saturday 30th July 2022
    • Medway Mile at Gillingham, Friday 22nd July 2022
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting at Eltham 20th July 2022
    • National under 20 and 23 championships at Bedford, Saturday and Sunday 16th/17th July 2022
    • Southern League, at West London Stadium, Saturday 16th July 2022
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, at Tonbridge, Friday 15th July 2022
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard and Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 13th July 2022
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 5th July 2022
    • National Athletics League at Stevenage, Saturday 2nd July 2022
    • Watford Open Meeting and BMC Gold Standard 29th June 2022
    • British Championships, at Sports City, Manchester, Saturday 25th June 2022
    • British Championships, at Sports City, Manchester, Friday 24th June 2022
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Open Meeting, at Eltham, Wednesday 22nd June 2022
    • South of England (under 20 & senior) Championships, at Chelmsford, Saturday and Sunday 18th and 19th June 2022
    • British Milers Club International Grand Prix, at Watford, Saturday 11th June 2022
    • Tonbridge Evening Open Meeting 7th June 2022
    • National Athletics League at Sports City, Manchester, Saturday 4th June 2022
    • Wimbledon Middle Distance Night of 1500m races, Wednesday 1st June 2022
    • UK Youth Development League, at Woodford Green, Saturday 28th May 2022
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting at Eltham, Wednesday 25th May 2022
    • Southern Athletics League at Tonbridge, Sunday 22nd May 2022
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard Races, at Watford, Wednesday 18th May
    • Kent Championships Sunday 15th May 2022 - Day 2
    • Kent Championships Saturday 14th May 2022 - Day 1
    • National Athletics League Championship Division, at Kingston, Saturday 7th May 2022
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th May 2022
    • Tonbridge Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 3rd May 2022
    • BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships, at Chelmsford, Monday 2nd May 2022
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20) at Tonbridge, Sunday 24th April 2022
    • Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting, Monday 18th April 2022
  • Race Videos Winter 2021/2
    • National Men's 12 Stage Road Relay Championship, at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 9th April 2022
    • South of England Road Relay Championships at Milton Keynes, Sunday 27th March 2022
    • British Masters Cross Country Championships, at the Schools at Somerhill, Tonbridge, Saturday 12th March 2022
    • English National Cross Country Championships, at Parliament Hill, London, Saturday 26th February 2022
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Norman Park, Bromley, Saturday 12th February 2022
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Lee Valley, 9th February 2022
    • South of England Indoor Championships at Lee Valley, 6th February 2022
    • British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Cross Country Championships, at Greenford, London ​Saturday 5th February 2022
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, at Beckenham Place Park, Saturday 29th January
    • London Indoor Games (800 metres), at Lee Valley, Sunday 23rd January 2022
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, at Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Saturday 22nd January 2022
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Runs, Saturday 15th January 2022
    • Kent Cross Country Championships 8th January 2022
    • Tonbridge AC Boxing Day Handicap Race 26th December 2021
    • South of Thames Cross Country Championship Race, Saturday 18th December
    • South of England Inter Counties and Masters Cross Country Championships, at Croydon, 11th December 2021
    • Kent Masters/Veterans Cross Country Championships, at Dartford, Saturday 4th December 2021
    • Kent Cross Country League at Footscray Meadows, Saturday 27th November 2021
    • UK Cross Challenge and European Championships Trials, at Sefton Park, Liverpool Saturday 27th November 2021
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park, Saturday 13th November 2021
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, at Berry Hill Park, Mansfield, Saturday 6th November 2021
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 23rd October 2021
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley Park, Saturday 16th October
    • National Road Relays at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 16th October 2021
    • Soar MK Road Relays, at Milton Keynes, Sunday 26th September
    • Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Cross Country Relays, at West Wickham, Saturday 18th September
  • Race Videos Summer 2021
    • Southern Athletics League at Ashford 11th September 2021
    • Tonbridge Open Meeting, Monday 30th August
    • National Athletics League (u20/seniors), at Bournemouth, Saturday 28th August
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix at Eltham, Saturday 14th August
    • Southern Athletics League at Tonbridge, Saturday 14th August
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard Races, at Watford, Wednesday 11th August
    • National Athletics League at Bournemouth 7th August 2021
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club Meeting, Wednesday 4th August
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 3rd August
    • Worthing Harriers Open Meeting at K2 Arena, Crawley, Saturday 31st July
    • Tonbridge Masters Evening Open Meeting, Friday 30th July
    • Hercules Wimbledon 1 Mile Extravaganza Night Wednesday 28th July 2021
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Loughborough, Saturday 24th July
    • UK Youth Development League Lower Age Group (u13/15), at Tonbridge, Sunday 18th July
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting at Eltham, Wednesday 14th July
    • Southern Athletics League at Ashford, Sunday 11th July
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 6th July
    • National Athletics League, at Basingstoke, Saturday 3rd July
    • British Championships and Olympic Trials, at Sports City, Manchester 25th to 27th June
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting at Eltham, Wednesday 23rd June
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Loughborough, Wednesday 23rd June
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Watford, Saturday 12th June
    • National Athletics League at Tonbridge, Sunday 6th June
    • Hercules Wimbledon Middle Distance Night, Wednesday 2nd June
    • Tonbridge AC Open Meeting, Tuesday 1st June
    • Aldershot Open Meeting, Monday 31st May
    • UK Youth Development League, (u17/20) Sunday 30th May
    • Basingstoke and Mid Hants Two Lap Open Meeting 22nd May 2021
    • Hercules Wimbledon Distance Night, Wednesday 19th May
    • Kent Championships, Saturday and Sunday 8th/9th May
    • Tonbridge AC Meeting, Monday 3rd May 2021
    • PB5K South of England Showground, Ardingly, near Haywards Heath, Monday 5th April
    • Battersea Comeback 5000m Night Wednesday 31st March 2021
  • Race Videos Winter 2020/1
    • Tonbridge AC Christmas Pudding Race, Boxing Day, Saturday 26th December
    • TAC Training Trial Races, at Judd School Vizards Sports Fields, Saturday 5th December
    • Tonbridge AC 3km Cross Country Trial Races Saturday 24th October 2020
  • Race Videos Summer 2020
    • Hercules Wimbledon Meeting, Wednesday 23rd September
    • Hanzekovic Memorial Continental Tour Gold meeting in Zagreb, Tuesday 15th September
    • Blackheath and Bromley Open Meeting Monday 14th September 2020
    • Aldershot Night of 1500 metres Thursday 10th September 2020
    • British Championships 4th and 5th September 2020
    • Tonbridge AC Development Meeting, Monday 31st August
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Lee Valley, Saturday 29th August
    • Hercules Wimbledon 3000 metres Night, 26th August 2020
    • Bromley Twilight Meeting, at Norman Park Track, Friday 21st August 2020
    • TAC Time Trials July and August 2020
  • Race videos Winter 2019/20
    • English Schools Cross Country Championships, at Sefton Park, Liverpool, Saturday 14th March 2020
    • UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, at Loughborough, Saturday 7th March
    • English National Cross Country Championships, at Nottingham, Saturday 22nd February 2020
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, at Lee Valley, Wednesday 19th February 2020
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Norman Park, Bromley, Saturday 8th February 2020
    • King Henry V111 School Coventry Relay, Wednesday 5th February 2020
    • South of England Indoor Championships, at Lee Valley, Sunday 2nd February
    • Lee Valley and British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, Wednesday 29th January 2020
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, at Parliament Hill, North London, 25th January 2020
    • London Indoor Games, Sunday 19th January 2020
    • Kent Schools Championships, at Dover, Saturday 18th January 2020
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Runs, Saturday 11th January 2020
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, at Brands Hatch, Saturday 4th January 2020
    • TAC Christmas Pudding Race, Boxing Day Handicap, Thursday 26th December
    • South of Thames Cross Country Championships, at Croydon, Saturday 21st December 2019
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Footscray Meadows, Saturday 14th December 2019
    • South of England Inter Counties and Veterans Championships, at Horspath, Saturday 7th December 2019
    • Kent Veterans Cross Country Championships, at Dartford, Saturday 30th November 2019
    • Crowborough 10km road race, Sunday 24th November 2019
    • British Cross Challenge, including European Trials, at Sefton Park, Liverpool, Saturday 23rd November
    • Sevenoaks School Junior Knole Runs, at Knole Park, Friday 15th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park, Bexleyheath, Saturday 9th November 2019
    • British Cross Challenge, at Milton Keynes, Saturday 9th November 2019
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, at Mansfield, Saturday 2nd November 2019
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 26th October 2019
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley Park, Saturday 12th October 2019
    • National Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield, Sunday 6th October 2019
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Sunday 22nd September 2019
    • Blackheath and Bromley Cross Country Relays, West Wickham, Saturday 14th September 2019
  • Race videos Summer 2019
    • Tonbridge Twilight Invitation Meeting, Friday 30th August
    • Tonbridge Bank Holiday Open Meeting, Monday 26th August 2019
    • British Championships and World championship Trials, at Birmingham, Saturday/Sunday 24th/25th August
    • Southern Athletics League Division 2 East, at Woodford Green, Saturday 17th August
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Eltham, Wednesday 14th August
    • British Athletics League Division 3 at Basingstoke, ​Saturday 3rd August
    • Birmingham University Relays, Friday 2nd July
    • Soar Mile, Stratford, London, Friday 2nd July
    • Milton Keynes 5000m Night, Saturday 27th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 25th July 2019
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix at Eltham, Saturday 20th July
    • Medway Road Mile, Rochester Castle, Friday 19th July
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers meeting at Eltham, ​Wednesday 17th July
    • Blackheath and Bromley AC 150th Anniversary event, at Bromley, ​Wednesday 17th July
    • Southern Athletics League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 13th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 10th July
    • British Athletics League at Yeovil (men), Saturday 6th July
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix , at Watford, Saturday 29th June 2019
    • ​Hercules Wimbledon 3000m Night 26th June 2019
    • National Under 20 and 23 Championships, Saturday/Sunday 22nd/23rd June 2019
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club meeting at Eltham, Wednesday 19th June
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix at Loughborough, Saturday 15th June
    • Watford Open Meeting and British Milers Club Gold Standard races, Wednesday 12th June
    • British Athletics League, Division 3, at Bedford, Sunday 9th June 2019
    • South of England Senior and under 20 Championships at Bedford, Saturday and Sunday 1st/2nd June
    • Southern Counties Veterans League at Tonbridge, Friday 31st May
    • Westminster Road Miles, 26th May 2019
    • UK Youth Development League u17/20, at Eltham, Sunday 26th May 2019
    • British Milers Club Meeting, at Eltham, Wednesday 22nd May
    • Loughborough International Meeting, Sunday 19th May
    • Watford Open Meeting and BMC Gold Standard races, Wednesday 15th May 2019
    • 1500m mens final PAC12 Conference Championships, 12th May 2019
    • Kent Championships, Sunday 12th May 2019
    • Ipswich Twilight Road Races, Saturday 11th May 2019
    • BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Championships) Monday 6th May
    • UK Youth Development League, Upper Age Group, at Tonbridge, Sunday 5th May
    • London Mini Marathons, 28th April 2019
    • Tonbridge AC Norman Fowler Memorial Easter Open Meeting, Monday 22nd April 2019
    • Brighton 10km road race, Sunday 14th April 2019
    • Southern Athletics League, at Basildon, Saturday 13th April 2019
  • Race videos Winter 2018.19
    • National 6/12 Stage Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 6th April 2019
    • South of England 6/12 Stage Road Relay Championships, Sunday 24th March 2019
    • South East Schools Year 7 and 8 Inter Counties Cross Country, at Horsham, Saturday 23rd March 2019
    • SIAB Schools Home Countries International, Saturday 23rd March 2019
    • Hornet Invitational, Sacramento, Saturday 16th March 2019
    • English Schools Cross Country Championships, at Temple Newsam, Leeds, Saturday 16th March
    • UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, Saturday 9th March
    • English National Cross Country Championships, Yorkshire, Saturday 23rd February 2019
    • British Indoor Championships, Sunday 10th February 2019
    • Kent Cross Country League, Norman Park, Saturday 9th February 2019
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Sheffield, 5th February 2019
    • British Universities and Colleges Cross Country Championships, Saturday 2nd February
    • Vienna Indoor Meeting 26th January 2019
    • South of England Championships, 26th January 2019
    • Cardiff Indoor Meeting Sunday 20th January 2019
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 19th January 2019
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Run, Saturday 12th January 2019
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting at Sheffield, Sunday 6th January 2019
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, Brands Hatch, Saturday 5th January 2019
    • Tonbridge AC Boxing Day Pudding Race, Wednesday 26th December 2018
    • South of Thames Championship Race, Beckenham, Saturday 15th December 2018
    • South of England Inter Counties Championships, Saturday 8th December 2018
    • British Cross Challenge Liverpool, Saturday 24th November 2018
    • Kent Cross Country League, Footscray Meadows, Saturday 24th November 2018
    • Sevenoaks School Junior Knole Run, 16th November 2018
    • Cardiff Indoor Meeting, 14th November 2018
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park, Saturday 10th November 2018
    • National Cross Country Relays, Mansfield, Saturday 3rd November 2018
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 27th October 2018
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Nonington, Saturday 13th October 2018
    • National Road Relay Championships, Saturday 6th October 2018
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Sunday 23rd September 2018
    • Blackheath & Bromley Cross Country Relays, Saturday 15th September
  • Race videos Summer 2018
    • Southern Athletics League at Thurrock, Saturday 18th August
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting, at Eltham, Wednesday 15th August
    • Watford Open Meeting, including British Milers Club Gold Standard races, Wednesday 8th August
    • British Athletics League, Division 4, at Nottingham, Saturday 4th August
    • Hercules Wimbledon Meeting, Wednesday 1st August
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), at Ashford, Sunday 29th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 25th July 2018
    • Schools International, at Grangemouth, Scotland, Saturday 21st July
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting, at Eltham, Wednesday 18th July
    • English Schools Championships, Saturday 14th July
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard races, at Watford, 11th July
    • Under 17 Eight Counties match, at Lee Valley, Sunday 8th July
    • British Athletics League Division 4, at Bedford, Saturday 7th July
    • British Championships and GB European Trials, at Birmingham Saturday and Sunday 30th June and 1st July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 27th June
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Loughborough, Saturday 23rd June
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club Meeting, at Eltham, Wednesday 20th June
    • National Under 20 and 23 Championships, at Bedford, Sunday 17th June - Day 2
    • National Under 20 and 23 Championships, Saturday 16th June 2018 Day 1
    • South East Schools Inter Counties, at Crawley, Saturday 16th June
    • British Milers Club Gold Standard races, Watford, Wednesday 13th June 2018
    • Kent Schools Championships at Ashford, Saturday 9th June
    • British Milers Club Meeting, at Loughborough, Wednesday 6th June
    • British Athletics League, Division 4, at Portsmouth, Saturday 2nd June
    • British Milers Club Meeting, at Brighton, Wednesday 30th May
    • Westminster Road Miles, London, Sunday 27th May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Watford, Saturday 26th May
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Kent Division at Tonbridge, Friday 25th May
    • Loughborough International, Sunday 20th May
    • Kent Championships, Sunday 13th May 2018
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix at Sports City Manchester, Saturday 12th May
    • British Universities and Colleges Championships, at Bedford, 7th May 2018
    • British Athletics League, at Yeovil, Saturday 5th May
    • Watford Open Meeting, including British Milers Club Gold Standard races, Wednesday 2nd May
    • Tonbridge AC Development Meeting, Tuesday 1st May
    • UK Youth Development League, under 17 and 20 at Hornchurch, Sunday 29th April
    • Loughborough Open Meeting and BUCS 10,000m championships, 28th April 2018
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 18th April
    • National 6 and 12 stage road relays, at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 14th April 2018
    • Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting, Monday 2nd April
  • Race Videos Winter 2017/18
    • English School Cross Country Championships, Saturday 17th March
    • UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, at Loughborough, Saturday 10th March
    • English National Cross Country Championships, Saturday 24th February
    • British Indoor Championships and World indoor Trials, at Birmingham, 17th and 18th February
    • IFAM Ghent Belgium Indoor Meeting, 10th February 2018
    • Kent Cross Country League, at West Wickham, Saturday 10th February
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, Lee Valley, 7th February 2018
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, Sheffield, 6th February 2018
    • European Clubs Cross Country Championships, Mira, Portugal, Sunday 4th February
    • British University and Colleges Championships, 3rd February 2018
    • South East Schools Cross Country Championships, at Newbury, Saturday 3rd February
    • London Indoor Games, Sunday 28th January 2018
    • BMC Indoor Meeting, at Sheffield, Wednesday 24th January 2018
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 20th January 2018
    • ​South of England Championships, at Lee Valley, Sunday 14th January 2018
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Run, Saturday 13th January 2018
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, Sheffield, Sunday 7th January 2018
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, at Brands Hatch, Saturday 6th January
    • Tonbridge AC Boxing Day Handicap 26th December 2017
    • South of Thames Championships Race, Saturday 16th December
    • Cardiff Indoor Meeting, Sunday 10th December 2017
    • South of England Veterans/Masters Championships, Saturday 9th December
    • Kent Masters/Veterans Championships, Saturday 2nd December
    • British Cross Challenge, European Trials at Liverpool, Saturday 25th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Footscray, Saturday 11th November
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, Saturday 4th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 28th October
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Wilmington, Saturday 14th October
    • National Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 7th October
    • South of England Road Relays, at Crystal Palace, Sunday 24th September
    • Blackheath & Bromley Cross Country Relays, Saturday 16th September
  • Race Videos Summer 2017
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 23rd August 2017
    • Birmingham Diamond League, Sunday 20th August 2017
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 9th August
    • Cambridge University Meeting, Sunday 6th August
    • Tonbridge AC Open Meeting, 1st August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 26th July
    • UK Youth Development League (u17,u20), Sunday 23rd July
    • Medway Road Mile, Friday 21st July 2017
    • UK Youth Development League (u13,u15), Sunday 16th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 12th July
    • English Schools Championships, Saturday 8th July 2017
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, Saturday 8th July 2017
    • British Championships, Saturday/Sunday, 1st/2nd July 2017
    • Kent Young Athletes League, at Ashford, Sunday 2nd July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 28th June
    • UK Youth Development League (u17, u20) at Chelmsford, Sunday 25th June
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Watford, Saturday 24th June
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting, Wednesday 21st June 2017
    • National u20 and u23 Championships, Sat/Sun 17th/18th June 2017
    • South East Schools Inter Counties, 17th June 2017
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 14th June 2017
    • South of England u20 and senior Championships 10th/11th June 2017
    • Loughborough Open Meeting, Wednesday 7th June 2017
    • Kent Young Athletes League, at Dartford, Sunday 4th June
    • British Milers Club Classic Meeting, at Milton Keynes, Saturday 3rd June
    • Southern Counties Veterans League (over 35), Friday 2nd June
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 31st May 2017
    • British Milers Club Meeting at Brighton, Wednesday 31st May 2017
    • UK Youth Development League (u17,u20), Sunday 28th May
    • Westminster Road Miles, Sunday 28th May 2017
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Sports City, Manchester, Saturday 27th May
    • East Region NCAA Championships, 25th to 27th May 2017
    • British Milers Club and Cambridge Harriers Meeting, Wednesday 24th May 2017
    • Loughborough International, Sunday 21st May 2017
    • National Masters Road Relay Championships, Saturday 20th May 2017
    • UK Youth Development League, u13/15, Saturday 20th May
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Monday 15th May 2017
    • Kent Championships (u15,17,20,senior), Sat/Sun 13th/14th May
    • SEC Championships 12th/13th May 2017
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix 13th May 2017
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 3rd May
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 2nd May
    • BUCS Championships 29th April to 1st May
    • UK Youth Development League (u17,u20), Sunday 30th April
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Friday 28th April
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 19th April
    • Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting, Monday 17th April
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 15th April
    • Crimson Tide Invitational, Alabama, 8th April 2017
  • Race Videos Winter 2016/17
    • National Road Relay Championships, Saturday 8th April
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Saturday 25th March
    • English Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 18th March
    • Kent Indoor Championships, Saturday/Sunday 18th/19th March 2017
    • UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, Saturday 11th March 2017
    • English National Cross Country Championships, 25th February 2017
    • British Universities & Colleges Indoor Championships, 19th February 2017
    • British Indoor Championships, Saturday/Sunday 11th/12th February
    • British Universities and Colleges Cross Country Championships, Saturday 4th February
    • SE Schools Inter Counties Cross Country Championships, 4th February 2017
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, Saturday 28th January
    • Bob Pollock Invitational, South Carolina USA, 27th January 2017
    • Auburn Invitational Meeting, 21st January 2017
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 21st January 2017
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Run Saturday 14th January 2017
    • Commodore Invitational, Nashville, 13th January 2017
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meeting, 8th January 2017
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, 7th January 2017
    • Highlights 2016
    • Christmas Pudding Race, Monday 26th December
    • South of Thames Championship Race, Saturday 17th December
    • Telford 10km road race, 11th December 2016
    • South of England Inter Counties & Veterans Championships 10th December 2016
    • Kent Masters Cross Country Championships, Sat 3rd December
    • British Cross Challenge, Liverpool, Saturday 26th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 26th November
    • Sevenoaks School Junior Knole Run Friday 18th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 12th November
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, Saturday 5th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 29th October
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 15th October
    • National Road Relay Championships, Saturday 8th October
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Sunday 25th September
    • Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Relays, Saturday 10th September
  • Race Videos Summer 2016
    • Tonbridge AC Bank Holiday Open Meeting, Monday 29th August
    • National Under 15 and 17 Championships 27th/28th August
    • Watford Open Meeting & BMC, Wednesday 24th August
    • Watford Open Meeting & BMC, Wednesday 24th August 2016
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 20th August
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting 4, Saturday 20th August
    • BMC and Cambridge Harriers Meeting 17th August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 10th August
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 2nd August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 27th July
    • UK Youth Development League u17/20 24th July
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting 4, Saturday 23rd July
    • Morton Games, Dublin, 22nd July 2017
    • SOAR mile at Battersea, 20th July
    • Cambridge Harriers and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 20th July
    • SE Under 17 Inter Counties, 17th July 2016
    • UK Youth Development League u13/15 Saturday 16th July
    • Watford Open Meeting & BMC, Wednesday 13th July
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting 3, Saturday 9th July
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 9th July
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 5th July
    • Kent Young Athletes League (u13/15), Sunday 3rd July
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Monday 27th June
    • British Championships, Saturday & Sunday, 25th/26th June
    • UK Youth Development League u17/20, Sunday 26th June
    • Cambridge Harriers and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 22nd June
    • National under 20 and 23 Championships, 18th/19th June
    • UK Youth Development League u13/15 Saturday 19th June
    • City of London Miles, Sunday 19th June
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 18th June
    • South East Schools Inter Counties, 18th June 2016
    • Watford Open Meeting & BMC, Wednesday 15th June
    • South of England Championships, 11th/12th June
    • Kent Schools Championships, Saturday 11th June
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Friday 10th June
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 7th June
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 1st June
    • UK Youth Development League u17/20, Sunday 29th May
    • Westminster Road Miles, Sunday 29th May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting 2, Saturday 28th May
    • Southern Counties Veterans League, Friday 27th May
    • Loughborough International, Sunday 22nd May
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 21st May
    • Watford Open Meeting & BMC, Wednesday 18th May
    • Kent Championships, at Ashford, Sat/Sun 14th/15th May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting 1, Saturday 14th May
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th May
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 3rd May
    • British Universities and Colleges Championships, 30th April to 2nd May
    • UK Youth Development League u17/20 1st May
    • UK Youth Development League u13/15 23rd April
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 20th April
    • Southern Athletics League, Saturday 16th April
  • Race Videos Winter 2015/16
    • National 12 stage (men) Road Relay Championships, Saturday 16th April
    • South of England 12 stage (men) Road Relay Championships, Sunday 20th March
    • Kent Indoor Championships, Saturday 19th March
    • UK Inter Counties Championships, Saturday 12th March
    • English Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 5th March
    • English National Cross Country Championships, 27th February 2016
    • Kent Cross Country League (seniors only), Saturday 13th February
    • British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) Cross Country Championships, 6th February
    • South East Schools Inter Counties 6th February
    • British Milers Club Lee Valley Meeting 3rd February
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, Saturday 30th January
    • Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, Saturday 23rd January
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Run Saturday 16th January
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, Saturday 9th January
    • TAC Christmas Pudding Handicap, 26th December 2015
    • South of Thames Championship Race, Saturday 19th December
    • European Cross Country Championships, Sunday 13th December
    • South of England Inter Counties, Saturday 12th December 2015
    • Kent Veterans Cross Country Championships, Saturday 5th December
    • British Cross Challenge and European Trials, Saturday 28th November
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 28th November
    • South of Thames Team Race, Saturday 21st November
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 7th November
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, Saturday 31st October
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 24th October
    • Kent Cross Country League, Saturday 10th October
    • National Road Relay Championships, 3rd /4th October
    • South of England Road Relays (Senior & Masters Men), Sunday 20th September
    • South of England Road Relays (Young Athletes and Women), Saturday 19th September
    • Blackheath Harriers Cross Country Relays, Saturday 12th September
  • Race Videos Summer 2015
    • Tonbridge AC Open Meeting, 31st August
    • National Under 15 and 17 Championships, 30th and 31st August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 26th August
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting, at Solihull, Saturday 22nd August
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club meeting, Wednesday 19th August
    • Southern Athletics League (u17, 20 seniors), at Tonbridge, Saturday 15th August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 12th August
    • Ryan Driscoll and Luca Russo 2006 to 2015
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 4th August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 29th July
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), at Crawley, Sunday 26th July
    • British Vets 10k championships, Sunday 26th July
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club meeting, Wednesday 22nd July
    • Southern Counties Under 17s Inter Counties, at Little Marlow (High Wycombe), Sunday 19th July
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting, at Oxford, Saturday 18th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 15th July
    • English Schools Championships, at Gateshead, Saturday 11th July
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 7th July
    • British Championships, at Birmingham, Saturday 4th July
    • Southern Athletics League, at Chelmsford, Saturday 4th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 1st July
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), at Croydon, Sunday 28th June
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting, at Watford, Saturday 27th June
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club meeting, Wednesday 24th June
    • National u20 and 23 Championships, at Bedford, Sunday 20th June - Day 2
    • National u20 and 23 Championships, at Bedford, Saturday 20th June - Day 1
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 17th June
    • City of London Mile, Sunday 14th June
    • South of England Championships (u20 and senior), Saturday 13th June & Sunday 14th June
    • Kent Schools Championships at Ashford, Saturday 13th June
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 3rd June
    • Southern Athletics League (u17, 20 seniors), at Crawley, Sunday 31st May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting, at Manchester, Saturday 30th May
    • Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club meeting, Wednesday 27th May
    • Kent Championships at Ashford, Sunday 24th May - Day 2
    • Westminster Road Miles, Sunday 24th May
    • Kent Championships at Ashford, Saturday 23rd May - Day 1
    • Watford Open and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 20th May
    • Loughborough International Sunday 17th May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting, at Trafford, Saturday 16th May
    • National Masters Road Relay Championships 16th May
    • SE Conference Championships, USA, Friday/Saturday 15th/16th May
    • Brighton Phoenix and British Milers Club Meeting, Wednesday 13th May
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 6th May
    • British Universities and Colleges Championships, at Bedford, 2nd to 4th May
    • LSU Invitational, at Louisiana, Saturday 2nd May
    • UK Youth Development League (under 13 and 15), at Southampton, Saturday 2nd May
    • London Mini Marathon Under 17 men, Sunday 26th April
    • Southern Athletics League (u17, 20 seniors), at Bromley, Saturday 25th April
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 22nd April
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), at Harrow, Saturday 18th April
    • Hercules Wimbledon Young Athletes Meeting, Sunday 12th April
    • National 6 and 12 stage road relay championships, at Sutton Coldfield, Saturday 11th April
    • Border Clash Meeting, Starkville, Mississippi, Friday 10th April
    • Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting, Monday 6th April
    • Crimson Tide Invitational, Saturday 28th March
    • St Marys Vs Brunel University, Wednesday 18th March - 1500 metres
  • Race Videos Winter 2014/15
    • Schools Years 7 & 8 Inter Counties, Saturday 28th March
    • World Cross Country Championships, Saturday 28th March 2015
    • Home Countries Schools International, at Dublin, Saturday 21st March
    • English Schools Championships, at Blackburn, Saturday 14th March 2015
    • UK Inter Counties Championships, Saturday 7th March
    • South East Indoor Conference Championships, USA, Fri & Sat 27th/28th February
    • English National Cross Country Championships, Saturday 21st February 2015
    • Welsh Athletics Indoor Open Meeting, Sunday 8th February
    • Husker Invite, Nebraska, Saturday 7th February
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley Park, Saturday 7th February
    • Lee Valley Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th February
    • BUCS (British Universities and Colleges) Championships, Saturday 31st January
    • South of England Cross Country Championships, at Brighton, Saturday 24th January 2015
    • Vanderbilt Indoor Invitational, USA, Saturday 24th January 2015
    • South of England Indoor Championships, Saturday 18th January
    • Auburn Indoor Invitational, at Bloomington, Alabama, USA, Saturday 17th January
    • Kent Schools Championships, Saturday 17th January 2015
    • British Milers Club Indoor Meet, Sunday 11th January
    • Sevenoaks School Knole Runs, Saturday 10th January
    • Kent Cross Country Championships, at Folkestone, Saturday 3rd January 2015
    • TAC Christmas Pudding Handicap, Friday 26th December
    • South of Thames Championship Race, 7.5 miles, Saturday 20th December
    • Metaswitch Indoor Games, Sunday 14th December
    • Southern Inter Counties and Masters Championships, at Oxford, Saturday 13th December
    • Kent Veterans Cross Country Championships, Saturday 6th December
    • Crowborough 10k, Sunday 30th November
    • British Cross Challenge and European Trials, at Liverpool, Saturday 29th November
    • South of Thames Team Race, 5 miles, Saturday 22nd November
    • Sevenoaks School Junior Knole Run 21st November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Sparrows Den, Saturday 8th November
    • National Cross Country Relay Championships, at Mansfield, Saturday 1st November
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Tonbridge, Saturday 25th October
    • Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley Park, Saturday 11th October
    • National Young Athletes Road Relay Championships (u13,15,17), Sunday 5th October
    • National Men (6 stage) and Womens (4 stage) Road Relay Championships, Saturday 4th October
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Sunday 21st September (Senior & Veteran Men)
    • South of England Road Relay Championships, Saturday 20th September (Young Athletes & Senior Women)
    • Blackheath & Bromley Cross Country Relays, Saturday 13th September
  • Race Videos Summer 2014
    • England Under 15 and 17 Championships, Sat/Sun 30th/31st August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 27th August
    • Tonbridge AC Open Meeting, Monday 25th August
    • Cambridge Harriers and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 20th August
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Solihull, Saturday 16th August
    • Watford Open Meeting (inc BMC), Wednesday 13th August
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 5th August
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 30th July
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), Sunday 27th July - 400s, 800s and relays
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), Sunday 27th July - 1500s, 3000s and steeplechase
    • Cambridge Harriers and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 23rd July
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Oxford, Saturday 19th July
    • UK Youth Development League (u13/15), Saturday 19th July
    • Watford Open Meeting (inc BMC), Wednesday 16th July
    • Southern Inter Counties, Sunday 13th July
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 2nd July
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 1st July
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), Sunday 29th June 1500s, 3ks, steeplechases
    • UK Youth Development League (u17/20), Sunday 29th June 800s and Relays
    • British Championships and European Trials, 27th to 29th June
    • Cambridge Harriers and BMC Meeting, Wednesday 25th June
    • UK Under 20 and 23 Championships, Sat/Sun 21st/22nd June
    • Amba Hotels City of London Mile Races, Sunday 22nd June
    • SE Schools Inter Counties Saturday 21st June
    • Watford Open Meeting (inc BMC), Wednesday 18th June
    • South of England U20 and Senior Championships, Sunday 15th June - Day 2
    • Kent Young Athletes League, Saturday 15th June
    • Kent Schools Championships, Saturday 14th June
    • South of England U20 and Senior Championships, Saturday 14th June - Day 1
    • Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC Distance Night, Wednesday 4th June
    • Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th June
    • Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 3rd June
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    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Manchester, Saturday 31st May
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    • Kent Championships, Sunday 25th May - Day 2
    • BUPA London 10k Road Race, Sunday 25th May
    • Westminster Road Miles, Saturday 24th May
    • Kent Championships, Saturday 24th May - Day 1
    • Loughborough International, Sunday 18th May
    • British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Watford, Saturday 17th May (TAC only)
    • National Masters Road Relay Championships, Saturday 17th May
    • Brighton Phoenix Open Meeting, Wednesday 14th May
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Performance of the Month

This is just for a bit of fun and to recognise a wide range of runners, who perform well each month. I was trying to find someone new each month, but after starting in 2011 feel its time just to select someone, even if not the most obvious sometimes.

May 2019

Nicole Taylor finished 3rd in the Ipswich Twilight 5km road race in 15.57.
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April 2019

Dom Brown ran the 6th fastest short stage at the National Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield
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March 2019

Olivia Breed finished 6th in the Junior Girls race at the English Schools Championships, at Leeds and was selected for the England team
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February 2019

The under 20 men won the National Cross Country title, at Leeds.
Photos - Bede Pitcairn-Knowles, Alasdair Kinloch, Jamie Goodge, James Puxty
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January 2019

Henry Pearce won the South of England senior men's cross country title
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December 2018

Corey De'Ath finished 17th in the senior men's race at the European Cross Country Trials at Liverpool and was selected as first reserve for the GB under 23 men's team.
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November 2018

The senior women's team won TAC's first ever National Championship, when they secured the win at the National Cross Country Relay Championships, at Mansfield. Photos - Lucy Reid, Ashley Gibson, Nicole Taylor
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October 2018

Henry Pearce set a TAC marathon record of 2.19.22 at Toronto, Canada
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September 2018

The under 13 girls team won the South of England Road Relay Championship
Below Sophie Slack, Olivia Breed, Lily Slack
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August 2018

Lucy Reid set a TAC 5000m record of 16.09.96 at Wimbledon
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July 2018

James West ran 1500 metres in 3.36.59 at the Anniversary Games
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June 2018

Ryan Driscoll finished 5th in the British Championships 3000m steeplechase final in 8.45.62
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May 2018

Simon Coppard ran a European under 18 qualifying time of 1.50.82 for 800 metres at Brighton.
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April 2018

The Tonbridge mens team won the National 12 stage road relay championship for the first time ever.
​Back row - Kieran Reilly, Jamie Bryant, Sean Molloy, Dom Brown, Ryan Driscoll, George Duggan, Chris Olley
Front row - Max Nicholls, Jamie Goodge, Ally Kinloch, Ben Cole, Charlie Joslin-Allen
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March 2018

Henry Pearce broke the TAC half marathon club record held by Ben Reynolds, since 1988, clocking 65.49 to finish 10th overall in the race won by Mo Farah in 61.39.
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February 2018

The TAC mens team retained the National Cross Country Championship
​George Duggan, Chris Olley, Ben Cole, Ryam Driscoll, Max Nicholls, Robbie Farnham-Rose
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January 2018

Bede Pitcairn-Knowles (775) was a popular and surprising winner of the senior boys race at the Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, at Dover.
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December 2017

Chris Olley was 13th in the European under 23 Cross Country Championships and second scorer for GB, in Slovakia.
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November 2017

The Tonbridge mens team captured the National Cross Country Relays trophy at Mansfield, for the first time in the club's history. The team was George Duggan, Charlie Joslin-Allen, Ryan Driscoll and Chris Olley.
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October 2017

Another team effort this month as the under 13 girls team finished second in the National Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield. The team was Sophie Slack, Anais Fernandez-Laaksonen and Olivia Breed.
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September 2017

Olivia Breed ran the third fastest under 13 lap at the South of England Road Relay Championships, at Crystal Palace.
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August 2017

Greg Cole won the South Downs 100km Challenge by an hour in 10.16.41. Its tough enough running 60 miles, let alone racing it over the hills of the South Downs.
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July 2017

TAC had three male athletes under 8.05 for 3000m at Watford. Its the first time this has happened and maybe the first time more than one in a single race have achieved this. Chris Olley, Ryan Driscoll and James West achieved this, seen below with Corey De'Ath (left).
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June 2017

I have picked Ollie Dunn for his brave front running 800m at the UK Youth Development League match, at Chelmsford. Ollie ran 54 seconds for the first lap and hung on to win in 1.57.9, his first time sub 2.
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May 2017

Charlie Crick continued his comeback with a win in the under 17 800m at the Kent Championships. Charlie was very good as an eleven year old, but after struggling for a long time, is now developing into a very good older athlete.
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April 2017 - Simon Fraser, TAC over 40, 600m record

Simon Fraser (left) broke Alan Marriotts (right) TAC m40 600 metres record at the Tonbridge AC Easter Open Meeting. Simon ran an impressive 90.76 to take a second from Alan's record.
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March 2017 - Rebekah O'Brien indoor 800m title at Kent Championships.

Rebekah O'Brien was an impressive winner of the Kent Indoors under 15 800m title, in 2.21.71
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February 2017 - Senior Men win National Cross Country Championships

Quite simple this month - The Senior Men winning the National Cross Country Championships.
Charlie Joslin-Allen, Ben Cole, Chris Olley, Kieran Reilly, Corey De'Ath and Max Nicholls.
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January 2017 - Fraser Gordon wins Kent Schools, Junior Boys Cross Country Championships

Fraser Gordon was a very popular winner of the Junior Boys race at the Kent Schools Cross Country Championships.
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December 2016 - Tom Holden wins the under 20 mens race at the Lotto Cross Cup, in Brussels

Tom Holden joined TAC in the late Spring of 2016 from South London Harriers and has proved to be a terrific addition to the under 20 and senior mens squads. He was selected to run for the England under 20 team in Brussels and produced one of his best ever performances to win the race.
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November 2016 - Senior Mens Team second in National Cross Country Relay Championships

I could have chosen the under 20 mens team of Tom Holden, Alasdair Kinloch and George Duggan, who won the National Cross Country Relay Championship, making it four in a row in that age group for TAC. However, the second place from the senior men was a terrific effort and the highest position that the club has ever finished.
The team was Dom Brown, James West, Chris Olley and Alex Howard.
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October 2016 - Senior Mens Team fifth in National Road Relay Championships

I initially had Mark Coates finishing 40th from 207 finishers at the Kent League as the performance of the month, but realised that he had previously been shown. Hence, its a senior mens performance in the 6 stage, National Road Relay Championship. They produced a time quicker than the previous year's gold medal winning team.
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September 2016 - Senior Men second at South of England Road Relay Championships

The senior mens team finished in the highest ever place recorded by a TAC senior team at the South of England Road Relay Championships. Alasdair Kinloch (missing from photo) was joined by Ben Cole, James West, George Duggan, Corey De'Ath and Tom Holden.
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August 2016 - Bede Pitcairn-Knowles - first ever individual National medal

In August Bede Pitcairn-Knowles had one of his best ever performances when he ran a personal best of 4.31.48 to finish third in the National under 17 men's 1500 metres steeplechase final at Bedford. He is developing into one of the club's most dedicated young runners and has taken twenty seconds from his steeplechase time since last year.
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July 2016 - Joe Watts big parkrun pb

There were some top class performances in July, again from athletes who have featured here, such as James West, Nicole Taylor, Sean Molloy, Kathleen Faes, Phoebe Barker etc, but this month I am highlighting Joe Watts.

As we are nearing the Olympics it also seems appropriate that Joe is mentioned, since he was one who joined soon after London 2012. Since then Joe has developed into a decent runner himself, but just as importantly initiated the Tunbridge Wells parkrun and started a training group in Southborough. Joe is a good example of the Olympic legacy.

In July he took close to a minute from his Tunbridge Wells parkrun best with 18.53.
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June 2016

Ollie Dunn - personal bests all round

Ollie Dunn has moved into the under 20 age group this Summer wth renewed determination and seems to be setting personal bests every week.
In June he has improved his 800m to 2.03.00 (was 2.22.59 before this season), 1500m 4.16.76 (was 4.46.9) and 3000m 9.49.64 (was 10.17.53), plus also improving his mile pb to 4.41.05 from 5.08.11.
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May 2016

Mark Pitcairn-Knowles - 10k personal best and leading vets team to league success

Mark Pitcairn-Knowles has led the way in mobilising the TAC veterans in the Winter and is now doing the same in the Summer. Its been great to see the enthusiasm of so many turning out for TAC and PK. He only joined TAC in 2013, but has been a key member, alongside his family ever since.
At the end of May he was part of a TAC squad that ran the London 10k on Bank Holiday Monday and was not afraid to voice his pre race target time. So it was quite impressive that he came away with a big pb of 37.49.
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April 2016

Mens team 5th at National 12 stage road relay championships

If a TAC team betters any previous club performance, at a National Championships, then it is likely they will be shown here as 'Performance of the Month'.

The National 12 stage is possibly the most prestigious team event in the UK distance running calendar and this year the TAC team's 5th place equalled last year's best ever. However, on this occasion it was not only a more solid 5th, but closer to the winners.

I use results in the this race to gauge our overall progress as a senior squad and the record has been -
1980 to 1995 - no TAC team qualified

1996 - incomplete team of 11 athletes
1997 to 2010 - no team
2011 - 28th
2012 - 19th
2013 - 14th
2014 - 13th
2015 - 5th
2016 - 5th
Time behind winners
2011 25.07
2012 17.18
2013 11.47
2014   8.10
2015   5.57
2016   3.51

March 2016

Mark Coates - 1st at Bedgebury parkrun

March was a month when some previous 'Performance of the Month' winners were really on form. Kathleen Faes won the under 15 UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships and with Phoebe Barker finished 2nd and 3rd in the Schools Home international. Chris Olley won the under 20 mens race for England, at the Home International and recorded the third fastest ever road 10km, by an under 20, with 29.42.

However, this month I am mentioning Mark Coates, who won the Bedgebury parkrun on 26th March, at what was the second ever parkrun at the venue.

Mark has been first home in three other parkruns, but I feel he deserves a mention here, as he has battled away for a few years now at the club, overcoming difficulties and representing the club regularly.
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February 2016

Phoebe Barker - 6th English National Cross Country Championships, at Castle Donington

Phoebe Barker surpassed all her previous performances to place a splendid 6th in the under 17 National. This was the highest position achieved by a TAC female at the championships.

Phoebe is a great example to many in perseverance, having had her ups and downs in the sport, but has continued to work hard and sensibly prepare for training and races.
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January 2016

James Stoney - 2nd in Kent Schools Cross Country Championships, at Hythe

James Stoney stepped up a level at the Kent Schools Championships, to mix with some older counterparts in the Inter Boys age group. Despite being in the bottom year of the years 10 and 11 event, James ran a very well judged race to take second behind James Puxty.
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December 2015

Michael Ellis - South of Thames Cross Country Championship, at Tonbridge

With many of the winners and high finishers having 'won' the Performance of the Month previously, this is a good chance to recognise a performance slightly further down the field.
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Michael Ellis finished 29th of 177 finishers, at the South of Thames Championship and took the scalps of a few that he hasn't beaten before.
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The ex Judd School pupil is at Sheffield Hallam University and is another of our current crop who consistently churns out 50+ mile weeks and is showing the benefits, as he reaches the senior age group.
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November 2015

Chloe Bird - 2nd in Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park

November saw a few highlights, such as Lucy Reid winning the South of Thames Team race over 5 miles, plus Chris Olley and James West racing for England in Spain. Alasdair Kinloch and Lizzie Miller took a couple of Kent League wins, whilst Ashley Gibson won the senior women's Kent League, at the end of the month.

However, this month, I am highlighting Chloe Bird's run in 2nd place, behind Ashley, at the Kent League, since it was a 'breakthrough' performance, surpassing all that she has achieved before. Chloe is based at Nottingham University and has made steady progress in the last couple of years and hopefully the performance will propel her to even greater achievements.
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October 2015

TAC senior mens team - win National Road Relay title

There can only be one selection for October, which is the senior men's team that captured the club's first ever national senior team title.

The team below of Corey De'Ath, Ben Cole, Chris Olley, Kieran Reilly, Tom Cox and Henry Pearce won by five seconds, after nearly two hours of racing.
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September 2015

Katie Goodge - 5th fastest lap at South of England Road Relay Championships

Katie Goodge underlined the fact that she is one of the most improved runners in the last 12 months, when she ran the 5th fastest under 13 lap, at the South of England Road Relay Championships. Katie finished the opening leg in second place and helped the team to an eventual 12th position.
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August 2015

Ben Reynolds - World Masters 5000m champion

Ben Reynolds won the World Masters Championships over 50 mens 5000m in Lyon, France in 15.47.07.
Ben has been a TAC member since he was at Sevenoaks School and has competed ever since, although is also a member of Thames Hare and Hounds.
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July 2015

Simon Fraser - runs his fastest 800 metres since 2007

July was an impressive month where the following performances were amongst a large number of impressive results -
Chris Olley - 11th in European under 20 mens 5000m championship, for GB
Max Nicholls - 5th in European under 20 Mountain Running championships, for GB
George Duggan and Kathleen Faes win English Schools 1500m championships
Alasdair Kinloch - selected for England Schools at 3000m and places 2nd in home international
Miles Weatherseed selected for England under 20s and places 2nd in Welsh International Games mile
John Harley - club M60 records at 1 mile, 3000m and 10k
Kathleen Faes - club u15 records at 800m and 3000m
All of the above have appeared as Performers of the month, so for July I looked for the 'shock factor', which came from Simon Fraser !

Simon has started training well again as his 40th birthday beckons this year. In preparation of his appearance in the over 40 age group he has been racing again on the track. In July he ran 800 metres at Eltham in 2.04.26, which was his best time since 2007. It was so good that even his pupils at Judd School were impressed !
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June 2015

Fraser Gordon - Continuing to set big personal bests

June saw some outstanding individual performances from the likes of Ryan Driscoll (National u23 steeplechase champion), Kathleen Faes (club u15 record at 1500m), Alice Ralph (club u17 steeplechase record), plus the likes of James West, Dom Brown, Chris Olley, Tim Faes. These are all amongst the 50 plus 'winners' of the performance of the month previously, so this month the highlighted runner is Fraser Gordon.

Fraser is still in the under 13 age group and has improved from 2013, where he ran 1 mile in 6.55.40 (worth about 6.30 for 1500m). He ran 5.35.54 in 2014 and has now set a series of pbs, so far reaching 4.54.7.
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May 2015

Alex Howard - 1500 metres pb and 6th in BUCS Championships steeplechase

May saw the track season start in earnest and there have been some excellent performances such as -
Ryan Driscoll racing 3000m in 8.10 and 3000m steeplechase in 8.58, Chris Olley's 14.18 for 5000m, Alice Ralph collecting double league wins at 800m and steeplechase, Max Nicholls winning the Inter Counties Fell race and the GB trials at Mountain Running, Kathleen Faes winning the Westminster Road Mile and I could go on. These have all 'won' Performance of the Month previously, so this month the title is held by Alex Howard.

Alex is at Oxford University and was a relative late comer to running, despite being at Judd School. In May he produced two performances that not only surprised a few of us, but shook Alex himself ! Firstly, he finished 6th in the British Universities Championships at 3000m steeplechase in 9.16.60, taking 13 seconds from his pb. Then at the end of the month he won a 1500 metres race at Manchester in 3.54.78, improving by 5 seconds.
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April 2015

Tonbridge AC Men's 12 stage road relay team - 5th in National Road Relay Championships

April saw a number of outstanding individual performances. For example, Ben Cole ran the second fastest ever marathon by a TAC member with 2.27.34 at London. Sam Crick ran four pbs/debuts in a week at 800m, 3000m, 1500m steeplechase and even 400m hurdles. Then there was Ryan Driscoll who smashed the Southern League record by eight seconds in the 2000m steeplechase, even though he just lost the race. However, all three of these have been shown as 'Performance of the Month' before.

To be honest its difficult to ignore the claims of the mens 12 stage road relay team that finished 5th in the National Road Relay Championships, at Sutton Coldfield. It was the club's best ever team performance in a major 'National' and was achieved with half the team being in the under 20 age group last Winter.
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March 2015

Jamie Goodge - selected for England Schools Cross Country team

March, like so many recent months, witnessed a proliferation of top performances.
Kathleen Faes completed an unbeaten season by winning the UK Inter Counties, English Schools and Schools Home Countries International.
Chris Olley finished 4th in the UK Inter Counties and went to the World Cross with the GB under 20 team.
Alasdair Kinloch finished 2nd in the English Schools and made the England team, finishing 3rd in the Schools International.
Ben Cole ran a 67.52 half marathon, one of the quickest ever from a TAC athlete.
Then the men's and women's teams finished 4th and 11th, respectively, at the South of England Road Relay Championships, recording the highest ever positions for the club.
All the individuals above have been shown as 'Performance of the Month' previously, so on this occasion it goes to TAC's other international in March - Jamie Goodge.
Jamie finished 7th in the English Schools Cross Country Championship and was selected for the England Inter Boys team. He then went onto finish 11th in the Schools International.
On top of this Jamie placed 7th at the UK Inter Counties, in the under 17 race, despite having another year in the age group.

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February 2015

Alice Ralph - wins first ever Kent Cross Country League race

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In a month where TAC teams and athletes won five National Championships (u15,17,20 male teams, plus Kathleen Faes at National Cross Country and James West at 1500m indoors) I have chosen the performance that created perhaps the best surprise as the performance of the month.

Alice Ralph won the under 17/20 women's race at the Kent Cross Cross Country League, in early February, a performance which not only boosted her confidence, but also that of some of her team mates. 

A study of Alice's powerof10 profile shows that she has been racing for the club for six years, since starting in the under 13 age group. In that time her highest previous Kent League position was 6th. So this was a big step up and hopefully the launch pad for a lot more to come.

January 2015

Tim Faes - 8th in South East Schools Inter Counties

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Once again the month saw many fine performances, such as Henry Pearce, almost winning the Surrey senior mens cross country championship or Charlie Joslin-Allen sixth in the British Cross Challenge senior race at Cardiff.

Then we had the Southern Championships, where we saw wins for James Puxty and Kathleen Faes, whilst Ben Cole (12th) and Lucy Reid (17th) posted highest ever positions in the senior races.

All those mentioned have produced 'Performances of the Month' previously, so I had a look at a few that have genuinely shocked me.

Two stood out, both by athletes making a comeback. There was Nathan Marsh who, out of nowhere, finished 11th in the British Universities B-race, his first race back after being knocked off his bike, by a car, a few weeks back.

Before that Tim Faes finished 12th in the Kent Schools senior boys race, having been out with a foot injury (football) for weeks. Tim was a bit disappointed, but had only completed three runs before the race ! He had, however, kept fit with cross training.

Then on the final day of the month Tim finished 7th in the South East Schools Inter Counties Championships, showing a great example to those who have been out ill or injured.

December 2014

Andrew Mercer takes second place in Kent Masters over 40 championships, on TAC debut.

Its getting more and more difficult to select an individual who has not been shown as Performance of the month previously. It also feels a bit like cheating to continually select team performances. December was a case in point as there were some superb individual performances, such as Kathleen Faes winning in Brussels, Nicole Taylor third at the same venue, Ben Cole taking third in the South of Thames Championship and Lucy Reid being second female there aswell. We also had the senior men taking the team title at the South of Thames, for the third year in a row.

At the Kent Veterans Championships, Ben Reynolds won the over 50 race and led the Tonbridge team to victory. However, Ben is a second claim member of TAC, belonging to Thames Hare and Hounds.

A performance that particularly caught the eye at those championships was that of Andrew Mercer. He was making his tAC debut and placed second to the National over 40 winner, Chris Greenwood of Kent AC. Andrew is a prolific parkrun winner at Tonbridge, but hopefully will be available in more events this year.
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November 2014

Under 20 men win National Cross Country Relay Championship

Sometimes its easy to take winning for granted when TAC have won a number of national age group titles in recent years, but I am sure, that when we look back in future years, we wont do.

Chris Olley, George Duggan and Charlie Joslin-Allen may well have been the favourites to win, but the cross country relays allow for very little margin of error. A few seconds lost by one runner, with a below par performance, can make a big difference, when the distances covered are relatively short.

These three put in a sublime performance, carrying out a tactical master class. Chris gave the team a solid start to put us amongst the leaders, George hit the end of his leg hard to give Charlie a lead and Charlie started so fast that no other team got a sniff of opportunity. It was a convincing win and achieved despite George only been called into the team on the morning of the event.
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October 2014

Senior Men 9th at National Road Relay Championships

Well it is the relay season so perhaps fitting that another team gets the nomination this month.

Following up from September's Southern Champs, almost the same team produced TAC's first ever top 10 finish at the National Championships. Max Nicholls (far right) stepped in to replace Ben Cole, whilst the other five remained. Left to right -
Charlie Joslin-Allen. Henry Pearce. Ryan Driscoll. Steve Fennell and Tom Cox.
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September 2014

Senior Men 4th at South of England Road Relay Championships

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Steve Fennell
Charlie Joslin-Allen
Ben Cole
Tom Cox
Henry Pearce
Once again I have to pick out a team performance, at it has surpassed anything that the club has achieved previously.

The mens team of six finished 4th in the South of England Road Relays, which bettered the previous best by a place.

The six were Ryan Driscoll, Steve Fennell, Charlie Joslin-Allen, Ben Cole, Tom Cox and Henry Pearce.

Other terrific performances in September included the women's team finishing 9th at the road relay championships, which was also the club's highest ever position. The team was Nicole Taylor, Sian Driscoll, Lucy Reid and Grace Nicholls.

The under 17 men of Stuart Brown, Chris Cohen, Jamie Goodge and Alasdair Kinloch won.

Outside of the road relays, Julian Rendall had victories at both the Eridge Ten Mile Trail Challenge and the Tonbridge Half Marathon.

August 2014

John Harley - Club M60 records at 1500m and 3000m

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Since joining the club a couple of years ago, John has been mainly known as a road racer, over half and full marathons. However, in August he decided to try his hand at a spot of track racing.

In the TAC Open Meeting he first set a club over 60 1500m record of 5.20.47 and then in the Tonbridge event, on Bank Holiday Monday ran a 3000m in 11.40.05.

It was interesting to see the 1500m record survive an attack from Brian Buckwell, also in late August.

Other notable performances in August included Chris Cohen and Kathleen Faes winning South of England Championships, plus Max Nicholls gaining GB selection for Mountain racing. All three of these athletes have appeared in the Performance of the month feature, before.

July 2014

Kathleen Faes - National Prep Schools 1500m Champion and fastest by a TAC athlete in 2014

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Kathleen Faes won the National Prep Schools 1500 metres championship in July and then went onto finish 7th in the English Schools, despite having another year in the age group.

In the Prep Schools event Kathleen lowered her personal best time to 4.35.83, which is the fastest by a TAC female runner in 2014.

Other excellent performances in July were produced by the likes of James West, Ryan Driscoll, Charlie Crick, Dominic Brown and Nicole Taylor, although all of these have 'won' this performance award previously.

June 2014

Christian Lee - Surrey Schools 800 metres title and personal best

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Christian Lee is another of TAC's under 15s who have shown great improvements in the last year. He has improved his 800 metres personal best by 12 seconds to 2.06.01 and won the Surrey Schools Junior Boys title. Unfortunately, despite having the entry standard, he wasn't selected for the English Schools Championships.

Christian, like Sam, from May, is another who has improved mainly because he has a passion for the sport, so enjoys training and racing. This consistent approach does tend to pay off.

June has also seen a number of comeback performances such as Andy Combs finishing second in the South of England 5000 metres and Catherine Symons breaking a three year old 1500m pb. However, maybe the most dramatic was Toby Ralph running a 55.9 400m relay split, just ten days after having a corrective heart procedure !

May 2014

Sam Crick - Smashing 800m and 1500m personal best times

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Sam Crick has had a tremendous start to the Summer season, but the foundations were built across the Winter months. Sam has been very consistent with club nights, Monday runs, plus Wednesday circuit training and is now reaping the benefits.

In May he reduced his personal bests for 800m to 2.15.8 and 1500m to 4.32.07, taking 15 and 17 seconds from last year's times, respectively (He has already lopped another 5s from his 800m time in June, being down to 2.10.62 at the time of writing)

Initially I thought it was the case that Nicole Taylor had not appeared in this 'Performance of the Month' feature, but was mistaken. Nicole appeared in 2010. However, May was a terrific month for her, as she finished third in the British Universities and Colleges Championships, represented 'BUCS' at the Loughborough International Meeting and set Tonbridge AC club records at three distances. Nicole's 1500m steeplechase time was the 4th fastest ever in the UK for an under 20 woman.

Other standout performances in May included Dominic Brown (4th BUCS 1500m), Christian Lee (pb and big improvement), Jamie Bryant/Cameron Knapp/Max Nicholls/Miles Weatherseed (all sub 2 at 800m for 1st time), Ellie Cohen (back to form), Chris Olley (massive 1500m pb), George Duggan (winning Westminster Road Mile), Ryan Driscoll (3000/5000m pbs) and many more.

April 2014

Genny Allan - big personal best at 1500 metres

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Its four years since I started this web site and this is the 49th Performance of the Month. It gets more difficult, since one the rules is not to have anyone appearing here a second time.

This rules out athletes like Sean Molloy (club under 20, 600m record) or Chris Olley (big 3000m pb) etc.

However, one of the best performances came from Genny Allan, who quietly opened her track season with a massive personal best over 1500 metres of 4.46.18. This took 18 seconds from her previous time.

Genny recorded this at the first Watford open meeting of the season.

March 2014

James West - selected for England Under 20 men

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James West finished second in the UK Indoor Under 20 men's 1500 metres championship and was selected for the England team. James then finished third in the match against Wales.

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February 2014

English National Cross Country Championships - Under 20 Men

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The under 20 men's team won our first National Cross Country title in this age group, since 1986.

Although Robbie Farnham-Rose, Ryan Driscoll, Corey De'Ath and Max Nicholls were the scorers on the day, it really is a wider team effort.

The squad was missing four junior internationals and could have fielded another team of four capable of winning the title.

It seems appropriate that the squad is mentioned here, as quite a few will move to the senior ranks now, having raced and trained together for a number of years through the age groups. Without a doubt we have the strongest depth of distance runners in this age group, within the UK. The big question now is whether enough of them can translate junior success to senior performances.

January 2014

South of England Cross Country Championships - Senior Men

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Whenever a senior team from the club produce a performance better than anything previously achieved then they are likely to get the nomination in this section !

This is the case with our six to score men's team who finished in 6th place of 74 clubs at the South of England Championships.

Competing over the traditional three lap and nine mile long course at the 'home' of English cross country, at Parliament Hill, they finished in the highest ever position by a TAC senior team.

The team of Tom Cox, Ben Cole, Dan Bradley, Julian Rendall, Dan Watt and James Taylor were only a a few points away from fourth place. The mud was thick, the competition strong and most people had gone home before their race started. However, they all fought hard and had to since, if any of the six had not performed, we would have slipped some way down the finishing order.

December 2013

Deirdre McDermot wins South of Thames Cross Country Title

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Deirdre McDermot won the South of Thames Cross Country title at Wimbledon Common, just before Christmas. Run over a 7.5 mile course Deirdre put more than two minutes between herself and the second lady to finish.

This was probably the most prestigious title that a TAC senior lady distance runner has ever won (at least I can't think of another !). She also helped the team to silver medals, which was the first time that a TAC women's team has achieved anything like this, outside of a county championships.

Deirdre teaches at Tonbridge School and due to Saturday work commitments finds it difficult to compete for TAC on a regular basis. However, she has previously won Kent league races and the overall league title.

November 2013

Dominic Brown gains England under 20 men's selection

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Dominic Brown produced a couple of significant performances in November.

Firstly he justified his selection for the under 20 men's A-team, by running a storming second leg at the National Cross Country Relay Championships. This helped the team, with Dom, alongside Ryan Driscoll and Robbie Farnham-Rose, to win the race.

Later in the month Dom finished 11th at the British Cross Challenge event, at Liverpool and as a result has been selected to run for England, in Brussels.

October 2013

Under 15 Boys Team - National Road Relay Champions

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Whenever a team wins a National Championship they deserve the Performance of the month nomination.

Jamie Goodge, Alasdair Kinloch and Tom Kendrick won the National Road Relay title, at Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield.

Ally ran the 4th fastest lap of the race and Jamie the 6th fastest, with their combined time beating the best ever TAC performance in this championship. 

September 2013

Chris Cohen - 8th fastest under 17 lap at South 

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Chris is 'bottom' of the under 17 mens age group now, but is showing a determination to train hard and compete with the very best in the country.

I have been so impressed with his willingness to state his ambitious targets and then go and achieve them in the last year. His track times came down substantially this year and he continues to develop.

He ran a fast first leg at Aldershot, that followed on from a very good performance at the Blackheath and Bromley relays the week before.

August 2013

James Pigot - six personal bests in a row

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The last time that James Pigot set personal bests for 800 and 1500 metres was in 2008 ie five years ago. Since then James finished at Tonbridge School and started at university in London, as a medical student.

His athletics career has been stop-go for all those years, interrupted by niggling injuries and studies.

Before August his pbs stood at 2.02.15 and 4.12.4 and had shown little sign of being reviewed ! Now, at the end of August, James has run 1.59.86 and 4.04.76, both in Watford open meetings and has renewed his love of the sport.

James is due to start working in a London hospital shortly, with awkward shifts and teh like, but whatever happens from now he can say he broke two minutes for 800 metres.

I think James was quite surprised to make these jumps forward with his times this Summer, especially as he nears his 22nd birthday. However, he is a good example to many that perseverance and patience can pay off.

July 2013

Kieran Reilly - 3000 metres in 8.15.33

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July was another month that saw a good number of terrific performances by TAC distance runners. Steve Fennell ran 4.05 for 1 mile: Tom Kendrick came close to the UK age 13 record for 1500m with 4.08.70: Becky O'Hara continued to go further below 60 seconds at 400m. Then Alasdair Kinloch and Jamie Goodge ran outstanding times to finish 1st and 2nd in the Southern under 15, 3000 metres.

However, I have selected Kieran Reilly's 3000 metres in 8.15.33 as the top performance. It represents what we are trying to achieve ie fast times at senior level. Kieran's time was a personal best and also the fastest by a TAC athlete for at least 15 years.

June 2013

Peter Mills - Debuts at 3000m and 5000m

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Tonbridge AC is not just about winning national titles or setting records, as among the many distance runners we now have at the club are a few quietly going about their business and improving all the time.

A good example of these athletes is Peter Mills, who has yet to be near the front of races, but really enjoys his running. I have seen Peter frequently out on runs around the Tonbridge area, from his home and he is a regular for the long Sunday run.

In June Peter, as an under 17, ran 3000 metres in 10.28.48, which I believe shows that he is taking great steps forward. He followed that up by putting his name forward for a Southern Athletics League, at 5000m and made his debut at the distance, on the track, running 18.49.5.

I suspect, like Peter, there are others within the crowds of young athletes at TAC who will come to the fore, simply due to their love of the sport and willingness to put in the training needed.

May 2013

Euan Nicholls - big personal best at 1500 metres

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May witnessed some excellent performances and if they hadn't won the 'Performance of the Month' title before then the likes of George Duggan (TAC u17 1500m record), Ben Cole (10k pb by 47s), Nicole Taylor (club 2k steeplechase record) and Corey De'Ath (big pbs in 800,1500 and 3000m) might have been nominated.

However, on this occasion, after scanning all the results, I felt that the way Euan Nicholls bounced back between a tired looking 1500m steeplechase at the Kent Champs to then decimate his 1500m pb, just three days later, deserved the nomination.

Euan's example is a good one in that an athlete can have an off day, but if you are positive then it is possible to rebound quickly.

Euan ran 4.19.52, which took eight seconds from his pb and more than ten seconds from the best that he had run this season.

April 2013

Toby Ralph - Five second 800 metres personal best first time out

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Toby is the second member of the Ralph family to get a mention here in recent months, following 'dad' Duncan.

When looking at the April performances Toby's improvement from his best last year at 800m of 2.06.51 to his 2.01.47 in April stood out.  He ran the time in his first 'senior' league race at Eltham.

The other performance that caught everyone by surprise was Peter Mills in the National Road Relays, who maybe ran a minute quicker than we anticipated. Hopefully, he can follow this up and show how he is on another level of performance, after training consistently throughout the Winter.

March 2013

Alasdair Kinloch - Selected for England Schools Cross Country Team

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Alasdair Kinloch was selected for the England Schools, Junior Boys (years 7 and 8) team) to compete in the Home Countries Cross Country International.

Ally placed 8th in the English Schools Championships, but improved in the International to finish 5th and score for the winning England team.

Ally joined Tonbridge AC in June last year, from Thanet Road Runners. He has a had a successful Winter season, both as an individual and part of the TAC under 15 team. Infact, he is young enough to still be in the under 15 age group this Summer and again next Winter.

February 2013

Lowri Richards - Highest ever position by a TAC senior woman at the Southern and National

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This month there were so many good performances, with both the under 13 boys and under 17 men winning National team titles, Tom Kendrick winning the National under 13 championship and Robbie Farnham-Rose running an indoor mile in 4.02.34, for a UK under 20 record.

Some of the above have 'won' the performance of the month before, so I am going for a different angle this month and selecting Lowri Richards.

Lowri has come through various ups and downs, since she was in the under 15 age group at the club and made it to the snior ranks. On a number of occasions she has been our lone senior lady competing in a championship, such as at the Southern. There, at Parliament Hill, she was 64th, which was the club's highest ever placing in the event. She then did the same when she finished 127th in the National. We all have our fingers crossed that she can improve again over the next year and also lead the senior women's team to success.

January 2013

Chris Olley - 2nd in Sevenoaks School Knole Run

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With the Kent Schools, Sussex Schools, Surrey Schools and South of England Cross Country Championships all being postponed until February, the month of January was frustrating for many.

The county championships on the first weekend produced some fine performances but when looking for a performance with the 'Wow' factor it would be Chris Olley's second place finish in the Knole Run. Nathan Marsh, in third, also had his best ever performance.

Chris boards at Sevenoaks School, whilst during the holidays goes back home to Cyprus. However, he has followed a tough training schedule on his own this Winter and targeted the Knole Run in particular.

He improved from 23rd in 2012 to 2nd this year.

December 2012

Duncan Ralph - from nowhere to cross country runner in 2012

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December continued with many pleasing performances, including Nicole Taylor winning the Reigate Holly Run, with the womens' teams also victorious there.
 
Also for the first time in TAC history the senior men won the South of Thames Championship race and Tom Cox ran his first ever international for England.

Nicole and Tom have been highlighted with performances of the month before, whilst I have decided that at the end of 2012 it would be appropriate to highlight something a little different.

One of the positive developments at TAC in 2012 has been the continuing increase in the number of parents getting involved with training and also even racing. This resulted in the highest number of competitors that we have ever had at the Kent Veeterans Cross Country Championships. Amongst them was Duncan Ralph, who a year ago wasn't even jogging. Now 12 months later and three stone lighter Duncan has completed quite a few races and is soon to take on the 9 miles of Parliament Hill, in the 'Southern', whilst he is part of our National squad.

In December Duncan finished a Kent Cross Country League and the Kent Veteran's Championships, whilst he was also a regular at training, including the long Sunday morning runs and Knole Park relays.

Step by step Duncan has become fitter and stronger and is now within striking distance of one or two other athletes at TAC and maybe looking to inflict some defeats on them in 2013 !

November 2012

Cameron Knapp - National Cross Country Relay Championships

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It is becoming extremely difficult to select one single performance of the month, from a team or individual, that has not been shown here previously.
 
In November, we had the likes of Tom Cox (Kent League win and England selection), Sophie Foreman (Kent League 3rd, plus 6th in u17 race at Liverpool) and Corey De'Ath (Kent League win and 4th in u17 race at Liverpool) all having more than one performance that maybe bettered their previous races.
 
Then there was James Puxty, who fell over on the first leg of the u13 race, in the National Cross Country Relays, got up to find himself in last place and managed to get up to ninth place at the handover. However, all of these have 'won' the performance of the month before, as has Sean Molloy, who anchored the u17 team to a win at Mansfield and Graeme Saker who won the over 50 age group home international.

So I have had to think hard about who to select this month and have gone with Cameron Knapp and his run in the under 20 race at Mansfield. His time of 9.40, was far quicker than we expected and was no doubt his best ever run. Cameron backed this up with an excellent 10th place in the South of Thames Team Race, at Reigate, which helped the men to victory there. He is also one of the most respected athletes at the club and has worked hard to improve significantly this year.

October 2012

National Men's Road Relay Team

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No Tonbridge team had ever finished higher than 22nd place in the prestigious National Road Relay Championships, until this year. The A-team consisting of Andy Combs, Charlie Joslin-Allen, Henry Pearce, Luca Russo, Ryan Driscoll and Laurie Probert, placed 12th.
Four of the team were 18 years old, Laurie was 17 and Andy the 'old man' of the team at just 20, so hopefully there is still a bright future ahead.

September 2012

James Puxty - South of England Road Relays, at Aldershot, Under 13 second fastest lap

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Sometimes an athlete runs totally out of their skin and throws the form book out of the window. This happened when James Puxty ran 10.23 for the first leg of the under 13 boys' 4 x 3000 metres road relay, at Aldershot. He ended up as the second fastest lap overall, running quicker than his team mates Charlie Crick and Tom Kendrick, whose pbs on the track are a lot faster.

August 2012

Charlie Crick - Fastest ever 1500 metres by a first year under 13 from Tonbridge

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It is always an indication of a good performance when someone texts it through and I have to go back and double check that they haven't typed it wrong !

This is what happened when Charlie ran 1500 metres in 4.34.91 at Bromley on 13th August. Charlie's best had been 4.41.14 and he had raced a few times this season, so I wasn't expecting such an improvement.

Charlie was only 11 at the end of April, so although he is now ranked 3rd on the UK under 13 ranking list, he still has another year in the age group. At the top of the rankings is Tom Kendrick, also from TAC, who prior to Charlie had been the fastest ever first year under 13 at the club. 

July 2012

Miles Weatherseed - Has reduced 1500 metres best by 26 seconds

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There were a variety of different noteworth performances in July. These included Robbie Farnham-Rose winning the English Schools 1500m title, Graeme Saker running a 2.06.74 for 800 metres, as an over 50 year old and Tom Kendrick once again lowering his club under 13 record to 4.23.34 (the 4th fastest ever u13 in the UK). Also there were some superb efforts to help teams out, such as Dominique Von Oppell's willingness to double 3000m/1500m in the National Young Athletes League.

Some of the above have been nominated here before, so I have gone with an athlete who has improved from 4.50.1 to 4.24.56 at 1500m this season, which is Miles Weatherseed. Miles also was hit by a knee injury, caused in an accident early in the season, but came back strongly to run his latest pb at Watford.

June 2012

Jordan Saul - Reduces his 1500 metres personal best by 29 seconds and helps his training partner (Sean Molloy) to UK record and National title.

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In June there were some superb performances with Robbie Farnham-Rose and Sean Molloy winning National under 20 track titles, plus Sean setting a UK age 16 best for 800 metres with 1.48.24.

Also others such as Chris Cohen, Gavin McKay and Leo Rossouw have demolished personal bests by huge amounts from last season.

However, it feels appropriate this month to award the best performance nomination to Jordan Saul. Jordan not only reduced his 1500m pb during June from 5.02.44 to 4.33.33 but has been a major contributor to Sean's success. Living close by to Sean, it is often Jordan who will accompany Sean on some of his runs from home and also with some specific track sessions.

Jordan's first sport has been boxing, which he continues to train for 3 times a week, whilst combining it with TAC training and his own runs maybe 4 times a week. He is also calm, unassuming and modest, so has been a real asset to the club and training group.

May 2012

Ben Foreman - personal bests keep coming

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At the start of the track season it is always interesting to see who has improved from the previous Summer. There have been plenty of TAC distance runners, who have done this significantly, but Ben Foreman does stand out.

He ended 2011 with personal bests of 800m 2.09.6, 1500m 4.28.19, 3000m 10.00.6 and 1500m steeplechase 5.02.0.

After a very solid Winter season he set about demolishing every one of his pbs and in May ran the following times - 800m 1.59.93, 1500m 4.08.37, 3000m 9.32.54 and 1500m steeplechase 4.40.78 (and 4.36.6 without a water jump). It is also safe to say that the 3000m time was achieved during a 'comfortable' National Young Athletes League win, so further improvement might be expected.



April 2012

National Men's 12 stage road relay - Tonbridge Senior Men's team

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For the first time the performance of the month goes to a team. The men's National 12 stage road relay squad placed 19th in these championships, which bettered the 28th from 2011. Prior to this the club had only ever once qualified and attended the championships and on that occasion had just eleven athletes.

Half of the squad raced in the under 20 age group in 2011/12 so hopefully the club can continue to improve the placing over the next few tears.




The full squad, as shown were - Tom Cox, Andy Walpole, Graeme Saker, Ryan Driscoll, Karim Habibi, Greg Cole, Luca Russo, Andy Combs, Chris Lloyd, Dan Bradley, Ben Cole and Jamie Bryant (not in photo).

March 2012

Sophie Foreman - 5th in UK Schools Home Countries International

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There were a host of top class performances in March and any of them could have been given the nomination as best for the month.

Nicole Taylor produced a stunning 8th place in the under 17 race, at the UK Inter Counties. Robbie Farnham-Rose was 3rd, at the English Schools and Charlie Joslin-Allen 5th, at the World Schools Championships. However, all three of these have won the performance of the month before.

Then I could have given it to the men's 12 stage road relay team for finishing higher than any previous club team has ever done in the 'Southern' with 7th place.

In the end I have picked Sophie Foreman, who had two performances that could have won it, with 10th at the English Schools and then 5th place in the home countries international, in Scotland.
 
Sophie joined TAC last year, alongside her twin brother Ben and both have fitted in well with the training groups. Sophie quietly gets on with her training, but when it comes to races seemingly has the ability to up her game and perform well. The international vest was a just reward for a very good Winter season.

February 2012

Megan Brickell - English National Cross Country Championships, bronze team medal

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February was a relatively quiet month in terms of races, but did include the highlight of the club's Winter season, the 'National'. There were some terrific TAC performances, including George Duggan winning the under 15 title. However, one performance stood out for a display of determination and bravery.

Megan Brickell has had two years of injury and struggles and is still battling with regular tight calves. However, she has never given up hope, despite finishing races in some pain.

At the National she managed to finish 53rd in the under 20 women's race, score for the team and help the club to it's first medals in this age group since the mid 1980s.

January 2012

Charlie Joslin-Allen - Kent Schools' Senior Boys' Cross Country Champion

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There were some terrific performances in January, such as the above form runs at the Southern Championships by Nicole Taylor and Ryan Driscoll, but I still have the policy of identifying athletes who have not been mentioned in this section before.

I came up with a couple, since Dan Bradley's 8th place in the Kent Senior Men's Championships was excellent. However, my pick this month is Charlie, who won the Kent under 17 title with some front running tactics and then a week later defeated, amongst others, the Kent under 20 champion, at the Kent Schools Championships.

Charlie had a blip at the Southerns but I am sure he will be back to his best very soon.

December 2011

Ben Cole - 3rd in Senior Men's race at Kent Cross Country League

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Ben Cole is having his best ever cross country season, at the age of 26 and has developed into one of Kent's leading distance runners.

As an under 17 he 'only' ran 4.22 for 1500 metres, but has continued to develop as an athlete through university and also now that he is in full time employment.

In December Ben finished 3rd in a Kent League behind Dean Lacy and Mike Coleman, for his best ever league finish.

November 2011

Luca Russo at the Great Britain European Cross Country Trials

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This is the 20th month of displaying the performance of the month and it is time that Luca was recognised. He has been an ever present in Tonbridge teams since joining the club in early 2006 and has worked patiently and harder each year in training.

Luca's performances have sometimes been over-shadowed by his team mates, yet he is one of the best distance runners for his age in the UK, always being very close to the sharp end in races.

At Liverpool, at the end of November, he took 13th place in a race loaded with every top young distance runner in the country, as they fought for places in the GB under 20 team for the European Championships. Behind him there were English Schools track and cross country champions, plus other internationals, demonstrating that it was probably his best performance to date.

Hopefully Luca will be rewarded himself with an international vest in the future by GB or England, so he doesn't have to opt for using his Italian links !

October 2011

Ellie Cohen at the National Road Relays at Sutton Park

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Ellie Cohen was the first TAC athlete over the finish line on the day at the National Young Athletes Road Relays in October. She was running the first leg for the under 13 girls' team and came home in 10th place, setting the team up to place 4th at the end of the three legs.
Ellie ran 14.51 for the lap, which was an improvement of 2 minutes and 10 seconds over what she had run in 2010 ! Partly for this reason, but also for the fact that she was about 45 seconds quicker than we had anticipated, she wins this month's award.

September 2011

George Duggan runs the fastest under 15 boys' lap at the South of England Road Relays

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George has had some superb performances in 2011 and I often feel quite guilty for not giving him the 'award' for Performance of the Month' ! He should perhaps have 'won' it in August (see below), but Sean topped it with an amzaing run.

Once again, In September, there were some terrific runs like Robbie's 1500m bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Tom Kendrick running the fastest lap at the Southern Road Relays. However, George moved the under 15 boys' team from 14th place to 4th, just behind the bronze medal winners and ran the fastest lap. No doubt he could have gone even quicker than his 9.15, but for the fact that he was chasing so hard from the start, with superb determination.

August 2011

Sean Molloy wins National under 17 men's 800 metres title and equals UK age 15 record

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Sean Molloy won the National under 17 800 metres in 1.51.60 to break a 27 year old club record and also equal the UK age 15 record. To win a national title with still another year in the age group is quite an achievement, but to do this in both the English Schools Championships and the National Championships is something special.

Somehow Sean managed to win this title even after a two week holiday at the start of August, although he did maintain fitness with steady running.

George Duggan also had an impressive month winning the National and Southern under 15 boys' 1500 metres titles and going to the top of the UK 800 metre rankings.

July 2011

Steve Fennell wins the England Athletics 800 metres championship

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So how do you pick the performance of the month for July ? At the English Schools Championships we had George Duggan breaking the longstanding TAC under 15 club record and winning the Junior Boys 1500 metres title.

At the same championships Sean Molloy won the Inter Boys 800 metres, with still another year in the age group.

George then may have even topped his English Schools victory by winning the 800 metres at the UK Young Athletes League Regional Final, defeating the English Schools Champion.

Robbie Farnham-Rose can't be given the 'award' as he has won before, but in July he came 8th in the World Youth 1500 metres final. On top of this there were many superb personal bests such as Luca Russo's 3.55 for 1500m.

However, the performance of the month for July should really go to Steve Fennell for winning the England Athletics Championship 800 metres title, which was formerly known as the AAA title, won previously by the likes of Steve Cram and Peter Elliot. Steve was the first TAC athlete ever to win a National track middle distance title, as a senior. He then went on to place 6th in the UK Championships at the end of July.

June 2011

Ryan Driscoll improves his 2000 metres steeplechase time by 14.6 seconds to gain selection for Sussex at English Schools Championships

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There were some terrific performances in June, including Steve Fennell and Grace Nicholls winning South of England senior titles. However, I have gone for Ryan Driscoll's 2000m steeplechase as the best performance, as it was so unexpected. The Kent Schools kindly organised an invitational 'chase to help athletes gain a 'last minute' qualifying for the English Schools Championships and Ryan took advantage.

He sliced 14.6 seconds from his best, to go alongside improvements this year of 5.6 seconds over 800m, 7.7s over 1500m, 24.2s over 3000m and a total of 58.8s over the 2k steeplechase. Ryan has worked really hard all year and trains regularly six days a week including doing all the Wednesday night circuit training sessions.

Photo - Ryan at the English Schools (yellow vest, number 80)

May 2011

Becky O'Hara - 600 metres in 1.40.9, a new club record, top of UK 2011 rankings and 12th fastest ever under 13 girl in UK.

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There were some excellent performances in May that included the following -
Nicole Taylor who went top of the UK under 17 womens 1500 metres steeplechase rankings in her 1500m 'chase debut. Robbie Farnham-Rose with 3-49.5 for 1500 metres, a World under 18 championships qualifying time. Sean Molloy won the Kent Champs under 17,  800 and 1500m, the former in 1-55.3. Then there was Ryan Driscoll taking 23 seconds from his 3000 metres best to run 8.46.23. In the end though, on the very last day of the month Becky O'Hara broke the club under 13 girls' record with 1.40.9, taking three seconds off the time she set in April. Becky's consistent training and willingness to do the 'dreaded' cross country season seems to have paid off, when added to her undeniable sprinting speed.

April 2011

Tom Kendrick 'TK' - British record for an 11 year old at 600 metres

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When TK ran 77.3 for 500 metres in a biathlon a few weeks ago there were some doubters, but he showed that it is probably accurate this month. He ran 2-14.94 for 800 metres, which compares very favourably with Sean Molloy's Tonbridge under 13 record, the difference being that TK is a year younger than Sean was so he has this year and the Summer of 2012 to get it.

He followed up with a 600 metres at the Tonbridge Easter Open Meeting ran in 95.75, which was a club under 13 record and the fastest ever in the UK for an 11 year old.

March 2011

Laurie Probert - 15th in English Schools Cross Country Championships, in his first season

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Laurie came along to TAC at the start of the Autumn, at 16 years old. He has trained and raced with great determination all Winter.

His first 'big' races at the Southern and National were a new experience for him and his results were not quite what he hoped for, although still very good.

At the English Schools Championships in March he used the experience he had then gained to finish a superb 15th in the Inter Boys' race.

Laurie is a good example to others that you don't have to start in the sport before your teens to do well and with hard work anyone can do well.

His hopes for the track are centred around the 3000 metres, whilst he will continue in the under 17 age group for the Summer and next Winter.


February 2011

Greg Cole, surprising everyone with a fine race at the National.

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We had some notable performances in February, particularly from a team point of view. Luca Russo equalled Michael Mason's club record of winning five English National Cross Country Championship medals in a row, whilst Charlie Joslin-Allen had a fine win in the South East Schools Inter Counties.

However, it seems fitting to highlight this month a member of the TAC 'National' senior men's team, who placed 17th, the highest in the club's history. Greg Cole's 258th was some 150 places higher than might have been expected, in a field of 1300 and helped produce the team result. Greg has competed through the age groups for the club, but is now showing his best ever form as a senior.

Photo of Greg receiving his award for the best TAC male performance at the championships, from Pete Mason.

January 2011

Max Nicholls, first TAC distance runner in 20 years to win a South of England Cross Country title.

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Max Nicholls captured the South of England Cross Country title at Parliament Hill, winning the under 15 boys' race by 12 seconds. However, the manner of his victory was even more convincing, as he pulled away, looking very strong.

Max clearly has a liking for the venue at Parliament Hill as he finished second in the National there, as an under 13, two years ago.

Max joined Tonbridge about 18 months ago, along with his sister Grace and younger brother Euan. They had previously been members at Ashford AC, but wanted to be part of a club that sends teams to championships like the Southern and National championships.

December 2010

Henry Pearce, second in South East Inter Counties Cross Country Championships

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Henry Pearce had his finest race to date, when he placed second in the under 17 men's event, at the South East Inter Counties Cross Country Championships. He was the only TAC individual medal winner at the event and was running for Surrey. He was only beaten by the current English Schools Cross Country Champion, Harvey Dixon, with just eight seconds separating them at the finish.

November 2010

Nicole Taylor wins Kent Cross Country League, at Danson Park

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The obvious choice for November might have been to pick Robbie Farnham-Rose's runs at either Mansfield, in the National Cross Country Relays (fastest u17 lap) and at the European under 20 trials at Liverpool (5th place, despite moving up an age group). However, he has been recognised here before, so Nicole's win in the Kent League gets the recognition.

Nicole lives at Crowborough, so it is an hour's round trip to training and she has been really consistent. When she can't get to the club she invariably gets out to train by herself and this is paying off. In the Kent League she defeated girls who had beaten her earlier in the season to take the win. 

October 2010

Alessia Russo, stuns us all at the National Road Relay Championships

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Alessia Russo's first choice sport might be football, but she is also a good athlete. However, at Sutton Coldfield for the National Young Athletes Road Relays she left us all shocked by her first leg run in the under 13 race. She turned the final corner in 5th place and then moved up one place to grab 4th, with what turned out to be the 9th fastest lap of the day.

There were many other terrific runs in October, but this was probably the biggest surprise.

September 2010

Andy Combs, successfully moving from good junior to senior at South of England Road Relays

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Andy Combs came back after a few months out of action, with a niggling shin injury, to perform superbly in September.

He firstly ran the fastest lap of the day at the Blackheath and Bromley AC cross country relays, but followed up a week later with a storming first leg at the South of England Road Relays at Aldershot. His 18.05 over the senior distance of 5992 metres was the 9th fastest leg overall and he is just 18 years old. Andy started at the club when he was about 11 years old and has consistently improved, before now making the transition from junior to senior.

August 2010

Lucy Reid reduced her 3000 metres personal best by almost a minute at TAC Open Meeting

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At the Tonbridge AC Evening Open meeting on Tuesday 3rd August, Lucy Reid made a breakthrough at 3000 metres, reducing her best ever time from 11-26.3 to 10-28.77.

August is a strange month with many having had or taking holidays, so there are probably fewer top class performances.

Sean Molloy won the England under 15, 800 metres title, which would have been worthy of the best performance, whilst he then reduced his pb at the club championships to 1-59.17 for a club record. However, I wanted to highlight a female performance, after four consecutive male ones, so have picked Lucy's run for this.

July 2010

Robbie Farnham-Rose wins English Schools Inter Boys 3000m with club record.

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July has probably been the best month yet. Grace Nicholls, Sean Molloy and Robbie Farnham-Rose have all won English Schools titles, whilst Hannah Czarnowski (600m) and Alessia Russo (1000m) have both broken under 13 club records. Robbie's race has probably been the most talked about at the club and few could argue that it is the performance of the month... so far ! His 3000m in 8-26.33, with a closing 1000m in 2.41 and last lap of 59.3, broke the club under 17 record and puts him 11th on the UK all time list in that age group.

June 2010

James Taylor at 800, 1500, 3000 and 5000 metres

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James Taylor has had a superb June, improving his personal bests at 800, 1500, 3000 and 5000, with times of 2-01.04,
 4-04.21, 8-45.13 and 15-39.2. Last year he ran 2-09.72, 4-18.09, 9-18.5 and 16-20.1. James is 19 on 8th July and has often explained how he spent his first few years at Judd School being well beaten in races by many others. Even as an under 17 he only ran 5-00.06 in 2007 and 4-40.0 for 1500 metres, in 2007 and 2008 !

With a bit of dedication and consistent training he has developed into one of TAC's most versatile and dependable distance runners. In 2010 he has upped his training even more and sometimes has put in as many as 12 sessions a week. In the Autumn he is due to start at Nottingham University and we hope he will continue with his running and be a key member of TAC senior teams in the years to come. As a fan of tac distancerunners.com I know he will like this page !

May 2010

Corey De'Ath at 1500 metres

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Corey De'Ath took 13.5s from his 1500m pb running 4-21.30 on 22nd May. Running in the British Milers Club meeting at Milton Keynes, Corey simply followed the designated pacemaker for his race and then unleashed a very quick last 300 metres. This was selected as the performance for May, as the race was sandwiched between two other 1500s that he ran of 4.39.04 and 4-31.45 and was just such an unexpected performance.

April 2010

Tom Cox at 1500 metres

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Tom twice lowered his personal best in April. At the start of the season it stood at 4-43.7 and he first lowered it to 4-15.22 on 18th April at the National Junior League. He then went even quicker at the British Milers Club race at Hendon on 24th April. His 4-11.35 was achieved with splits of 66.0, 66.3, 64.3 and 54.7. So why was that third lap so good ? Well, the officials rang the bell at 700 metres and Tom thought he was starting his last lap. Somehow, after crossing the line at 1100m, he realised the error and dragged himself around a final lap, to still record a pb !

In the photo Tom is approaching the 1200m point, with Luca closing him down.