June 2015
Midweek updates, Tuesday 30th June
A few updates from the last 24 hours -
Simon Fraser ran 3000 metres in 9.44.8, at Ashford on Monday evening, in the South East veterans league. According to Power of 10 his only other 3k was the 10.21.4 a few weeks back, which makes it a 36.6s pb !
John Sanders has kindly supplied the full results from last Wednesday's National Prep Schools Championships, at Birmingham, which are on the Results 2015 page. It looks as though there were wins over 800 metres for Rebekah O'Brien, Ben Errington and Fin Croll.
Tonight (Tuesday), Dominic Brown has run 1500 metres in 3.48.29 to move up one place to fourth on the current Tonbridge AC rankings. Dom finished second in the British Milers Club A race at Trafford, near Manchester, to take 1.7 seconds from his personal best. Dom's race can be watched at www.runjumpthrow.com . He was in the mens A race.
Simon Fraser ran 3000 metres in 9.44.8, at Ashford on Monday evening, in the South East veterans league. According to Power of 10 his only other 3k was the 10.21.4 a few weeks back, which makes it a 36.6s pb !
John Sanders has kindly supplied the full results from last Wednesday's National Prep Schools Championships, at Birmingham, which are on the Results 2015 page. It looks as though there were wins over 800 metres for Rebekah O'Brien, Ben Errington and Fin Croll.
Tonight (Tuesday), Dominic Brown has run 1500 metres in 3.48.29 to move up one place to fourth on the current Tonbridge AC rankings. Dom finished second in the British Milers Club A race at Trafford, near Manchester, to take 1.7 seconds from his personal best. Dom's race can be watched at www.runjumpthrow.com . He was in the mens A race.
Dom Brown - 1500m pb of 3.48.29 at Trafford on Tuesday night
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debuts in the last week
23rd to 28th June
Biggest pbs -
400m Tom Kendrick (u17) 52.99 (improvement of 0.7s)
800m - Ben Errington (u15) 2.12.41 (improvement of 1.8s), Rebekah O'Brien (u13) 2.28.51 (improvement of 4.3s)
1500m - Emilia Hope (u17) 5.30.47 (improvement of 5.1s), James West (u20) 3.44.80 (improvement of 1.7s)
3000m - James Puxty (u17) 9.18.05 (improvement of 38.4s), Kiri Marsh (u20) 11..16.85 (improvement of 22.2s)
5000m - Ben Cole (sm) 14.48.18 (improvement by 3.9s)
1500m steeplechase - Bede Pitcairn-Knowles (u17) 4.51.27 (improvement of 8.8s), Alice Ralph (u17) 5.21.45 (improvement of 6.6s)
2000m steeplechase - Stuart Brown (u20) 6.51.29 (improvement of 3.4s)
Best debuts -
Ollie Harding (u20) 3000m 9.47.39
Tom Dean (u17) 4.58.24 1500m steeplechase
Club Records
Kathleen Faes (u15) 4.27.67 1500m
Alice Ralph (u17) 5.21.45 1500m steeplechase
400m Tom Kendrick (u17) 52.99 (improvement of 0.7s)
800m - Ben Errington (u15) 2.12.41 (improvement of 1.8s), Rebekah O'Brien (u13) 2.28.51 (improvement of 4.3s)
1500m - Emilia Hope (u17) 5.30.47 (improvement of 5.1s), James West (u20) 3.44.80 (improvement of 1.7s)
3000m - James Puxty (u17) 9.18.05 (improvement of 38.4s), Kiri Marsh (u20) 11..16.85 (improvement of 22.2s)
5000m - Ben Cole (sm) 14.48.18 (improvement by 3.9s)
1500m steeplechase - Bede Pitcairn-Knowles (u17) 4.51.27 (improvement of 8.8s), Alice Ralph (u17) 5.21.45 (improvement of 6.6s)
2000m steeplechase - Stuart Brown (u20) 6.51.29 (improvement of 3.4s)
Best debuts -
Ollie Harding (u20) 3000m 9.47.39
Tom Dean (u17) 4.58.24 1500m steeplechase
Club Records
Kathleen Faes (u15) 4.27.67 1500m
Alice Ralph (u17) 5.21.45 1500m steeplechase
UK Youth Development League, Under 17s and 20s, at Croydon, Sunday 28th June
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Tonbridge finished fourth of the six clubs in the match, but still retain an overall second place and a chance of promotion.
The highlight, from a distance running point of view, was Alice Ralph breaking the club under 17 women's 1500 metres steeplechase record with 5.21.45. Alice won the race having earlier raced to a 1500 metres win, also in a pb of 4.51.95.
There were a mass of other personal bests and wins by the distance runners and I have shown these, plus the winners in the photo slideshow below.
Full results and a sumamry are on the Results 2015 page.
The highlight, from a distance running point of view, was Alice Ralph breaking the club under 17 women's 1500 metres steeplechase record with 5.21.45. Alice won the race having earlier raced to a 1500 metres win, also in a pb of 4.51.95.
There were a mass of other personal bests and wins by the distance runners and I have shown these, plus the winners in the photo slideshow below.
Full results and a sumamry are on the Results 2015 page.
North Downs 30km Trail Race, Sunday 28th June
Julian Rendall showed that he is returning to full fitness when he finished 4th in this 30km trail race in 2.00.04. Full results are at - http://www.swifttiming.co.uk/cgi-bin/list_race_result.php?meet_event_id=440001
Tonbridge AC Summer parkrun Grand Prix update
From Mark Pitcairn-Knowles, following the latest event at Lullingstone on 27th June
It was a beautiful day at the rural location of Lullingstone Park Run. There were 8 TAC members enticed by the prospect of higher points on offer. The organisers really appreciated the presence of our runners. It was great to have the support of Alan and Di. Dan Bradley was first home and just missed JT’s course record by 4 seconds. JT was late to arrive but still managed to finish third ! Steve Keywood was easily the best of the more mature runners (5th Overall) on a course that clearly suited him. This result has pushed him into 3rd place in the overall GP standings, 1 point behind Cain, but having only registered two scores so far. But a further one point ahead is JT, after registering 3 scores so far.
Those that were there will be glad to hear that my 82 year old Dad appears to have made a full recovery after his fall that left him unconscious for 4 mins and very confused for an hour after, CT scans etc showed no internal damage.
Next event is back at Tonbridge on the 11th July.
The parkrun Grand Prix is hotting up, just as the weather is ! See the Grand Prix league table below - Ed
Those that were there will be glad to hear that my 82 year old Dad appears to have made a full recovery after his fall that left him unconscious for 4 mins and very confused for an hour after, CT scans etc showed no internal damage.
Next event is back at Tonbridge on the 11th July.
The parkrun Grand Prix is hotting up, just as the weather is ! See the Grand Prix league table below - Ed
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British Milers Club Grand Prix Meeting at Watford, Saturday 27th June
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There were ten TAC distance runners in action at Watford, with the highlights being Miles Weatherseed (1500m win and pb), Alex Hookway (800m pb), Ben Cole (5000m pb) and James West (1500m pb). Results are at www.britishmilersclub.com with a summary on the Results 2015 page. James' performance ranks him 5th on the UK under 20 listing for this season, whilst Miles is in 16th (George Duggan and Chris Olley are also in the top 20)
Saturday 5km parkruns, 27th June
The first weekend result came in from Singapore, where Lucy Reid was first female (3rd overall) in the East Coast parkrun in Singapore. Lucy ran 19.09 and is currently on a tour of the Far East.
Tonbridge (unofficial) - 1st Greg Cole 16.55, 2nd Harry Paton 16.58, 3rd Tom Devlin (not currently TAC) 17.10, 4th Michael Ellis 17.16
Lullingstone (unofficial) - 1st Dan Bradley 16.54 (4s outside course record)
Full results are at - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
Tonbridge (unofficial) - 1st Greg Cole 16.55, 2nd Harry Paton 16.58, 3rd Tom Devlin (not currently TAC) 17.10, 4th Michael Ellis 17.16
Lullingstone (unofficial) - 1st Dan Bradley 16.54 (4s outside course record)
Full results are at - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
Lucy Reid (right) after her parkrun in Singapore
Cambridge Harriers and British Milers Club Meeting, at Sutcliffe Park, Eltham, Wednesday 24th June
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The highlight of the evening was Kathleen Faes running 4.27.67 for a Tonbridge under 15 girls record, which was the 7th fastest ever in the UK in this age group. Kathleen's time broke Julie Adkin's (Goodge) record, which was set in 1986 and was not far short of Julie's under 17 record (4.26.4) and Kelly Holmes' under 20/senior record of 4.26.1. Kelly 'retired' from the sport in her late teens and then made a comeback a few years later, when she joined Ealing.
There were also personal bests for Michael Ellis (1500m 4.15.32) and Dan Watt (5000m i15.58.94). Tom Cox equalled his seasons best with 1.57.43 over 800m.
Sean Molloy (49.63) and Alex Hookway (53.79) both raced over 400m, before helping with the pace making for the BMC in the 800m and 1500m races.
There were also personal bests for Michael Ellis (1500m 4.15.32) and Dan Watt (5000m i15.58.94). Tom Cox equalled his seasons best with 1.57.43 over 800m.
Sean Molloy (49.63) and Alex Hookway (53.79) both raced over 400m, before helping with the pace making for the BMC in the 800m and 1500m races.
Circuit Training - Wednesday 24th June - CANCELLED this week
This week's circuit training, at judd School, has been cancelled as no coach is available to oversee the session. Hopefully we will be back to normal next week.
English Schools Championships - TAC distance runners selected
I believe that the following have been selected to represent Kent, in the English Schools Championships, to be held at Gateshead, in July -
Junior Girls - Kathleen Faes (1500m), Inter Girls - Phoebe Barker (3000m), Senior Girls - Sian Driscoll (800m, Sussex)
Inter Boys - Alasdair Kinloch (3000m), Jamie Goodge (3000m), George Duggan (1500m), Miles Weatherseed (1500m)
Junior Girls - Kathleen Faes (1500m), Inter Girls - Phoebe Barker (3000m), Senior Girls - Sian Driscoll (800m, Sussex)
Inter Boys - Alasdair Kinloch (3000m), Jamie Goodge (3000m), George Duggan (1500m), Miles Weatherseed (1500m)
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debuts in the last week
17th to 22nd June
Biggest pbs -
800m - Evie Butler 2.19.40 (improvement of 4.4s), Isaac Harding 2.10.98 (improvement of 6.6s)
1200m - Maddie Wise (u13) 4.15.4 (improvement of 6.4s)
1500m - Lucy Kingston (u15) 5.29.4 (improvement of 37.2s), Euan Nicholls 4.12.35 (improvement of 7.7s)
3000m - Holly Gordon (u17) 12.03.67 (improvement of 19.7s), Jamie Goodge 8.47.92 (improvement of 9.2s)
2000m steeplechase - Harry Paton 6.37.52 (improvement of 23.6s)
Best debuts -
Ollie Hill (u13) 1500m 5.09.8
Polly Pitcairn-Knowles (u17) 3000m 11.25.88
800m - Evie Butler 2.19.40 (improvement of 4.4s), Isaac Harding 2.10.98 (improvement of 6.6s)
1200m - Maddie Wise (u13) 4.15.4 (improvement of 6.4s)
1500m - Lucy Kingston (u15) 5.29.4 (improvement of 37.2s), Euan Nicholls 4.12.35 (improvement of 7.7s)
3000m - Holly Gordon (u17) 12.03.67 (improvement of 19.7s), Jamie Goodge 8.47.92 (improvement of 9.2s)
2000m steeplechase - Harry Paton 6.37.52 (improvement of 23.6s)
Best debuts -
Ollie Hill (u13) 1500m 5.09.8
Polly Pitcairn-Knowles (u17) 3000m 11.25.88
UK Youth Development League, at Reading, Sunday 21st June
TAC finished fifth in the match and are now fourth of the six clubs in the league table (the bottom two get relegated). There were plenty of personal bests and fine runs from the middle distance runners.
800m pbs - Katie Burgess (won), Toby Emm and Ben Errington
1200m pbs - Katie Goodge, Maddie Wise
1500m pbs - Fraser Gordon, Clara Tyler, Lucy Kingston (by 37s !) and Dan Schofield
and Fin Croll won the u13 800m
800m pbs - Katie Burgess (won), Toby Emm and Ben Errington
1200m pbs - Katie Goodge, Maddie Wise
1500m pbs - Fraser Gordon, Clara Tyler, Lucy Kingston (by 37s !) and Dan Schofield
and Fin Croll won the u13 800m
National under 20 and 23 Championships, incorporating GB trials for European Championships
at Bedford, Sunday 21st June - Day 2
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On day 2 of the championships TAC had four competitors in finals action. Dom Brown was in the under 23 mens 1500 metres final, where he had qualified as 'only' a fastest loser on Saturday. However, in the final he surpassed all expectations to finish fourth in what was a very tactical race, held in windy conditions.
The other three were all in the under 20 mens 1500m final, but having performed so well on Saturday were disappointed with their Sunday races. James West couldn't quite keep in touch with the leaders on the final lap and placed 5th, whilst Miles Weatherseed and George Duggan were 11th and 12th, respectively.
The other three were all in the under 20 mens 1500m final, but having performed so well on Saturday were disappointed with their Sunday races. James West couldn't quite keep in touch with the leaders on the final lap and placed 5th, whilst Miles Weatherseed and George Duggan were 11th and 12th, respectively.
Dominic Brown on his way to a fine 4th in the National under 23 mens 1500 metres final
Miles Weatherseed, James West (purple) and George Duggan in the under 20 mens 1500 metres final
National under 20 and 23 Championships, incorporating GB trials for European Championships
at Bedford, Saturday 20th June - Day 1
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On Saturday, which was Day 1 of the championships -
Under 20 1500m - George Duggan, James West and Miles Weatherseed have all qualified for Sunday's final
Under 23 1500m - Dom Brown has qualified for Sunday's final, although Luca Russo was eliminated
Under 23 800m - Sean Molloy ran a seasons best of 1.50.99 in his semi final but missed qualifying for the final by 0.08s
Under 20 men's 5000m - 4th Chris Olley, 14th Corey De'Ath
Under 23 men's 3000m steeplechase - 1st Ryan Driscoll - National Champion
Chris Olley will have to wait to see whether he is selected for the European under 20 championships. He is the third ranked of three athletes who have the qualifying time.
Ryan Driscoll has the massive task of trying to run a 13 second pb to get the 8.45 European under 23 qualifying time, that would guarantee him GB selection. His only chance is this coming Saturday at Watford.
Full Championship results are at - http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships/2015-champs-results Videos of all the races and a live stream are available at http://www.runjumpthrow.com
Under 20 1500m - George Duggan, James West and Miles Weatherseed have all qualified for Sunday's final
Under 23 1500m - Dom Brown has qualified for Sunday's final, although Luca Russo was eliminated
Under 23 800m - Sean Molloy ran a seasons best of 1.50.99 in his semi final but missed qualifying for the final by 0.08s
Under 20 men's 5000m - 4th Chris Olley, 14th Corey De'Ath
Under 23 men's 3000m steeplechase - 1st Ryan Driscoll - National Champion
Chris Olley will have to wait to see whether he is selected for the European under 20 championships. He is the third ranked of three athletes who have the qualifying time.
Ryan Driscoll has the massive task of trying to run a 13 second pb to get the 8.45 European under 23 qualifying time, that would guarantee him GB selection. His only chance is this coming Saturday at Watford.
Full Championship results are at - http://www.englandathletics.org/england-athletics/english-national-championships/2015-champs-results Videos of all the races and a live stream are available at http://www.runjumpthrow.com
Ryan Driscoll wins the National under 23s 3000m steeplechase championship
Southern Athletics League, at Brighton, Saturday 20th June
The Tonbridge team was severely weakened, due to a fixture clash with several other events. This meant that the team finished third of the four clubs at Brighton.
There were distance wins for Tom Cox (800m), Marcin Urbanowski (5000m) and Alice Ralph (2000m steeplechase)
Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
There were distance wins for Tom Cox (800m), Marcin Urbanowski (5000m) and Alice Ralph (2000m steeplechase)
Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
South East Schools Inter Counties Championships, at Erith, Saturday 20th June
We had a handful of TAC distance runners in action at Erith, but a series of strong performances came from them.
Kathleen Faes won the Junior Girls 1500m in 4.32.01, to miss Julie Adkin's (Goodge) club age record by a hundredth of a second ! Also in the Junior Girls age group Evie Butler's 2.19.40 for 800m caught the eye, as it took 4.3 seconds from her recent pb.
There was a TAC 1-2 in the Inter Boys 3000m from Alasdair Kinloch (8.43.50) and Jamie Goodge (8.47.92) as both ran inside the English Schools national standard.
Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
Kathleen Faes won the Junior Girls 1500m in 4.32.01, to miss Julie Adkin's (Goodge) club age record by a hundredth of a second ! Also in the Junior Girls age group Evie Butler's 2.19.40 for 800m caught the eye, as it took 4.3 seconds from her recent pb.
There was a TAC 1-2 in the Inter Boys 3000m from Alasdair Kinloch (8.43.50) and Jamie Goodge (8.47.92) as both ran inside the English Schools national standard.
Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
South Downs Marathon, Saturday 20th June
Eva Kolivoskova-Martin had another excellent performance when finishing 13th female in this extremely tough marathon. Eva ran 4.10.12.
Saturday parkruns, 20th June
TAC runners appear in a few of this Saturday's parkrun results -
Tonbridge - Simon Fraser and Nicole Taylor both ran 18.00 to be equal first home. Ellen Crombie's (u15) 19.06 also deserves a shout !
Tunbridge Wells - 1st Dan Watt 16.56, 2nd Greg Cole 16.57
Riddlesdown - 1st James Taylor 16.27 (pb)
Maidstone - 7th Graeme Saker 17.42
Tonbridge - Simon Fraser and Nicole Taylor both ran 18.00 to be equal first home. Ellen Crombie's (u15) 19.06 also deserves a shout !
Tunbridge Wells - 1st Dan Watt 16.56, 2nd Greg Cole 16.57
Riddlesdown - 1st James Taylor 16.27 (pb)
Maidstone - 7th Graeme Saker 17.42
Watford Open Meeting and British Milers Club 'Gold' Standard races, Wednesday 17th June
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'Watford Wednesday' once again provided a good opportunity for personal bests, with 24 x 800 metre open races, plus some British Milers Club Gold Standard competition.
Isaac Harding (u17) was making his debut at a Watford Wednesday and produced a 2.10.98 personal best, to take almost seven seconds from his official previous pb (he has run 2.11 in a school race). Isaac went through the bell in around 67 seconds and ran a very strong second half to win his race convincingly. There were also personal bests for Sam Avis (u17) in 2.07.20 and Sam Crick (u17) in 2.01.97.
Donald Carter, who has recently transferred from Invicta to Tonbridge, ran his first race in a TAC vest. Donald finished fifth in the BMC mens B race in 3.53.48, which was his first outing over the distance this season. His personal best stands at 3.52.60, whilst he recently ran 8.24.34 for 3000m.
Isaac Harding (u17) was making his debut at a Watford Wednesday and produced a 2.10.98 personal best, to take almost seven seconds from his official previous pb (he has run 2.11 in a school race). Isaac went through the bell in around 67 seconds and ran a very strong second half to win his race convincingly. There were also personal bests for Sam Avis (u17) in 2.07.20 and Sam Crick (u17) in 2.01.97.
Donald Carter, who has recently transferred from Invicta to Tonbridge, ran his first race in a TAC vest. Donald finished fifth in the BMC mens B race in 3.53.48, which was his first outing over the distance this season. His personal best stands at 3.52.60, whilst he recently ran 8.24.34 for 3000m.
Kent 3000 metres Championship, at Dartford, Wednesday 17th June
Phoebe Barker finished second in the under 17 women's Kent 3000 metres championship, at Dartford on Wednesday evening. Phoebe ran 10.10.9, to take 5.6 seconds from her personal best. The race was won by Holly Page of Dartford, with Jess Keane of Blackheath in third. Phoebe's time was just 0.9 seconds away from the English Schools National Standard, but well inside the entry standard, so she will be hoping it catches the Kent Schools selectors eyes. The previous day Phoebe had lowered her 1500m pb to 4.42.1 at the English Schools Cup, at Crawley. Photos courtesy of Richard Owen.
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debut in the last week
13th to 16th June
Biggest pbs -
800m - Elizabeth Heslop (u15) 2.51.4 (improvement of 17.9s), James Crawley (u15) 2.22.63 ((improvement of 7.5s)
1200m - Megan Moore (u13) 4.20.7 (improvement of 10.5s)
1500m - Gideon Goldring (u15) 5.02.8 (improvement of 9.9s), Clara Tyler (u15) 5.02.2 (improvement of 8.7s)
Best debuts -
Joe Pullman (u13) 800m 2.29.73
Maddie Wise (u13) 1200m 4.21.8
800m - Elizabeth Heslop (u15) 2.51.4 (improvement of 17.9s), James Crawley (u15) 2.22.63 ((improvement of 7.5s)
1200m - Megan Moore (u13) 4.20.7 (improvement of 10.5s)
1500m - Gideon Goldring (u15) 5.02.8 (improvement of 9.9s), Clara Tyler (u15) 5.02.2 (improvement of 8.7s)
Best debuts -
Joe Pullman (u13) 800m 2.29.73
Maddie Wise (u13) 1200m 4.21.8
English Schools Cup, South East Regional Round, at Crawley, Tuesday 16th June
There was another round of the ES Cup at Crawley, that featured a number of TAC distance runners -
Inter Boys - 800m Tom Kendrick 2.04.8, Jess Magorrian 2.04.9 1500m Dan Blades 4.27.9, Isaac Harding 4.33.5 (pb/debut)
Inter Girls - 800m Vita de Munck 2.29.6, 1500m Phoebe Barker 4.42.1 (pb)
Junior Boys - 800m Toby Emm 2.14.3, 1500m James Kingston 4.44.9, Adam Van der Plas 5.01.7 (pb/debut)
Junior Girls - 800m Tilly Hall 2.30.9, 1500m Ella KingPowrie 5.21.5 (pb)
Full results are at - http://www.esaa.net/v2/2015/tfcup/tfcup15results.php
Inter Boys - 800m Tom Kendrick 2.04.8, Jess Magorrian 2.04.9 1500m Dan Blades 4.27.9, Isaac Harding 4.33.5 (pb/debut)
Inter Girls - 800m Vita de Munck 2.29.6, 1500m Phoebe Barker 4.42.1 (pb)
Junior Boys - 800m Toby Emm 2.14.3, 1500m James Kingston 4.44.9, Adam Van der Plas 5.01.7 (pb/debut)
Junior Girls - 800m Tilly Hall 2.30.9, 1500m Ella KingPowrie 5.21.5 (pb)
Full results are at - http://www.esaa.net/v2/2015/tfcup/tfcup15results.php
South of England Championships (under 20 and senior) at Lee Valley, Sunday 14th June - Day 2
There were just two TAC distance runners competing on day 2 of the championships and both were left disappointed with their runs. Alice Wood was 5th in the under 20 women's 1500m, which sounds positive, although there were only five starters, whilst Luca Russo was around 7th in the senior men's 1500m final. Both went to the indoor track, straight after their races, to complete a small training session, to get the races out of their systems ! I am sure that both will bounce back.
Full results of the championships are on the Results 2015 page.
Full results of the championships are on the Results 2015 page.
Sunday news, 14th June
Amba Hotels London City Road Miles - Mark Pitcairn-Knowles 5.34
Sam Crick (4.38) and Polly Pitcairn-Knowles (5.45) won the under 16 races. Bede Pitcairn-Knowles ran 4.58 for 4th in the boys race. Full results are at - http://chiptiming.co.uk/results/?sport=1&year=2015&event=458&race=3327
Kent Young Athletes League at Bromley - Full results are now on the Results 2015 page.
St Albans Junior Fun Run - Maria and Maxim Bragin both won the childrens race over 1.5 miles
Staplehurst 10k - 1st Dan Watt 34.05, 3rd Greg Cole 34.09, 72nd Nina Ridge 44.08, 81st Lucy Pitcairm-Knowles 44.41, 236th Pat Hollands 55.15
Results should appear here - http://www.nice-work.org.uk/events.php?id=42 Photos below of Staplehurst 10k, courtesy of Sasha Houghton.
Sam Crick (4.38) and Polly Pitcairn-Knowles (5.45) won the under 16 races. Bede Pitcairn-Knowles ran 4.58 for 4th in the boys race. Full results are at - http://chiptiming.co.uk/results/?sport=1&year=2015&event=458&race=3327
Kent Young Athletes League at Bromley - Full results are now on the Results 2015 page.
St Albans Junior Fun Run - Maria and Maxim Bragin both won the childrens race over 1.5 miles
Staplehurst 10k - 1st Dan Watt 34.05, 3rd Greg Cole 34.09, 72nd Nina Ridge 44.08, 81st Lucy Pitcairm-Knowles 44.41, 236th Pat Hollands 55.15
Results should appear here - http://www.nice-work.org.uk/events.php?id=42 Photos below of Staplehurst 10k, courtesy of Sasha Houghton.
Photos below from City of London Mile and St Albans Fun Run
South of England Championships (under 20 and senior) at Lee Valley, Saturday 13th June - Day 1
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TAC had two championship winners on day 1 of the event as Ben Cole took the senior men's 5000m title and Miles Weatherseed won the under 20 mens 1500 metres. Corey De'Ath also had a superb run to grab second place behind Miles.
As a bonus Miles has been invited to compete for the England team at the Welsh International Games, at the end of July, earning his first international vest.
Luca Russo missed qualifying for the 800m semi finals by just 0.05s, but showed his character and took advantage of having also entered the 1500m and ran the heats of that event later. He looked far more in control, over the longer distance, to qualify for Sunday's final.
Results -
Senior Men 400m Sean Molloy 49.54 heat, 49.55 semi final (did not qualify for Sunday final), 800m Alex Hookway 2.00.02 heat, 2.02.37 , (did not qualify for Sunday final), Luca Russo 2.00.07 heat (eliminated), 1500m Luca Russo 4.01.35 heat (qualified for Sundays final), 5000m 1st Ben Cole 15.05.39, 15th Dan Watt 16.03.06 (pb)
Under 20 Men 1500m 1st Miles Weatherseed 3.57.78, 2nd Corey De'Ath 3.58.53
As a bonus Miles has been invited to compete for the England team at the Welsh International Games, at the end of July, earning his first international vest.
Luca Russo missed qualifying for the 800m semi finals by just 0.05s, but showed his character and took advantage of having also entered the 1500m and ran the heats of that event later. He looked far more in control, over the longer distance, to qualify for Sunday's final.
Results -
Senior Men 400m Sean Molloy 49.54 heat, 49.55 semi final (did not qualify for Sunday final), 800m Alex Hookway 2.00.02 heat, 2.02.37 , (did not qualify for Sunday final), Luca Russo 2.00.07 heat (eliminated), 1500m Luca Russo 4.01.35 heat (qualified for Sundays final), 5000m 1st Ben Cole 15.05.39, 15th Dan Watt 16.03.06 (pb)
Under 20 Men 1500m 1st Miles Weatherseed 3.57.78, 2nd Corey De'Ath 3.58.53
Ben Cole wins senior men's 5000 metres
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Corey De'Ath (left) and Miles Weatherseed (centre)
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Kent Schools Championships, at Ashford, Saturday 13th June
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Many thanks to Julie Goodge for texting through results during the day. Here are some of the TAC wins and other performances that I know about -
Inter Boys 1500m 2nd James Puxty 4.23, 3000m 1st Alasdair Kinloch 8.59, 2nd Jamie Goodge 9.01, 4th Bede Pitcairn-Knowles 10.02.91, 1500m steeplechase 1st Sam Crick 4.43.72
Inter Girls 800m 4th Alice Ralph 2.20, 1500m 2nd Phoebe Barker 4.48, 3000m 1st Holly Gordon 12.41.33
Junior Boys 800m 2nd Charlie Crick 2.10
Junior Girls 800m 1st Evie Butler 2.23.74, 3rd Clara Tyler 2.25, 1500m 1st Kathleen Faes 4.38, 3rd Lizzie Miller 5.19
Year 7 Boys 800m 2nd James Crawley 2.22 (8s pb), 1500m 4th Fraser Gordon 5.01 (8s pb)
Year 7 Girls 800m 1st Katie Burgess 2.27.21 (pb)
Photos below courtesy of Gary Goodge.
Inter Boys 1500m 2nd James Puxty 4.23, 3000m 1st Alasdair Kinloch 8.59, 2nd Jamie Goodge 9.01, 4th Bede Pitcairn-Knowles 10.02.91, 1500m steeplechase 1st Sam Crick 4.43.72
Inter Girls 800m 4th Alice Ralph 2.20, 1500m 2nd Phoebe Barker 4.48, 3000m 1st Holly Gordon 12.41.33
Junior Boys 800m 2nd Charlie Crick 2.10
Junior Girls 800m 1st Evie Butler 2.23.74, 3rd Clara Tyler 2.25, 1500m 1st Kathleen Faes 4.38, 3rd Lizzie Miller 5.19
Year 7 Boys 800m 2nd James Crawley 2.22 (8s pb), 1500m 4th Fraser Gordon 5.01 (8s pb)
Year 7 Girls 800m 1st Katie Burgess 2.27.21 (pb)
Photos below courtesy of Gary Goodge.
Saturday morning 5km parkruns, 13th June
Tonbridge - TAC took the first three places through Dan Bradley (16.45), James Taylor (16.57) and Michael Ellis (17.38), with Lucy Kingston first female in a pb of 21.30.
Dartford - 1st female Leah Melvin 18.58
Riddlesdown - 1st Mark Coates 18.50
Full results are at - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
Dartford - 1st female Leah Melvin 18.58
Riddlesdown - 1st Mark Coates 18.50
Full results are at - http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
Friday night athletics, 12th June
There were a couple of very encouraging runs tonight from two TAC distance runners.
Jordan Saul won the Brands Hatch 10k road race, which was held on the motor racing circuit. It was the biggest win of Jordan's running career as he estimated around 600 took part. His approximate time was 36.52.
Also on Friday night Simon Fraser recorded his fastest 1500m time for eight years, with a 4.27 effort and winning at the Southern Counties Veterans League. Simon is still a year short of becoming a 'proper' vet at 40 years old.
Earlier in the day the Kent Independent Schools Championships were held, at Ashford. Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
Jordan Saul won the Brands Hatch 10k road race, which was held on the motor racing circuit. It was the biggest win of Jordan's running career as he estimated around 600 took part. His approximate time was 36.52.
Also on Friday night Simon Fraser recorded his fastest 1500m time for eight years, with a 4.27 effort and winning at the Southern Counties Veterans League. Simon is still a year short of becoming a 'proper' vet at 40 years old.
Earlier in the day the Kent Independent Schools Championships were held, at Ashford. Full results are on the Results 2015 page.
Jordan Saul after his win at the Brands Hatch 10k road race
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debut in the last week
3rd to 12th June
Biggest pbs -
800m - Kathleen Faes (u15) 2.14.70 (improvement of 3.2s and missed club u15 record by 0.1s)
1500m - Toby Ross (u15) 5.10.1 (improvement of 8.3s)
3000m Tim Faes (u20) 8.42.46 (improvement by 60.2s)
800m - Kathleen Faes (u15) 2.14.70 (improvement of 3.2s and missed club u15 record by 0.1s)
1500m - Toby Ross (u15) 5.10.1 (improvement of 8.3s)
3000m Tim Faes (u20) 8.42.46 (improvement by 60.2s)
English Schools Cup, South East Regional Round, at Ashford, Wednesday 10th June
A number of local schools have qualified for the Regional round of the English Schools Cup and a few TAC distance runners competed at Ashford. Toby Ross (u13), who has continued to improve in the local parkrun, reduced his 1500m pb by 8.3s to 5.10.1. Tom Dean (800m in 2.07.1) and James Puxty (1500m in 4.22.4), both won their Inter boys events. Georgiana Crawley (u15) ran 2.44.3 for 800m and Ellen Combie 5.18.2 for 1500m.
Full results are at - http://www.esaa.net/v2/2015/tfcup/tfcup15results.php
Full results are at - http://www.esaa.net/v2/2015/tfcup/tfcup15results.php
TAC Summer Parkrun Grand Prix - Latest league table
I have attached the latest GP table following Saturday's bumper turn out at Tonbridge, Sam Crick taking the first place and 25 points on age grading. There was a good mixture of young and more mature TAC members at the top of the table. Sophie Slack (JW10) leading from James 'JT' Taylor (SM 20-24) with Cain Bradley (SM 55-59) in 3rd place after 3 races.
Next race (whoops, “run”) is on Saturday 27th June at Lullingstone, a hilly course in pleasant countryside of the Darenth valley, with relatively few runners, directions etc http://www.parkrun.org.uk/lullingstone/
Mark Pitcairn-Knowles
Next race (whoops, “run”) is on Saturday 27th June at Lullingstone, a hilly course in pleasant countryside of the Darenth valley, with relatively few runners, directions etc http://www.parkrun.org.uk/lullingstone/
Mark Pitcairn-Knowles
Sunday news, 7th June
Medway 10k - Graeme Saker placed second in this road race in 37.18. Full results are at - http://www.niceworkevents.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/sunday-7th-june-2015-3rd-medway-10k.html
Medway and Maidstone Open Meeting, at Gillingham - Jamie Goodge won the 1500m in a pb of 4.06.26 and Stuart Brown had his best race of the season so far in second with 4.14.79.
Worthing 10k road race - Eva Kolivoskova-Martin ran 44.03, which was just over a minute outside her recent pb at London.
Full results are at - http://www.chipresults.co.uk/Default.aspx?event=2015Worthing10k&bib=58
Medway and Maidstone Open Meeting, at Gillingham - Jamie Goodge won the 1500m in a pb of 4.06.26 and Stuart Brown had his best race of the season so far in second with 4.14.79.
Worthing 10k road race - Eva Kolivoskova-Martin ran 44.03, which was just over a minute outside her recent pb at London.
Full results are at - http://www.chipresults.co.uk/Default.aspx?event=2015Worthing10k&bib=58
Jamie Goodge and Stuart Brown in action at Gillingham
Other Saturday news, 6th June
Harvel 5 miles - Michael Ellis finished 7th in this multi terrain race in 28.35. He was 2nd in the under 20 age category. Full results are at http://www.chiptiminguk.co.uk/ps/results/Harvel%205/42641
British Milers Club Academy Meeting at Milton Keynes
Kathleen Faes set an 800m personal best,when winning the Womens B race at this meeting in 2.14.70. This was only a fraction of a second away from Julie Adkin's (Goodge) TAC under 15 record of 2.14.6. Euan Nicholls was just outside his best with 6.24.95 in the 2000m steeplechase. Full results are at - http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=133058&pagenum=2
Flanders Cup, Huizingen, Belgium - James West ran 3.47.77 for 1500m to finish 7th in Belgium, just outside his recent pb.
British Milers Club Academy Meeting at Milton Keynes
Kathleen Faes set an 800m personal best,when winning the Womens B race at this meeting in 2.14.70. This was only a fraction of a second away from Julie Adkin's (Goodge) TAC under 15 record of 2.14.6. Euan Nicholls was just outside his best with 6.24.95 in the 2000m steeplechase. Full results are at - http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=133058&pagenum=2
Flanders Cup, Huizingen, Belgium - James West ran 3.47.77 for 1500m to finish 7th in Belgium, just outside his recent pb.
Saturday morning 5km parkruns, 6th June
Tonbridge - With a relatively quiet weekend going on I popped down to the Tonbridge parkrun, which is as popular as ever. There were plenty of TAC distance runners there and the first four home were all Tonbridge. Chris Cohen led the way (might not be in the official results as no bar code), James Taylor followed, with Sam Crick and Andrew Mercer close behind. There were plenty of pbs
Tunbridge Wells - Dan Watt was first home in 17.22
Full results are at http://www.parkrun.org.uk/tonbridge/results/latestresults/
Photos below from Tonbridge.
Tunbridge Wells - Dan Watt was first home in 17.22
Full results are at http://www.parkrun.org.uk/tonbridge/results/latestresults/
Photos below from Tonbridge.
Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 3rd June
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It was a relatively quiet 'Watford Wednesday' this week, perhaps due to being close to exam period for some and soon after a busy weekend of racing for others. Thankfully though the strong winds of Tuesday had died down and conditions were the best that they could be.
Tonbridge had just three runners in action and all went in the fastest of the three 3000 metre races. Chris Olley won the race in 8.19.31, improving his pb by a fraction of a second, whilst Corey De'Ath was not quite at the same level as some of his recent races, recording 8.37.75. However, this was a season's best and less than two seconds away from his pb.
Tim Faes ran a superbly judged race to come through strongly towards the end and slash more than a minute from his four year old pb, with 8.42.46. I have used Tim before as an example to others, who have had tough spells with their running. For more than a couple of years, with growth spurts and the like, Tim struggled with frustrating knee issues and related niggles. However, he came out of this spell with some fine cross country and road relay performances, which he has carried onto the track.
Tonbridge had just three runners in action and all went in the fastest of the three 3000 metre races. Chris Olley won the race in 8.19.31, improving his pb by a fraction of a second, whilst Corey De'Ath was not quite at the same level as some of his recent races, recording 8.37.75. However, this was a season's best and less than two seconds away from his pb.
Tim Faes ran a superbly judged race to come through strongly towards the end and slash more than a minute from his four year old pb, with 8.42.46. I have used Tim before as an example to others, who have had tough spells with their running. For more than a couple of years, with growth spurts and the like, Tim struggled with frustrating knee issues and related niggles. However, he came out of this spell with some fine cross country and road relay performances, which he has carried onto the track.
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debut in the last week
26th May to 2nd June
Biggest pbs -
400m - George Slack (u15) 63.35 (improvement of 3.2s)
800m - Fraser Gordon (u13) 2.31.44 (improvement of 16.3s)
1500m - Alex Howard (senior) 3.54.78 (improvement of 5.0s)
Other - 5000m Corey De'Ath (u20) 15.04.19 (improvement by 33.5s)
Top Debuts -
400m Tom Dean (u17) 55.20
3000m Ellen Crombie (u15) 11.17.22
400m - George Slack (u15) 63.35 (improvement of 3.2s)
800m - Fraser Gordon (u13) 2.31.44 (improvement of 16.3s)
1500m - Alex Howard (senior) 3.54.78 (improvement of 5.0s)
Other - 5000m Corey De'Ath (u20) 15.04.19 (improvement by 33.5s)
Top Debuts -
400m Tom Dean (u17) 55.20
3000m Ellen Crombie (u15) 11.17.22
Tonbridge AC Evening Open Meeting, Tuesday 2nd June
Despite the windy conditions there was a good turnout for the open meeting.
Fraser Gordon (u13) produced the biggest TAC personal best with an 800m in 2.31.44 to improve his best to 2.31.44.
Alasdair Kinloch (2.02.74) was the fastest of the 800m runners, just holding off Christian Lee (2.03.07) at the finish.
Ellen Crombie (u15) made an impressive 3000m debut running 11.17.22.
Full track results and a summary are on the Results 2015 page.
Fraser Gordon (u13) produced the biggest TAC personal best with an 800m in 2.31.44 to improve his best to 2.31.44.
Alasdair Kinloch (2.02.74) was the fastest of the 800m runners, just holding off Christian Lee (2.03.07) at the finish.
Ellen Crombie (u15) made an impressive 3000m debut running 11.17.22.
Full track results and a summary are on the Results 2015 page.
Other weekend news, Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May
Apart from all the events below there was plenty of other individual TAC distance runner action going on this weekend -
Eastern Regional Championships, USA - On Friday Robbie Farnham-Rose unfortunately had to pull up with a calf injury towards the end of his 1500m heat. Robbie is due back in England in the middle of June so, hopefully, will be on the mend by then.
Putbos Flanders Cup, Belgium - On Saturday night Ryan Driscoll ran a superb 8.10.77 for 3000 metres, to take 10 seconds from his personal best. Ryan's time is the fastest by any TAC member for many years (certainly more than ten).
Edinburgh Marathon - On Sunday Duncan Ralph ran a personal best of 3.40.54
Great Britain Mountain Running Trial in the Lake District - Max Nicholls won the under 20 race to secure his place in the GB team to travel to Madeira for the European Championships in July.
Bristol 10k road race - Ben Cole finished 17th in this high class road race in 31.19 on Sunday. Nicola Wilkinson ran 39.17.
Eastern Regional Championships, USA - On Friday Robbie Farnham-Rose unfortunately had to pull up with a calf injury towards the end of his 1500m heat. Robbie is due back in England in the middle of June so, hopefully, will be on the mend by then.
Putbos Flanders Cup, Belgium - On Saturday night Ryan Driscoll ran a superb 8.10.77 for 3000 metres, to take 10 seconds from his personal best. Ryan's time is the fastest by any TAC member for many years (certainly more than ten).
Edinburgh Marathon - On Sunday Duncan Ralph ran a personal best of 3.40.54
Great Britain Mountain Running Trial in the Lake District - Max Nicholls won the under 20 race to secure his place in the GB team to travel to Madeira for the European Championships in July.
Bristol 10k road race - Ben Cole finished 17th in this high class road race in 31.19 on Sunday. Nicola Wilkinson ran 39.17.
Ryan Driscoll - 8.10.77 for 3000 metres in Belgium
Southern Athletics League, at Crawley, Sunday 31st May
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Tonbridge finished second to hosts Crawley, in generally damp conditions, but held off the tough challenge of Milton Keynes and Colchester. Hannah Czarnowski put in one of her terrific team efforts to score in the 800m, 400m, 1500m steeplechase and the 4x400m relay !
There were outright wins for Sean Molloy (400m), Alice Ralph (800m and 1500m steeplechase), Tom Cox (800m), Marcin Urbanowski (3000m) and Harry Paton (3000m steeplechase). Marcin was making his TAC debut and running his first track race since 2010. He has just joined the club and started training again after five years away from the sport. At his peak he represented Poland at the World Cross Country Championships and also ran 8.42 for 3000m steeplechase.
For Harry Paton the win was his second ever in any race and was his debut at the 3000m 'chase.
There were outright wins for Sean Molloy (400m), Alice Ralph (800m and 1500m steeplechase), Tom Cox (800m), Marcin Urbanowski (3000m) and Harry Paton (3000m steeplechase). Marcin was making his TAC debut and running his first track race since 2010. He has just joined the club and started training again after five years away from the sport. At his peak he represented Poland at the World Cross Country Championships and also ran 8.42 for 3000m steeplechase.
For Harry Paton the win was his second ever in any race and was his debut at the 3000m 'chase.
Hannah Czarnowski (right) put in a terrific 'shift' for TAC in the 400m, 800m, 1500m steeplechase and 4x400m relay
British Milers Club Grand Prix, at Sports City Manchester, Saturday 30th May
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Despite a long round trip for all eight of the Tonbridge runners, there were some excellent performances.
Sean Molloy was disappointed with a 1.51.67 for 800m. Despite it being a personal best, it is still more than three seconds away from his pb, so he still has a bit of work to do.
In the mens 1500 metres A race James West reduced his pb to 3.46.59, but will still be hoping to get closer to the GB qualifying time for the European under 20 championships. This stands at 3.44.5.
George Duggan is another with thoughts of the Euro under 20 standard in the back of his mind and he too nudged closer with a pb of 3.47.77, despite being involved in a messy race. Dom Brown tweaked a calf muscle and jogged home in 3.52.5, a couple of seconds outside his best.
In race D TAC had three competitors, who all finished close together and improved their bests. A resurgent Luca Russo ran 3.52.03 to dip ahead of Chris Olley's 3.52.06, whilst Miles Weatherseed improved the long standing Judd School record with 3.52.62.
The final TAC runner, Alex Howard, went in race F of the 1500m and even shocked himself with a win and a five second pb of 3.54.78.
Sean Molloy was disappointed with a 1.51.67 for 800m. Despite it being a personal best, it is still more than three seconds away from his pb, so he still has a bit of work to do.
In the mens 1500 metres A race James West reduced his pb to 3.46.59, but will still be hoping to get closer to the GB qualifying time for the European under 20 championships. This stands at 3.44.5.
George Duggan is another with thoughts of the Euro under 20 standard in the back of his mind and he too nudged closer with a pb of 3.47.77, despite being involved in a messy race. Dom Brown tweaked a calf muscle and jogged home in 3.52.5, a couple of seconds outside his best.
In race D TAC had three competitors, who all finished close together and improved their bests. A resurgent Luca Russo ran 3.52.03 to dip ahead of Chris Olley's 3.52.06, whilst Miles Weatherseed improved the long standing Judd School record with 3.52.62.
The final TAC runner, Alex Howard, went in race F of the 1500m and even shocked himself with a win and a five second pb of 3.54.78.
UK Youth Development League (under 13 and 15), at Bromley, Saturday 30th May
TAC distance running highlights included A-string wins for Fin Croll (u13 800m) and Evie Butler (u15 1500m), with Ollie Hill running a massive 800m pb of 2.28.8, to improve by more than 11 seconds. There were plenty of other personal bests by large amounts, including Luciana Anderson (u13 1200m) and Toby Emm (u15 800m)
Full individual results are at http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=132527
A summary of our results is on the Results 2015 page. Team positions and scores are awaited.
The next match is on Saturday 21st June and Nigel Brooks, the team manager, needs some more middle distance runners, as we had a few gaps on the team sheet this time around.
Photos below courtesy of Gary Goodge.
Full individual results are at http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=132527
A summary of our results is on the Results 2015 page. Team positions and scores are awaited.
The next match is on Saturday 21st June and Nigel Brooks, the team manager, needs some more middle distance runners, as we had a few gaps on the team sheet this time around.
Photos below courtesy of Gary Goodge.
Saturday 5km parkruns, 30th May
James Taylor (JT) is a relatively new convert to the parkruns and is stringing together a sequence of Saturday morning runs, at a variety of locations. This week he ran at Tunbridge Wells and was first home in 16.59, which is a course personal best for him.
Other results includes -
Blackhill - Tony (21.33) and Andrew (22.50) Bennett ran. They are the sons of our President Alan Bennett.
Tonbridge - 1st James Puxty 17.12, 1st female Nina Ridge 21.54
Lullingstone - 1st Charlie lINDSAY 18.41, 1st female Abianne Coates 22.56
Full results can be found at http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
Other results includes -
Blackhill - Tony (21.33) and Andrew (22.50) Bennett ran. They are the sons of our President Alan Bennett.
Tonbridge - 1st James Puxty 17.12, 1st female Nina Ridge 21.54
Lullingstone - 1st Charlie lINDSAY 18.41, 1st female Abianne Coates 22.56
Full results can be found at http://www.parkrun.org.uk/results/firstfinishers/
BMC and Cambridge Harriers Meeting, Wednesday 27th May
There were a dozen TAC distance runners in action at Eltham, with seven coming away with personal bests and four others running season's bests.
Christian Lee was the most improved at 800m, as he lowered his best to 2.01.20. However, it was Steve Tester, moving up from 400m, who was the fastest of the club's 800m runners with 2.00.15.
At 1500m Phoebe Barker ran inside the English Schools Inter Girls qualifying standard for the first time, although she will have to repeat this at one of the recognised selection events.
At 5000m, Corey De'Ath smashed his 5000m pb by 33 seconds to 15.04.19, whilst Dan Watt took 10 seconds from his with 16.03.68.
Sean Molloy, George Duggan and Luca Russo did some excellent pacemaking work, covering all the races for the British Milers Club.
Christian Lee was the most improved at 800m, as he lowered his best to 2.01.20. However, it was Steve Tester, moving up from 400m, who was the fastest of the club's 800m runners with 2.00.15.
At 1500m Phoebe Barker ran inside the English Schools Inter Girls qualifying standard for the first time, although she will have to repeat this at one of the recognised selection events.
At 5000m, Corey De'Ath smashed his 5000m pb by 33 seconds to 15.04.19, whilst Dan Watt took 10 seconds from his with 16.03.68.
Sean Molloy, George Duggan and Luca Russo did some excellent pacemaking work, covering all the races for the British Milers Club.
Aztec West Fast 5k road race, at Bristol, Tuesday 26th May
James Thompson, who is at Bristol University, recorded a very encouraging 16.31 for this 5km road race, when he finished 14th. Full details are in the link below -
http://www.bristolandwestac.org/athletics-blog/2015/5/27/fast-5k-gets-even-faster-mens-and-womens-course-records-on-2.html
http://www.bristolandwestac.org/athletics-blog/2015/5/27/fast-5k-gets-even-faster-mens-and-womens-course-records-on-2.html
This week's 'Big Hitters' - the top personal bests and debut in the last week
18th to 25th May
Biggest pbs -
400m - Tom Kendrick 53.61 (improvement of 4.7s)
800m - Ella KingPowrie 2.32.32 (improvement of 6.4s)
1500m - Lizzie Miller 4.57.06 (improvement of 6.2s)
Other - 5000m Tim Corby 15.43.24 (improvement by 10.1s)
400m - Tom Kendrick 53.61 (improvement of 4.7s)
800m - Ella KingPowrie 2.32.32 (improvement of 6.4s)
1500m - Lizzie Miller 4.57.06 (improvement of 6.2s)
Other - 5000m Tim Corby 15.43.24 (improvement by 10.1s)
BUPA London 10k Road Race, Monday 25th May
Ben Cole led the TAC squad home with another sub 31 minutes clocking, as he finished 32nd in 30.56. Eva Kolivoskova-Martin was the first of the ladies in 42.59. Eva took yet another 2.39 from her pb and has taken 7 or 8 minutes off since starting training with TAC in late November.
Summary results are on the Results 2015 page.
Summary results are on the Results 2015 page.
Kent Championships, at Ashford, Sunday 24th May - Day 2
There were more medal winners for the club on Day 2 of the championships -
Senior Mens 800m - 1st Sean Molloy 1.53.27, 2nd Dominic Brown 1.54.76
Under 20 Mens 800m - 2nd George Duggan 1.53.71
Under 20 Mens 2000m steeplechase - 1st Euan Nicholls 6.20.19 (pb)
Under 17 Mens 800m - 1st Jamie Goodge 2.03.3 (hand timing) (pb)
Under 17 Mens 1500m steeplechase - 2nd Sam Crick 4.50.47
Under 15 Girls - 2nd Evie Butler 4.52.47 (pb)
Full results from both days are now on the Results 2015 page.
I have produced a summary of the TAC distance runners runners performances at the county championships (see Results 2015 page). What struck me was the number of personal bests and some from athletes who weren't happy with their performance. There are a number who can be very tough on themselves, which can be a good thing, but on occasions its healthier to take the positives and move on to the next race, rather than beat yourself up, especially when you run a pb !
Senior Mens 800m - 1st Sean Molloy 1.53.27, 2nd Dominic Brown 1.54.76
Under 20 Mens 800m - 2nd George Duggan 1.53.71
Under 20 Mens 2000m steeplechase - 1st Euan Nicholls 6.20.19 (pb)
Under 17 Mens 800m - 1st Jamie Goodge 2.03.3 (hand timing) (pb)
Under 17 Mens 1500m steeplechase - 2nd Sam Crick 4.50.47
Under 15 Girls - 2nd Evie Butler 4.52.47 (pb)
Full results from both days are now on the Results 2015 page.
I have produced a summary of the TAC distance runners runners performances at the county championships (see Results 2015 page). What struck me was the number of personal bests and some from athletes who weren't happy with their performance. There are a number who can be very tough on themselves, which can be a good thing, but on occasions its healthier to take the positives and move on to the next race, rather than beat yourself up, especially when you run a pb !
BUPA Westminster Road Miles, Sunday 24th May
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Tonbridge AC had two individual winners at the Westminster Road Miles as Kathleen Faes won the under 15 girls and Fin Croll the under 11 boys. In the under 15 boys race we had 6th Christian Lee, 10th Tom Dean and 19th Bede Pitcairn-Knowles. Aimee Holdstock was 17th in the under 11s.
IFAM Meeting, Oordegem, Belgium, Saturday 23rd May
Ryan Driscoll produced one of the fastest ever 3000m steeplechases by a TAC athlete tonight, when he ran 8.58.87 to go under the nine minute barrier for the first time. This leaves him less than four seconds away from Stuart Kirk's club record set in 1983. Full results from the meeting can be found at http://liveresults.be/2015/ifam-outdoor/schedule.html
Kent Championships, at Ashford, Saturday 23rd May - Day 1
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Tonbridge AC enjoyed a fair bit of success on Day 1 of the championships -
Senior Mens 400m - 1st Sean Molloy 48.81 (pb)
Senior Men's 1500m - 1st Dom Brown 4.01.19
Under 20 Men's 1500m - 2nd Miles Weatherseed 3.57.37
Under 20 Womens 800m - 3rd Sian Driscoll 2.14.22 (pb)
Under 17 Men's 1500m - 1st Alasdair Kinloch 4.10.75, 3rd Jamie Goodge 4.14.80
Under 17 Women's 800m - 4th Alice Ralph 2.17.76
Under 15 Girls' 800m - 1st Kathleen Faes 2.18.05, 3rd Tilly Hall 2.23.78 (pb)
For others see results on the Results 2015 page.
Photos - TAC distance runners who won medals on Day 1
Senior Mens 400m - 1st Sean Molloy 48.81 (pb)
Senior Men's 1500m - 1st Dom Brown 4.01.19
Under 20 Men's 1500m - 2nd Miles Weatherseed 3.57.37
Under 20 Womens 800m - 3rd Sian Driscoll 2.14.22 (pb)
Under 17 Men's 1500m - 1st Alasdair Kinloch 4.10.75, 3rd Jamie Goodge 4.14.80
Under 17 Women's 800m - 4th Alice Ralph 2.17.76
Under 15 Girls' 800m - 1st Kathleen Faes 2.18.05, 3rd Tilly Hall 2.23.78 (pb)
For others see results on the Results 2015 page.
Photos - TAC distance runners who won medals on Day 1
Saturday 5km parkruns, 23rd May
TAC distance runners were first home at a number of parkruns today -
Tonbridge - 1st Dan Bradley 16.07, 1st female Nicole Taylor 18.45
Lullingstone - 1st James Taylor 16.50 (course record), 1st female Stephanie Puxty 25.17
Dartford - 1st female Leah Melvin 19.21
Tunbridge Wells - 1st Dan Watt 17.58
Also -
Cannon Hill - 2nd female Alice Wood 19.14
Tonbridge - 1st Dan Bradley 16.07, 1st female Nicole Taylor 18.45
Lullingstone - 1st James Taylor 16.50 (course record), 1st female Stephanie Puxty 25.17
Dartford - 1st female Leah Melvin 19.21
Tunbridge Wells - 1st Dan Watt 17.58
Also -
Cannon Hill - 2nd female Alice Wood 19.14