TAC Distance Runners
This site has been created primarily as a way of keeping athletes in our training groups up to date about training and race information. Please feel free to send any feedback or ideas for other information that should be added to [email protected] Some pages are password protected, so please contact me if you need the current password. This only applies to pages containing detail of individual's training sessions etc. See www.tonbridgeac.co.uk for further information. Site created by Mark Hookway copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Looking ahead...........
Saturday 9th November
Kent Cross Country League at Nonington (near Canterbury) - u13s, u15s, u17/20s, senior women (no senior mens race)
Kent Cross Country League at Nonington (near Canterbury) - u13s, u15s, u17/20s, senior women (no senior mens race)
National Cross Country Relay Championships, at Mansfield, Saturday 2nd November
Full results will be available at http://www.englishcrosscountry.co.uk
Much more to follow but in summary -
Under 13 girls 2nd
Under 13 boys 12th
Under 15 girls 29th
Under 15 boys 1st - National Champions
Under 17 women 33rd
Under 17 men 6th
Under 20 women 13th
Under 20 men 1st - national Champions
Senior Men 19th (to be confirmed)
There is plenty of coverage at http://www.athleticos.org including videos, which you may like to see prior to myself getting video etc on this site.
Much more to follow but in summary -
Under 13 girls 2nd
Under 13 boys 12th
Under 15 girls 29th
Under 15 boys 1st - National Champions
Under 17 women 33rd
Under 17 men 6th
Under 20 women 13th
Under 20 men 1st - national Champions
Senior Men 19th (to be confirmed)
There is plenty of coverage at http://www.athleticos.org including videos, which you may like to see prior to myself getting video etc on this site.
Pomphrey Sports 5k road race, Tuesday 29th October
James Thompson, who is at Bristol University, ran in this evening 5k road race and finished an excellent second in 16.14. James finished just five seconds behind the winner, Callum Jones, of Cornwall AC.
Distance Runners Diaries update from Jack Keywood
More good news this week was received from Jack Keywood, who is at the University of East Anglia. Jack is back into his running and has emailed an update for the Distance Runners Diaries 2013 page.
Sports Science Testing at Christ Church University, Canterbury, Monday 28th October
Four TAC athletes underwent some performance testing at Canterbury on Monday. See some video clips on the Training Completed page. Sean Molloy, Corey De'Ath, Tom Cox and Alice Wood should receive their reports towards the end of the week.
Distance Runners Diaries updates from Alex Howard and Tom Devlin
Alex and Tom have sent in updates over the last couple of days to let us know how their early days at university are going. You can read about them on the Distance Runners Diaries page.
Weekend 26th and 27th October
Other weekend results include -
Saturday - Ashton Court (Bristol) Parkrun - 1st James Thompson 17.11
Saturday - Beachy Head Marathon - 8th Dan Watt (2nd claim TAC)3.12
Sunday - Great South 10 miles race at Portsmouth - 28th Dan Bradley 56.17, 29th Julian Rendall 56.18, 32nd Ben Cole 57.19. Approximately 25,000 starters ! TAC may be 3rd team.
Sunday British Cross Challenge event, at Bristol - under 13 girls 1st Kathleen Faes, under 20 men Corey De'Ath (awaited)
Sunday - Tom Devlin was 27th fastest athlete in the North East Harrier League handicap, with ex TAC and Judd School runner, Adrian Whitwam in 8th. Full results can be found at http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=91526&event=ZXC&venue=Shibdon+Pond&date=26-Oct-13
Photo below of Ben Cole, Dan Bradley and Julian Rendall at the Great South Run.
Saturday - Ashton Court (Bristol) Parkrun - 1st James Thompson 17.11
Saturday - Beachy Head Marathon - 8th Dan Watt (2nd claim TAC)3.12
Sunday - Great South 10 miles race at Portsmouth - 28th Dan Bradley 56.17, 29th Julian Rendall 56.18, 32nd Ben Cole 57.19. Approximately 25,000 starters ! TAC may be 3rd team.
Sunday British Cross Challenge event, at Bristol - under 13 girls 1st Kathleen Faes, under 20 men Corey De'Ath (awaited)
Sunday - Tom Devlin was 27th fastest athlete in the North East Harrier League handicap, with ex TAC and Judd School runner, Adrian Whitwam in 8th. Full results can be found at http://www.thepowerof10.info/results/results.aspx?meetingid=91526&event=ZXC&venue=Shibdon+Pond&date=26-Oct-13
Photo below of Ben Cole, Dan Bradley and Julian Rendall at the Great South Run.
Men - National 10 mile Team Championship
- 1st: Aldershot Farnham & District (Andy Vernon 49.21, Chris Thompson 50.04, Tom Wade 52.40)
- 2nd: Aldershot Farnham & District 'B' (Ian Bailey 54.20, Steven Connor 54.47, Frazer Alexander 55.52)
- 3rd: Tonbridge AC (Daniel Bradley 56.17, Julian Rendall 56.19, Ben Cole 57.19)
- 4th: Worthing & District (Darryl Hards 54.47, Kevin Mason 54.50, John Morrey 57.51)
Kent Cross Country League, at The Schools at Somerhill, Tonbridge, Saturday 26th October
Videos loaded !
By my calculations I think we had 99 starters across all the races today. An unfinished summary is on the results 2013 page, but have all the team and individual complete results there. In summary -
Under 13 girls 1st (2nd Kelsi Cornish) 10 runners in top 15 ! 15 athletes is a record number of TAC starters in a Kent League). Note – Agnes McTighe ran as a guest (lives in Switzerland) in a TAC vest and won the race. She is a cousin of the Nicholls family, although not a TAC member.
Under 13 boys 1st (1st Charlie Crick)
Under 15 girls 2nd
Under 15 boys 1st (1st Alasdair Kinloch, 2nd Jamie Goodge, 3rd Tom Kendrick)
Under 17 women 3rd
Under 17 men 1st (2nd Stuart Brown)
Senior Women 1st (3 to score) (1st Miranda Heathcote, 2nd Nicole Taylor). Also won 6 to score vent and 13 athletes was a senior womens race TAC record.
Senior Men 2nd in 4 to score (lost by 1 point) and 2nd in 12 to score)
More photos will appear at www.tonbridgeac.co.uk although unfortunately I lost a disk that held many from the younger races. If anyone has any please email [email protected] . There are also photos proved by the Courier newspaper at http://www.courier.co.uk/pictures/Kent-cross-country-league/pictures-19994750-detail/pictures.html
Under 13 girls 1st (2nd Kelsi Cornish) 10 runners in top 15 ! 15 athletes is a record number of TAC starters in a Kent League). Note – Agnes McTighe ran as a guest (lives in Switzerland) in a TAC vest and won the race. She is a cousin of the Nicholls family, although not a TAC member.
Under 13 boys 1st (1st Charlie Crick)
Under 15 girls 2nd
Under 15 boys 1st (1st Alasdair Kinloch, 2nd Jamie Goodge, 3rd Tom Kendrick)
Under 17 women 3rd
Under 17 men 1st (2nd Stuart Brown)
Senior Women 1st (3 to score) (1st Miranda Heathcote, 2nd Nicole Taylor). Also won 6 to score vent and 13 athletes was a senior womens race TAC record.
Senior Men 2nd in 4 to score (lost by 1 point) and 2nd in 12 to score)
More photos will appear at www.tonbridgeac.co.uk although unfortunately I lost a disk that held many from the younger races. If anyone has any please email [email protected] . There are also photos proved by the Courier newspaper at http://www.courier.co.uk/pictures/Kent-cross-country-league/pictures-19994750-detail/pictures.html
Photo below of the record breaking under 13 girls squad who had 10 athletes in the first 15 home.
Some of TACs senior women below -
Photos below - some of the action from the Kent League, including Nicole and Miranda leading the senior womens race.
Tonbridge AC Junior 1 mile cross country races, Sunday 20th October
There were 81 entrants for the junior 1 mile races, held on the fields at Tonbridge School. TAC's Lizzie Miller was the first girl home in around 6.10 and Finn Croll was second in the boy's race, as about four runners dipped under six minutes. Full results are on the Results 2013 page.
Other weekend news - 19th and 20th October
On Saturday morning Graeme Saker (over 50) finished 2nd in the Maidstone Parkrun in 17.23.
On Sunday morning, Dominic Brown, who is at Sheffield University, finished 2nd in the South Yorkshire Cross Country League fixture. Full results are at http://www.sycaa.co.uk/uploads/59/c9/59c9eb7c00deb6ca9be8575ed12782cd/Clifton-Results.pdf and also posted on the Results 2013 page.
Also on Sunday, Sam Bradley won a half marathon in Ilinois, USA in 71.58. See the following link to an article in the local paper.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x825423045/Promising-first-run-for-half-marathon-as-Bradley-wins-race-in-1-11-58-Banister-first-woman-in-1-30-13
On Sunday morning, Dominic Brown, who is at Sheffield University, finished 2nd in the South Yorkshire Cross Country League fixture. Full results are at http://www.sycaa.co.uk/uploads/59/c9/59c9eb7c00deb6ca9be8575ed12782cd/Clifton-Results.pdf and also posted on the Results 2013 page.
Also on Sunday, Sam Bradley won a half marathon in Ilinois, USA in 71.58. See the following link to an article in the local paper.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x825423045/Promising-first-run-for-half-marathon-as-Bradley-wins-race-in-1-11-58-Banister-first-woman-in-1-30-13
Saturday 19th October - Training at One Tree Hill, near Underriver
We had about 40 athletes training at One Tree Hill on Saturday morning. Details are on the Training Completed page. Most who attended are in the photo below.
London Colleges Cross Country League, at Parliament Hill, North London, Wednesday 16th October
There were three TAC athletes running for their universities at Parliament Hill. The event is quite low key and many of the athletes use it as no more than a training run. Robbie Farnham-Rose was 3rd, with Ryan Driscoll 13th and Chris Lloyd 29th. Full results are on the Results 2013 page.
Other weekend news 12th/13th October.
John Harley ran 3.04.40 at the Chicago Marathon and was second in the over 60 age category. This was also a Tonbridge AC age 60 record and bettered his own over 50 men's record (Sally Musson's women's over 50 time is quicker)
Joe Watts ran 43.50 to finish 57th in the Petts Wood 10k on Sunday, which was outside his pb, but apparently the conditions were horrendous.
Distance Runners Diaries - a quick update received from Charlie Joslin-Allen, from Iowa, USA.
Joe Watts ran 43.50 to finish 57th in the Petts Wood 10k on Sunday, which was outside his pb, but apparently the conditions were horrendous.
Distance Runners Diaries - a quick update received from Charlie Joslin-Allen, from Iowa, USA.
National Road Relay Championships, Saturday 12th October - Day 2 Young Athletes
Under 15 boys race video now loaded !
Full results on the Results 2013 page, including a win for the Tonbridge under 15 boys team. In summary -
u13 girls 20th, u15 girls 19th, u17 women 25th
u13 boys 4th, u15 boys 1st, u17 men 21st (B team ahead of A team)
The rain was lashing down from the moment that we arrived until about 3pm, but the team spirit was excellent. It was good to see so many athletes and supporters cheering others on.
The under 15 boys excelled in winning, but there were plenty of encouraging performances. Toby Ralph had been moved into the under 17 mens A team, after George Duggan withdrew (ill), but suffered a bout of chest pains that slowed him dramatically. A top six or seven placing was on the cards there aswell. Photos below starting with u15 boys team of Jamie Goodge, Alasdair Kinloch and Tom Kendrick.
u13 girls 20th, u15 girls 19th, u17 women 25th
u13 boys 4th, u15 boys 1st, u17 men 21st (B team ahead of A team)
The rain was lashing down from the moment that we arrived until about 3pm, but the team spirit was excellent. It was good to see so many athletes and supporters cheering others on.
The under 15 boys excelled in winning, but there were plenty of encouraging performances. Toby Ralph had been moved into the under 17 mens A team, after George Duggan withdrew (ill), but suffered a bout of chest pains that slowed him dramatically. A top six or seven placing was on the cards there aswell. Photos below starting with u15 boys team of Jamie Goodge, Alasdair Kinloch and Tom Kendrick.
National Road Relay Championships, Saturday 12th October - Day 1 Senior Men
Race video now loaded !
Tonbridge AC qualified two mens teams to the championships for only the second time ever and they finished 22nd and 37th from 78 finishing teams. Full results are on the Results 2013 page.
The 22nd place equalled the best ever performance, achieved in 1996 (the 2012 team was 12th at Clumber Park, but the race was weakened, having been swiftly re-arranged).
It was a solid performance and the two teams we had put in a big effort. It was just unfortunate that so many had been suffering a bit with colds and/or were only just getting fitness back. The fact that we had the fifth B team home shows the strength in depth is growing.
The 22nd place equalled the best ever performance, achieved in 1996 (the 2012 team was 12th at Clumber Park, but the race was weakened, having been swiftly re-arranged).
It was a solid performance and the two teams we had put in a big effort. It was just unfortunate that so many had been suffering a bit with colds and/or were only just getting fitness back. The fact that we had the fifth B team home shows the strength in depth is growing.
Schools Races, Thursday 10th October
There were some schools events taking place on Thursday -
At the Schools at Somerhill there was an IAPS (Independent and Public Schools) event, where there were wins for Charlie Crick, Vita de Munck and Rebekah O'Brien (soon 11 years old and can compete for TAC). Full results are on the Results 2013 page.
There were also some English Schools Cup first round events going on. Results of the Sussex area are posted on the Results 2013 page. There were wins for Tom Kendrick (inter boys) and Kelsi Cornish (junior girls)
At the Schools at Somerhill there was an IAPS (Independent and Public Schools) event, where there were wins for Charlie Crick, Vita de Munck and Rebekah O'Brien (soon 11 years old and can compete for TAC). Full results are on the Results 2013 page.
There were also some English Schools Cup first round events going on. Results of the Sussex area are posted on the Results 2013 page. There were wins for Tom Kendrick (inter boys) and Kelsi Cornish (junior girls)
Chicago Marathon, Sunday 13th October
John Harley is due to race in Chicago on Sunday. We wish him well as his last experience was in Boston, where he missed the bomb attack by about half an hour.
Forest Row race, Sunday 6th October
Peter Laing was first home in the 15-17 age group at the Forest Row 10k, running a very good 38.55. Calum Laing won the 11 to 14 5k in 21.01.
Distance Runners Diaries update - James Thompson
James Thompson (pictured here with Nicola Wilkinson) has sent through a quick update of how he is getting on at Bristol University. See the Distance Runners Diaries page.
Kent Cross Country League, at Swanley Park, Saturday 5th October
With a few last minute withdrawals we ended up with 97 athletes running at Swanley, with quite a few making their first appearance in a Tonbridge vest at cross country. In summary -
Senior Men - 1st, plus 1st in 12 to score (3rd Ben Cole)
Senior Women - 5th, plus 3rd in 6 to score
Under 17 Men - 1st (3rd George Duggan)
Under 17 Women - (3rd Sian Driscoll)
Under 15 Boys 1st (1st Alasdair Kinloch, 2nd Jamie Goodge)
Under 15 Girls - 3rd
Under 13 Boys - 5th
Under 13 Girls - 1st (1st Kathleen Faes, 3rd Kelsi Cornish)
Summary and full results on the Results 2013 page
From Adam Styles, who ran in the senior mens race -
I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all associated with TAC who provided us with such fantastic support around the course during the races at Swanley Park today. Running up the hill through a corridor of noise, much of it made by those supporting TAC athletes, was an amazing, inspirational experience. Thank you everyone.
Adam
Senior Men - 1st, plus 1st in 12 to score (3rd Ben Cole)
Senior Women - 5th, plus 3rd in 6 to score
Under 17 Men - 1st (3rd George Duggan)
Under 17 Women - (3rd Sian Driscoll)
Under 15 Boys 1st (1st Alasdair Kinloch, 2nd Jamie Goodge)
Under 15 Girls - 3rd
Under 13 Boys - 5th
Under 13 Girls - 1st (1st Kathleen Faes, 3rd Kelsi Cornish)
Summary and full results on the Results 2013 page
From Adam Styles, who ran in the senior mens race -
I just wanted to say a massive thank you to all associated with TAC who provided us with such fantastic support around the course during the races at Swanley Park today. Running up the hill through a corridor of noise, much of it made by those supporting TAC athletes, was an amazing, inspirational experience. Thank you everyone.
Adam
Photos below of TAC's top female finishers in each race -
u13 girls Kathleen Faes (1st), u15 girls Genny Allan (10th), u17 women Sian Driscoll (3rd), senior women Ruth Bourne (4th)
u13 girls Kathleen Faes (1st), u15 girls Genny Allan (10th), u17 women Sian Driscoll (3rd), senior women Ruth Bourne (4th)
Photos below of TAC's top male finishers in each race -
u13 boys Ollie Plunkett (12th), u15 boys Alasdair Kinloch (1st), u17 men George Duggan (1st), senior men Ben Cole (3rd)
u13 boys Ollie Plunkett (12th), u15 boys Alasdair Kinloch (1st), u17 men George Duggan (1st), senior men Ben Cole (3rd)
Photos below of some 'newcomers' to TAC cross country - Chloe Bird, Ellen Crombie, Emily Hale, Harry Brown, Freddie Von-Kaufmann, Harvey Byard, Jade Coatsworth, Lucy Pitcairn-Knowles, Marcus Henbest, Nick Lee, Paul Hale