TAC Distance Runners
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Looking ahead...........
Saturday 12th October
National Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield (Seniors)
Saturday 13th October
National Young Athletes Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield (u13, 15,17)
Sunday 20th October
Tonbridge AC Junior 1 mile races at Tonbridge School Fields
(all ages 12 years old and under). Medal to all finishers. Register 2pm for 2.30pm start.
Saturday 26th October
Kent Cross Country League at the Schools at Somerhill, Tonbridge (all ages u13,15,17,20, seniors)
Saturday 2nd November
National Cross Country Relay championships, at Mansfield (all ages u13,15,17,20, seniors)
National Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield (Seniors)
Saturday 13th October
National Young Athletes Road Relay Championships at Sutton Coldfield (u13, 15,17)
Sunday 20th October
Tonbridge AC Junior 1 mile races at Tonbridge School Fields
(all ages 12 years old and under). Medal to all finishers. Register 2pm for 2.30pm start.
Saturday 26th October
Kent Cross Country League at the Schools at Somerhill, Tonbridge (all ages u13,15,17,20, seniors)
Saturday 2nd November
National Cross Country Relay championships, at Mansfield (all ages u13,15,17,20, seniors)
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 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 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
Weekend round-up Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th September
There wasn't a huge amount of club action this weekend but here are a few snippets -
Dan Watt finished 8th in the Robin Hood Marathon in 2.48.30 (Dan is 2nd claim TAC). Full results at http://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=89237
Luca Russo finished 27th in the Dickinson Invitational Cross Country Event in USA. Full results are at
http://www.motiontiming.com/sites/default/files/2013DickinsonResults_MensLong.pdf
George Bourne ran 17.43 in the Frimley Lodge 5km Parkrun, just a second outside his pb
Saturday morning training session - summary available on the Training Completed page
Dan Watt finished 8th in the Robin Hood Marathon in 2.48.30 (Dan is 2nd claim TAC). Full results at http://www.runbritainrankings.com/results/results.aspx?meetingid=89237
Luca Russo finished 27th in the Dickinson Invitational Cross Country Event in USA. Full results are at
http://www.motiontiming.com/sites/default/files/2013DickinsonResults_MensLong.pdf
George Bourne ran 17.43 in the Frimley Lodge 5km Parkrun, just a second outside his pb
Saturday morning training session - summary available on the Training Completed page
Hever Triathlon, Saturday 28th September
Amanda Johnstone kindly sent through some news about the Hever triathlon where some TAC athletes competed in the age group races. Amongst the results were -
Age 13/15 - 9th George Slack, 16th Hamish Johnstone, 17th Lucy King-Powrie, 45th James Stoney (191 finishers)
Age 11/12 - 22nd Ella King-Powrie, 69th Abigail Johnstone, 73rd Imogen Smith, (282 finishers)
Age 13/15 - 9th George Slack, 16th Hamish Johnstone, 17th Lucy King-Powrie, 45th James Stoney (191 finishers)
Age 11/12 - 22nd Ella King-Powrie, 69th Abigail Johnstone, 73rd Imogen Smith, (282 finishers)
South of England Road Relay Championships - Videos
Apologies for the delay in loading the race videos from the relays. This was due to a PC crash and the subsequent sourcing of new equipment and technology. See the relevant Race Videos page. All the races from the Saturday are available so far and hopefully the Vets and Senior Mens will be up soon.
Distance Runners Diaries - Cameron Knapp
Cameron Knapp gives the low down on his first week at Southampton University at the distance runners diaries page.
South of England Road Relays Championships, at Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot
Sunday 22nd September - Day 2
Full results now at Results 2013 page
Day 2 of the championships -
Senior Men - 6th
B team 23rd (qualify for national championships as inside top 25)
Veterans over 40s - 17th
It is a sign of how far the club has come when the mens team places 6th in a championship like this and we are perhaps a bit disappointed. The potential to get amongst the medals is now in touching distance, something that has never been achieved in the club's history.
Day 2 of the championships -
Senior Men - 6th
B team 23rd (qualify for national championships as inside top 25)
Veterans over 40s - 17th
It is a sign of how far the club has come when the mens team places 6th in a championship like this and we are perhaps a bit disappointed. The potential to get amongst the medals is now in touching distance, something that has never been achieved in the club's history.
Other weekend news - Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd September
Tonbridge Half Marathon - TAC athletes (Sunday)
1st Tom Fewster 73.14, 2nd Julian Rendall 73.21, 7th Michael Ellis 81.06, 297th Nigel Beer 1.48.43, 391st Duncan Ralph 1.52.57, 505th Nicola Summerfield 1.57.56, 799th Patrick Hollands 2.17.53
Home International Mountain Race (Saturday) - 1st Max Nicholls (England)
Kent under 13 championships (Saturday and Sunday) 800m 1st Kathleen Faes, 2nd Kelsi Cornish, 4th Romane Balcomb-Nevill, 1200m 1st Kathleen Faes 2nd Vita de Munck
1st Tom Fewster 73.14, 2nd Julian Rendall 73.21, 7th Michael Ellis 81.06, 297th Nigel Beer 1.48.43, 391st Duncan Ralph 1.52.57, 505th Nicola Summerfield 1.57.56, 799th Patrick Hollands 2.17.53
Home International Mountain Race (Saturday) - 1st Max Nicholls (England)
Kent under 13 championships (Saturday and Sunday) 800m 1st Kathleen Faes, 2nd Kelsi Cornish, 4th Romane Balcomb-Nevill, 1200m 1st Kathleen Faes 2nd Vita de Munck
South of England Road Relays Championships, at Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot
Saturday 21st September - Day 1
Full results now at Results 2013 page
I imagine we were one of only a few clubs that completed teams in every race today. There was an excellent team spirit, with many having their first experience of such a championships.
Full results also appear at www.afd.org.uk
Summary Tonbridge AC results -
Under 13 girls 16th, 27th, 39th of 84 teams
Under 13 boys 2nd of 55 teams
Under 15 girls - 14th, 55th of 87 teams
Under 15 boys - 1st, 19th, 41st of 62 teams (TAC set course record)
Under 17 women - 15th of 48 teams
Under 17 men - 4th, 25th of 49 teams
Senior women - 32nd and 45th
Much more detail to follow. Photo below under 15 boys team that smashed the championship record by almost a minute ! Tom Kendrick, Alasdair Kinloch, Jamie Goodge, Jesse Magorrian.
I imagine we were one of only a few clubs that completed teams in every race today. There was an excellent team spirit, with many having their first experience of such a championships.
Full results also appear at www.afd.org.uk
Summary Tonbridge AC results -
Under 13 girls 16th, 27th, 39th of 84 teams
Under 13 boys 2nd of 55 teams
Under 15 girls - 14th, 55th of 87 teams
Under 15 boys - 1st, 19th, 41st of 62 teams (TAC set course record)
Under 17 women - 15th of 48 teams
Under 17 men - 4th, 25th of 49 teams
Senior women - 32nd and 45th
Much more detail to follow. Photo below under 15 boys team that smashed the championship record by almost a minute ! Tom Kendrick, Alasdair Kinloch, Jamie Goodge, Jesse Magorrian.
Kent Track Relay Championships, at Eltham, Sunday 15th September
Results from the championships are on the Results 2013 page. They include a win for the TAC under 13 girls 3x800 metres team of Kelsi Cornish, Vita de Munck and Kathleen Faes.
UK School Games, at Sheffield, Sunday 15th September
George Duggan placed third in the UK School Games 1500 metres in 4.09.40, with the race won by Gavin McCardle of Scotland in 4.08.46.
George was representing the South East region at this multi sport championships.
Full result is at http://www.2013schoolgames.com/2013/results/athletics/event111h01.html
George was representing the South East region at this multi sport championships.
Full result is at http://www.2013schoolgames.com/2013/results/athletics/event111h01.html
Blackheath and Bromley AC Cross Country Relays at West Wickham, Saturday 14th September
Full results are on the Results 2013 page. A few highlights -
Tonbridge AC first three senior mens teams. The under 20 team (52.03) of James West, Robbie Farnham-Rose, Dominic Brown and Corey De'Ath just beat the senior mens team (52.36) of Tom Cox, Dan Bradley, Dominic Brown and Julian Rendall.
Fastest laps - Steve Fennell 12.46, Tom Cox and Robbie Farnham-Rose 12.54, Corey De'Ath 12.56, Ryan Driscoll 12.58
Tonbridge AC first womens team through Sophie Foreman, Alice Wood, Nicole Taylor, Nicola Wilkinson
Fastest laps - Nicole Taylor 14.43, Sophie Foreman 15.21, Ruth Bourne 15.32 (running for Sevenoaks School), Nicola Wilkinson 15.36
Under 13/15 race Tonbridge AC had first three teams home. Winning team Oliver Dunn, Daniel Blades and Tom Kendrick.
Tonbridge AC first three senior mens teams. The under 20 team (52.03) of James West, Robbie Farnham-Rose, Dominic Brown and Corey De'Ath just beat the senior mens team (52.36) of Tom Cox, Dan Bradley, Dominic Brown and Julian Rendall.
Fastest laps - Steve Fennell 12.46, Tom Cox and Robbie Farnham-Rose 12.54, Corey De'Ath 12.56, Ryan Driscoll 12.58
Tonbridge AC first womens team through Sophie Foreman, Alice Wood, Nicole Taylor, Nicola Wilkinson
Fastest laps - Nicole Taylor 14.43, Sophie Foreman 15.21, Ruth Bourne 15.32 (running for Sevenoaks School), Nicola Wilkinson 15.36
Under 13/15 race Tonbridge AC had first three teams home. Winning team Oliver Dunn, Daniel Blades and Tom Kendrick.
Below - winning ladies team, winning u15 boys team, winning mens team
Below - Nicole and Steve with fastest laps of the senior relay
A few more photos from today -
National Police Championships in Wales, Wednesday 11th September
Harry Paton placed 7th overall in these championships, running a new personal best of 58.26.
Medway and Maidstone Open Meeting, at Gillingham, Wednesday 11th September
James Thompson won the 800 metres in 2.08, just a second outside his personal best.
Distance Runners Diary Update - Charlie Joslin-Allen
Charlie seems to have settled in at Iowa State University in the USA. Read his first update on the Distance Runners diaries page.
Eridge 10 mile Trail Race, Sunday 8th September
Tonbridge AC had a successful morning at Eridge. Results so far in -
1st Julian Rendall 62.50, 3rd Cameron Knapp 65.39, 6th James Taylor 67.01
1st lady Deirdre McDermot 70.58, 3rd Alice Heather-Hayes (2nd claim TAC) 75.52
26th Steve Keywood 78.41, 138th Jim Maitland 93.39, 190th Duncan Ralph 99.04
383 finished.
Full results now on the Results 2013 page. Photos - Cameron/Julian/James, Deirdre, Cameron, Deirdre/James/Duncan/Cameron/Alice/Steve, Alice
1st Julian Rendall 62.50, 3rd Cameron Knapp 65.39, 6th James Taylor 67.01
1st lady Deirdre McDermot 70.58, 3rd Alice Heather-Hayes (2nd claim TAC) 75.52
26th Steve Keywood 78.41, 138th Jim Maitland 93.39, 190th Duncan Ralph 99.04
383 finished.
Full results now on the Results 2013 page. Photos - Cameron/Julian/James, Deirdre, Cameron, Deirdre/James/Duncan/Cameron/Alice/Steve, Alice
Weald 10k Road Race, Sunday 8th September
Chris Olley won the Weald 10k this morning in a time of 35.16.
Others from TAC were -
6th Alistair Bishop 37.43 (pb by 2.15 !), 23rd James Graves 41.17, 29th Joe Watts 42.15
Full results are at www.weald10k.co.uk.
James Puxty won the fun run that was held in conjunction with the main event.
Others from TAC were -
6th Alistair Bishop 37.43 (pb by 2.15 !), 23rd James Graves 41.17, 29th Joe Watts 42.15
Full results are at www.weald10k.co.uk.
James Puxty won the fun run that was held in conjunction with the main event.
World Mountain Running Championships, Poland, Sunday 8th September
Max Nicholls was 12th in the Junior Mens (under 20) race in Poland, being the second GB runner home. The team also won the bronze medal.
Full results are at http://wmrc2013.pl/
Full results are at http://wmrc2013.pl/
Maidstone Parkrun 5km, Saturday 7th September
Matt Harvey finished third on Saturday in 18.40, just five seconds away from his pb.
Distance Runners Diary Update - Kieran Reilly
Kieran has sent an update from the USA where he has recently started at Indiana University. Read it on the Distance Runners Diaries page. Kieran wore a TAC vest (photo below) as he ran 'unattached'. This enables him to still possibly skip ('red shirt') the cross country season, competing for Indiana, which will give him longer eligibility. This is possible if he is unlikely to score for their first team.
Watford Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th September
James West moved to a new performance level at 1500 metres, taking 3.4 seconds from his best 1500m time with 3.48.47. He finished sixth in the British Milers Club Gold Standard Mens A race, in an extremely strong field. His time is the second fastest in the UK this year for those aged 16 and 17.
Also at Watford James Pigot once again trimmed his 800m pb to 1.59.65.
Also at Watford James Pigot once again trimmed his 800m pb to 1.59.65.
Crystal Palace Stadium Open Meeting, Wednesday 4th September
Kathleen Faes and Kelsi Cornish both ran 800 metre personal bests at Crystal Palace of 2.21.15 and 2.26.52, respectively. Kathleen's time moves her to top of the UK age group ranking list and improved her pb by 1.5 seconds, whilst Kelsi improved her best by 2.9 s. Kathleen is less than half a second away from Julie Adkin's (now Goodge) club under 13 record, which was set in 1984.
TAC I believe now has the top ranked under 13 girl and boy (with Charlie Crick) in the UK at 800m, plus the fastest year 8 boy (Tom Kendrick) !
TAC I believe now has the top ranked under 13 girl and boy (with Charlie Crick) in the UK at 800m, plus the fastest year 8 boy (Tom Kendrick) !
National under 15 and 17 Championships, at Bedford, Sunday 1st September - Day 2
George Duggan was the only TAC distance runner competing on day two of the championships and finished 4th in the under 17 mens 800 metres final in 1.59.01.
Full results from the championships are available on the Results 2013 page.
All the championship event videos are at www.vincosport.com
Full results from the championships are available on the Results 2013 page.
All the championship event videos are at www.vincosport.com
Sevenoaks 7 miles, at Knole Park, Sunday 1st September
Tonbridge AC had three athletes in the first four with Tom Fewster winning in 38.57, plus James Taylor (39.57) third and Darrell Smith (40.18) fourth. Alistair Bishop (43.12) placed 6th and Freddie Von Kaufmann 19th in 48.27. There were 215 finishers.
Full results are at http://7oaks-ac.org.uk/sevenoaks-7/284-sevenoaks-7-2013-result
Full results are at http://7oaks-ac.org.uk/sevenoaks-7/284-sevenoaks-7-2013-result
Kent Coastal Marathon, Cliftonville, Sunday 1st September
Dan Watt, who runs for Tunbridge Wells Harriers, but is a second claim member of TAC, won this marathon by ten minutes in 2.45.46
National under 15 and 17 Championships, at Bedford, Saturday 31st August - Day 1
News coming through from Bedford includes -
George Duggan wins his under 17 mens 800m heat in 1.55.24
Tom Kendrick placed 4th in the under 15 boys 1500 metres in 4.10.21, which was a straight final. Jesse Magorrian finished 11th in 4.33.56 (both have another year in the age group).
Alasdair Kinloch claimed the bronze medal in the under 15 boys 3000 metres, with Jamie Goodge 8th. Ally ran a pb of 9.07.49, whilst Jamie was 9.21.
The under 20 mens 3000 metres was held alongside the championships and James West finished 2nd in 8.41.99.
Videos of the races are available at -
http://www.vincosport.com/meetings/3020-england-athletics-u15u17-championships/videos/
George Duggan wins his under 17 mens 800m heat in 1.55.24
Tom Kendrick placed 4th in the under 15 boys 1500 metres in 4.10.21, which was a straight final. Jesse Magorrian finished 11th in 4.33.56 (both have another year in the age group).
Alasdair Kinloch claimed the bronze medal in the under 15 boys 3000 metres, with Jamie Goodge 8th. Ally ran a pb of 9.07.49, whilst Jamie was 9.21.
The under 20 mens 3000 metres was held alongside the championships and James West finished 2nd in 8.41.99.
Videos of the races are available at -
http://www.vincosport.com/meetings/3020-england-athletics-u15u17-championships/videos/
Maidstone Parkrun 5km, Saturday 21st August
I went along to my first ever Parkrun today as a few TAC runners were taking part. The web site is www.parkrun.org.uk These are informal runs/races, held throughout the country, every Saturday morning. They all start at 9am and you register once at the web site. Entry is free and you just turn up and run the five kilometres (3.1 miles). At the finish your barcode (which you print off and take with you) is matched to the finish time and position to record the results. All standards and ages take part and it is a useful addition to training, being a not too serious race.
Robbie Farnham-Rose used this one to tag a fast run at the end of a good training week and broke the course record with 15.52 ahead of Dan Bradley (16.01). First female was Nicola Wilkinson (18.34), just ahead of Dave Willumsen (18.45) and Matt Harvey (18.46). Cain Bradley (20.50) and Jess Owen (22.01) completed the TAC group.
A Tonbridge parkrun is due to be launched shortly, which will start of the sportsground.
The TAC Parkrun rankings for 2013 are shown under Athlete Performance and Progression.
Photos below - Robbie/Nicola/Dan, The start, Robbie, Dan, Nicola, Dave/Matt, Cain (apologies to Jess as my photo wasn't good enough for publication !)
Robbie Farnham-Rose used this one to tag a fast run at the end of a good training week and broke the course record with 15.52 ahead of Dan Bradley (16.01). First female was Nicola Wilkinson (18.34), just ahead of Dave Willumsen (18.45) and Matt Harvey (18.46). Cain Bradley (20.50) and Jess Owen (22.01) completed the TAC group.
A Tonbridge parkrun is due to be launched shortly, which will start of the sportsground.
The TAC Parkrun rankings for 2013 are shown under Athlete Performance and Progression.
Photos below - Robbie/Nicola/Dan, The start, Robbie, Dan, Nicola, Dave/Matt, Cain (apologies to Jess as my photo wasn't good enough for publication !)
Distance Runners Diaries update from Luca Russo
Luca Russo has sent his first report from USA where he has started a four month spell at DeSales University. Read his update on the Distance Runners Diaries page.
Tonbridge Athletic Club Championships, Monday 26th August
(Videos of 800m races now loaded !)
We were blessed with warm, sunny conditions throughout the day for the club championships. The take up in the distance races wasn't high, as many are in an end of season racing break, but there were still quite a few in action.
I think that the biggest personal best of the day came from Tas Marsh, who took 36 seconds from her 3000 metres best. Brother, Nathan, also set a pb over the same distance. George Duggan was the fastest 800m in action and James Thompson won the 1500 metres.
Katie Goodge won the under 11 girls 600 metres. Photos below of various athletes in action -
I think that the biggest personal best of the day came from Tas Marsh, who took 36 seconds from her 3000 metres best. Brother, Nathan, also set a pb over the same distance. George Duggan was the fastest 800m in action and James Thompson won the 1500 metres.
Katie Goodge won the under 11 girls 600 metres. Photos below of various athletes in action -
Barking Park 5km Road Race, Monday 26th August
Dan Bradley won the Barnet 5k race in a new pb of 15.45 (official results awaited)
British Milers Club Meeting, at Coventry, Saturday 24th August
Ben Cole ran a personal best for 5000 metres of 15.16.35, taking four seconds from his previous best.
Parkrun 5k in Dublin, Saturday 24th August
Matt Harvey ran 18.50 for the 5km run in Dublin, which was only 15 seconds away from his best.