Hi Harriers
We have had a small band of runners competing in KGP half marathons over the last few weeks.
After 3 events Tara is well out in front, followed by Ali Farrall and Steve Austin.
We had about 120 Harriers compete in one or more of these events in 2024 so make sure you get some in your 2025 diary.
Results for the Deal HM are as follows:-
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Times
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%
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Ali Farrall
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01:36:08
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79.02
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Keith Mitchell
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01:22:45
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76.73
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Geoff Turner
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01:36:13
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75.58
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Alex Holmes
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01:24:06
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75.50
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Lucille Joannes
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02:08:52
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72.20
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Clifford Gray
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01:44:34
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67.59
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Geoff Hurrell
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01:47:01
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67.30
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Colin Ricketts
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01:46:09
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67.21
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Rose Sawyer
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01:57:21
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66.36
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And the results for the Dartford HM are as follows:-
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Times
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%
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Tara Taylor
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01:36:04
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87.65
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Stephen Austin
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01:34:04
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80.43
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Jillian Holford
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01:37:36
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79.78
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Ali Farrall
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01:35:43
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79.36
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Amelie Karlsson
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01:23:19
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78.60
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Geoff Turner
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01:33:34
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77.72
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Andy Joad
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01:32:31
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77.12
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Keith Mitchell
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01:27:37
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72.47
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Clifford Gray
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01:40:48
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70.11
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George Harris
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01:38:54
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66.45
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Duncan Ralph
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01:54:09
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61.33
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Daniel Goddard
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01:51:23
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54.69
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The next event in the Grand Prix is the Kent Spring HM on Sunday 13th April. “This is a popular Kent Spring race covering the undulating, quiet, wide lanes outside Ashford plus a short section on the Pilgrims Way”.
The remaining events are as follows:-
13th April – Kent Spring Half Marathon (near Ashford) https://www.nice-work.org.uk/
5th May (early May Bank Holiday Monday) – Ted Pepper 10k (Bromley) https://englandathletics.
8th June – High Elms 10k (Orpington) https://www.
29th June – North Downs 30k http://www.isteadandifield.
13th July – Sevenoaks 7 https://www.7oaks-ac.org.uk/
August – no event now – please enjoy a summer break!
21st September – Faversham 10k https://www.sportingeventsuk.
12th October – Ashford Givaudan 10k (also KCAA Road Running Kent Short Course Championships) https://www.sportingeventsuk.
It’s time to commit. 🏃♀️🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃♂️
The club road Grand Prix Trophy is designed to encourage Harriers to race more often, and on equal terms with all other members as the results are adjusted for age and gender. Each race of the ten Kent Grand Prix series counts towards our club road grand prix with a percentage result based on finishing time, age and gender. This percentage is calculated according to the 2015 WAVA scale. The winner is the runner with the best score at the end of the season, that is the average of their best five percentages over the series.
Age graded Percentage guidelines:-
100% Approximate world record level
Above 90% World Class Level
Above 80% National Class Level
Above 70% Regional Class Level
Above 60% Local Class Level
Regards
Geoff Turner