Thomas Webb competed in the Kent Indoor Athletics Championship on the 15th and 16th March at Lee Valley. On Saturday he competed in the 60m hurdles and the shotput. He got a PB in the shotput, throwing 9.91 and won the silver medal. On Sunday he started the day with a pole vault PB of 2.50 and followed that with a SB of 56.77 in the 400m. He finished the day with a PB in the 1,500m and another silver medal!
Last Sunday, 23 March 2025, Karla Larnder ran the Smugglers 10k in a time of 47:48.
This Saturday, Jacob Gillett and Poppy Duncan from the junior athletics club represented Kent in the Kent Schools cross country championship in Essex. Six counties were represented.
Jacob ran for the year 7 boys and ran a steady race finishing well in the middle of the pack. The pace was quick and it was a scramble at the start making it difficult to make ground. Jacob settled into the race though and had a strong finish.
Poppy ran for the year 8 girls and had a tough time as she was tripped at the start just before it bottlenecks into a tight course. She fell and hurt both knees and her shoulder. Despite this she showed grit and determination, picking herself up, continuing and finishing the race. It was a painful one for her but she finished and can be proud of her efforts after such a big fall.
This Sunday, Rebecca Powney ran the Whitstable and Herne Bay Spring Run 5k in a time of 20:26 and was the first female back. Sonia May managed to grab a last minute spot at the 10k race and completed the course in a time of 59:30.
This week’s parkruns
Maidstone River Park parkrun
Amy Owen 26:14, Henry Axon 26:19
Ashford parkrun
Deborah Jeffery was the first female back in a time of 19:37.
Canterbury parkrun
Dave Bowerman 21:57
Nonsuch parkrun
Caroline Curtis 26:44, Brent Parker 40:52.
Pegwell Bay parkrun
Martin Salmon 21:12
Sittingbourne parkrun
Kate Evans 25:17
Toyen parkrun
While holidaying in Norway, Thomas Aspinall ran the Toyen parkrun in a time of 21:19
Roma Pineto parkrun
Nikki Goodwin travelled to the Roma Pineto parkrun in Italy for the next letter on her parkrun tourist challenge and was the first female back in a time of 26:52
East Brighton parkrun
Greg Dixon 22:07
Hirono kaigankoen parkrun
While on their travels in Japan, Andy Noble completed the Hirono kaigankoen parkrun in a time of 22:44 and Lesley Clancy was the first Female back in a time of 23:21
Dover Waterfront parkrun
Andy Hadlow 24:04
Parkrun Zalew Leg
In Poland, Julia Henwood completed the parkrun Zalew Leg in a time of 33:28
Folkestone parkrun
Guy Slingsby was the first male back in a time of 17:37, with Manda Gurung the first female back in a time of 19:51. Also running were
Guy Slingsby 17:37, Krzysztof Klidzia 19:11, Andrew Fletcher 19:13, Finlay Taylor 19:27, Tristan Bruce 19:32, Derek Matcham 19:38, Manda Gurung 19:51, Prakash Gurung 19:53, Ian Merrick 20:04, Thierry Bal 20:11, Darren Crew 20:19, David Weekes 20:50, Darren Philip 20:52, Dan Mccarthy 21:21, Thomas Murray 21:55, Ian Vousden 22:07, Hazel Millard 22:12, Stephen Deeming 22:13, Stuart Erskine 22:28, Jonathan Arana-Morton 22:35, Phil Haines 22:44, Linnaea Stockall 22:53, Louisa Eede 23:12, Joseph Carroll 23:51, Tim Warren 23:55, Adam Ward 24:03, Brian Austin 26:47, John O’Hara 27:01, Simon Burvill 27:21, Anthony Scott 27:23, Karl Letchford 27:45, David Botting 27:45, Tomas Lane 27:49, Deirdre Coombs 27:57, Jacob Buck 28:06, Neil Adams 28:46, Diane Parsons 28:47, Paul Hannay 29:06, Trudi Curd 29:07, Brian Davis 29:30, Marie Brazier 29:56, Roy Atkins 30:06, Andrew Tremain 30:12, Richard Fowles 30:46, Gary Brazier 30:47, Rebekah Newton 31:02, Julie Gibbs 31:29, Malcolm Gibbs 33:44, Caron Inder 34:16, Lauren Hart 34:43, Kate Lancefield 40:29, Helen Merrick 40:30