Despite very few events being held at the weekend, Istead and Ifield’s runners still managed to find a couple of races in which to take part.

The Sevenoaks Seven, was held in the glorious surroundings of Knole Park, and Simon Parrin finished in an excellent fourth place in a time of 43 minutes and 31 seconds. New member, Sarah Dand, followed up her first club run in the Darent Valley event a few weeks ago, by complete the course in 62:31, finishing 188th of 310 runners.

At the Halstead Marathon on the Essex/Suffolk border, two club members were amongst the 508 runners who took part in the scenic but undulating two lap race, in colder than usual conditions. Steve Cable finished 41st in a time of 3 hrs 14 minutes and 18 seconds, gaining a ‘Good for Age’ qualifying time for the London Marathon. At the same event, Gillian Calliste managed to complete her 54th marathon, running the course in 5:24:33, despite struggling over the last ten miles with a foot injury.