Looking for older news? Use the Archive

This month's interview is with Charlotte Foster who has won the first two KCCL races this season.

Kent Cross Country League, Footscray Meadows (Sat. 10th Oct.) The club hosted the first fixture of this season’s Kent Cross Country League at Footscray Meadows on Saturday, with some excellent performances across the various age groups. A big thank you to club members involved in organising the event, as well as our fantastic team of marshals, whose efforts helped make the day a success. Senior Men / U20 Men: The senior men got off to a flying start in the first race of the s

It is with great sadness that we report the recent passing of Ian Marshall. He died on 4th September, just a month before his 80th birthday, after returning home following a short stay in hospital. Despite suffering a stroke in late 2020 and subsequently being confined to a wheelchair, Ian maintained his witty personality and sharpness of mind. Although he was no longer able to compete, he continued to take a keen interest in the club and avidly followed the performances of f

The next interview with the Aderinto twins. Aderinto twins

Some 37 years ago I wrote an article for the Club Magazine entitled A Day in the Life. This was a bit of plagiarism from a song on The Beatles iconic Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The song included the lyrics: ‘woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head’. At the time this embodied my approach to the 1989 Maidstone Marathon. I just had a vasectomy and was advised to take it easy for a bit. Like most runners this meant going off to do something l

The Anglo Celtic Plate 100km, Limerick (IRL) (Sat. 21st Mar.) At the Anglo Celtic Plate 100 km Home Countries Team Championships, held at the University of Limerick in Ireland, Hugh Tibbs made an impressive debut in an England vest. The race began at 8am, with competitors tackling 51 laps of a 1.9 km loop around the university’s sports grounds. Tibbs, already gaining recognition as one of England’s top trail ultrarunners, delivered a strong performance to finish third with a

Update: BMAF Indoor Championships, Lee Valley (Sat. 21st / Sun. 22nd Feb.) At the BMAF Indoor Championships, Chris Loudon claimed M40 1500m gold in 4:15.11, adding to the European and British outdoor titles he secured in 2025. In the M60 60 metres, Wole Odele's 6.13, improved his own age-group club record. End of Season XC Gathering and Trophy Presentations, Clubhouse (Fri. 27th Feb.) On Friday we celebrated the end of another successful cross country season at the clubhouse,

Kent Cross Country League #4, Swanley Park (Sat. 6th Dec.) Ayotunde Danda (pictured) , who had taken two consecutive 3rd-place finishes in his previous under-15 boys’ races, went even better this time, writes Mark Newell . Staying with the leaders throughout, he unleashed a powerful sprint in the final 100 metres to claim a superb victory. Herbie Tobin (11th) and Austin Richards (15th) also ran well, helping the team to finish second overall on the day. Our under-17 women pro