Dartford Half Marathon – Race Report –

Another hilly but enjoyable day out for team TRAC at the Dartford Half. 

 

 

The 3rd instalment of this years TRAC Club Champs and Kent Grand Prix (and also the Kent Long Course Champs), was held at Dartford. It was a well organised event, with a great head quarters, brilliant marshalls and plenty of a variety of treats at the end. 

 

 

The course took us out of Central Park, past Brooklands Lake and out into the countryside. Unfortunately there was fog for a large portion of the race which somewhat ruined what I was imagining to be some fantastic country views. But no wind or rain, so we couldn’t complain too much! 

 

 

Described as undulating, it was certainly a challenging route full of hills, with one particularly difficult one at around the 10 and half mile point. However, the last 2 miles were downhill creating a fast finish for those who had any energy left in reserves, and the finish around the blue running track back at Central Park was a fantastic experience. 

 

 

Despite the challenges the course presented, Matt McCarthy, Jay Bailey, Mark Croucher and Georgie Judge all achieved half marathons PB’s – congratulations! 

 

 

And again some fantastic placings in a very large and competitive field. 

 

 

Results

 

Chip Position	Gender Pos	Chip Time	Name	Category
20	20	01:21:13	Matt McCarthy	V45
26	25	01:21:57	Jay Bailey	Senior
54	50	01:25:50	Mark Croucher	V40
82	77	01:28:37	Chris Pascoe	V45
115	7	01:32:08	Georgie Judge	Senior
122	115	01:32:42	Garry Parsons	V55
290	37	01:42:50	Joanne Kemp	V40
341	299	01:44:45	Mark Skelton	V45
611	117	01:56:27	Asmaa Hatim	Senior
824	637	02:07:57	Mark Hadden	V60
910	216	02:13:52	Tamasin Drumm	V35

 

3 of our runners entered the Kent Long Course Champs and placed brilliantly well! Congratulations!

Matt McCathy 5th

Chris Pascoe 20th

Georgie Judge 4th

 

I have updated the club champs tables after todays results (see the below link):

TRAC Club Championships 2025 (2)

 

Please see the KCAA website for the Kent Grand Prix results and placings. After Canterbury and Deal TRAC teams were placed Mens 2nd, Ladies 1st!!! With some great results today – can we maintain this position? 

 

Next Club Champs Race is the Kent Spring Half Marathon (Near Ashford) 

 

Thanks to Jo Kemp for the race report