A20 Path 'n Downs marathon/half marathon 2012

Another lovely sunny November day.  Not the biggest of fields for this race but a very nice one with extremely friendly people.  Probably my favourite of the whole season.

A20 Path 'n Downs 2012 (167 pics)

Bexhill Poppy half marathon 2012

Gloriously sunny & very warm for mid-November.  One of the nicest days of 2012, and a great race.

Bexhill half marathon 2012 (260 pics)

Givaudan Ashford 10K 2012

Very cold start to the day, and awful hazy light.  Struggled to properly expose shots...as is obvious from the snaps.

Givaudan Ashford 10K 2012 (159 pics)

Folkestone Rotary half marathon 2012

Large field, friendly bunch, no rain.  Decent race.  The lovely sunshine we had for the Folkestone 10K unfortunately didn't put in another appearance.

Folkestone Rotary half marathon 2102 (154 pics)

Tonbridge half marathon 2012

Very large field for this race, even though apparently 400 people who had registered failed to turn up.  Not entirely sure I blame them given the appalling weather.  Heavy rain fell for most of the race.  Guests were Kelly Holmes and Kaddy Lee Preston.  The latter scarpered at the first opportunity, well before the first of the runners returned.  Kelly hung around for a good while handing out medals to a large number of the runners, but I felt sorry for those towards the back of the field who returned in torrential rain to find she'd left by that time.  Still, an excellent race despite the weather, and exemplary organisation from the Tonbridge crew.

Tonbridge half marathon (179 pics)

Wingham 10K 2012

A very warm and sunny day.  One of the best of the year, though tough going for the runners.  Not my best series of race snaps.  In fact I think it would be fair to say that I should be taken away and shot.  Twice. Though I would say that the conditions were pretty difficult, with the sun right in my face, which isn't ideal.

Wingham 10K 2012 (220 pics)

Sandwich Festival 10K 2012

Race held as part of the Sandwich Festival week.  The sun shone!


Sandwich Festival 10K (132 pics)

Velocity End of '12 Run, Staplehurst

Odd start and finish point in this race, and two odd distances were run - 7 & a bit K and 14K.  Decent turnout, around double that of the previous year.  The sun shone now and then.  The runners seemed to enjoy themselves.  First time I'd been to Staplehurst in years - it's a nice place.


End of '12 Run (151 pics)

Great Valley Run 2012, Bishopsbourne

Fancy dress charity fun run starting and finishing at the Mermaid Inn, Bishopsbourne, in aid of Pilgrims Hospices.  Just over 40 runners donned all manner of costumes and took to the lanes around the village for this post Xmas jaunt.


Great Valley Run 2012 (82 pics)

Kent Christmas Cracker 2012, Fowlmead Country Park

Decent turnout for this pre-Christmas fun run.


Kent Christmas Cracker 2012 (218 pics)

Folkestone Santa Run 2012

It was a bitterly cold start but warmed up a little as several hundred Santas ran the Leas in Folkestone under lovely sunny skies.


Folkestone Santa Run 2012 (211 pics)

Palm Bay Race for Life 2012, Margate

Sun was in and out like a fiddler's elbow.  Constant changing of settings required.  Pain in the bum - but a good race, again in aid of Cancer Research.  The best part of 1000 runners turned out for the Palm Bay race.


Palm Bay Race for Life 2012 (101 pics)

Folkestone Rotary Kent Coastal 10K 2012

A rare gloriously warm and sunny day amid the gloom that was summer 2012.  Large turnout and excellent race.


Kent Coastal 10K (135 pics)

Medway Mile & Olympics celebration 2012

Large fun run in the least awful of Medway towns, Rochester ;)


Medway Mile 2012 (183 pics)

Deal Bra Run 2012

Charity 5K fun run in aid of Breast Cancer Care, held on New Year's Day each year.  Some fabulous outfits to be seen.  Many braved hangovers mere hours after seeing in 2012 to take part - there were a few pairs of wobbly legs ;)


Deal Bra Run 2012 (145 pics)