2005

The 2005 Kent Grand Prix was completed with the running of the Thanet 10 mile race on 4^th December. The series consists of 10 races held in Kent over all distances from 5 miles to full marathon. Individual results are based on the best 6 performances during the year. A summary of the results is given below.

David Law relied on some good performances early in the year to regain his Individual Mens title ahead of Clayton Barrett.

Pos	ALL MEN			Points total
1	David	LAW	Maidstone Harriers	577
2	Clayton	BARRETT	Medway & Maidstone AC	570
3	Tatsuo	YOSHIWARA	Invicta East Kent	565
4	Bob	FURSEY	Medway & Maidstone AC	530
5	Frank	FLINT	Thanet Road Runners	509
6	Stephen	LELLIOTT	Istead and Ifield Harriers	499

Roy Palmer came from behind to take the M40 title on countback after tying on points with Bob Fursey.

Pos	VET 40 MEN			Points total
1	Roy	PALMER	Canterbury Harriers	100
2	Bob	FURSEY	Medway and Maidstone	100
3	Andrew	FLETCHER	Paddock Wood AC	86
4	Stephen	LELLIOTT	Istead & Ifield Harriers	85
5	Peter	BOWELL	Invicta East Kent AC	57
6	Ian	COX	Ashford & District RR	57

Frank Flint was a comfortable winner in the mens over 50 category.

Pos	VET 50 MEN			Points total
1	Frank	FLINT	Thanet Road Runners	58
2	Thomas	O'CONNELL	Thanet Road Runners	49
3	Patrick	BUTLER	Ashford & District AC	34
4	David	THORNBY	Maidstone Harriers	33
5	John	WILKINS	Invicta East Kent	32
6	Ron	CARR	Maidstone Harriers	24

Mike Conway held a clean sheet throughout the year as an over 60 and fully deserved his Grand Prix award.

Pos	VET 60 MEN			Points Total
1	Michael	CONWAY	Invicta East Kent	60
2	John	JOHNSON	Tunbridge Wells Harriers	43
3	Peter	BURTON	Istead & Ifield H	35
4	Tony	Jones	Deal Tri Club	22
5	David	Northcroft	Maidstone Harriers	22
6	Robert	CARTER	Istead and Ifield Harriers	19

And congratulations to Paddy Heffernan who was the inaugural winner of the mens o70 category.

Pos	VET 70 MEN			Points total
1	Patrick	HEFFERNAN	Paddock Wood AC	20
2	Dennis	GARNETT	New Eltham Joggers	10
3	Donald	THOMPSON	Folkestone RC	10
4	Joe	Cleverly	New Eltham Joggers	5
5	Ronald	GADD	Bromley Vets	4
6	Ian	BARTLETT	New Eltham Joggers	4

Sharon Hawkins was successful in both the overall ladies’ and the veteran ladies’ categories.

Pos	ALL WOMEN			Points total
1	Sharon	HAWKINS	Invicta East Kent AC	295
2	Jenni	VAN DEELEN	Canterbury Harriers	276
3	Kaeti	MACKENZIE	Bexley AC	236
4	Janice	MOOREKITE	Invicta East Kent AC	234
5	Sarah	SHEWELL	Sevenoaks AC	227
6	Nicola	SUSANS	Larkfield AC	225

Pos	VET 35 LADIES			Points total
1	Sharon	HAWKINS	Invicta East Kent	60
2	Jenni	VAN DEELEN	Canterbury Harriers	51
3	Heather	FITZMAURICE	Sevenoaks AC	40
4	Fiona	BUCKINGHAM	Paddock Wood AC	28
5	Paula	STOCKTON	Maidstone Harriers	24
6	Carol	REID	Canterbury Harriers	22

Janice Moorekite took the F45 title following a late surge of form near the end of the year.

Pos	VET 45 LADIES			Points total
1	Janice	MOOREKITE	Invicta East Kent AC	50
2	Sarah	SHEWELL	Sevenoaks AC	46
3	Marian	POVEY	Dartford Road Runners	41
4	Susan	MARTIN CLARKE	Dartford Road Runners	38
5	Jane