MEDWAY & MAIDSTONE AC won two team categories in the annual Tom Joyce Road Relays hosted by the club at Rochester Airport (Alan Newman writes).

Race organiser Graeme Saker set the fastest M40 split of 12 min 55 sec and a winning lead for Medway and Maidstone in the first leg of the masters event. Dave Morris, Alan Newman and Andy Alison completed the job for victory by 78 seconds over Blackheath Harriers with Tonbridge AC in third place.

Invicta East Kent were clear winners of the M60 race from Sevenoaks AC and Cambridge Harriers.

A poorly supported women’s relay resulted in prizes for both teams entered. A composite Invicta/Paddock Wood team was fastest but was awarded the masters prize as Janice Moorekite, Joanne Jenkins and Sue James are all age qualified.

The Medway and Maidstone team of Emma Harraden, Hanna Miller and Alison Passon were awarded the open team prize.

Blackheath Harriers dominated the senior men’s open race with a fit young team which included the fastest runner of the day, Michael Skinner (11.38 mins).

Medway and Maidstone fielded four teams and filled the next three places. Pat Curran, Chris Knight, Barry Royden and Gareth Williams were the most successful quartet for the home club.

Dave Harmer, Lee McMeekin, russell Slade and Geoff Baxter were the other prize winners for Medway and Maidstone in third place.

Masters. M40: 1 Medway & Maidstone AC 54.24 (G Saker 12.55, D.Morris 13.25, A Newman 14.24, A.Alison 13.40), 2 Blackheath Harriers 55.42 (N.Ayrton 13.12, M.Ellison 14.08, T.Simmonds 14.39, C.Griffin 13.43), 3 Tonbridge AC 56.44 (C.Clinch 14.46, B.Buckwell 14.11, C.Bradley 13.53, P.Harland 13.54), 4 Medway & Maidstone B 59.01 (R.Phillips 14.17, P.Finn 15.05, M.Nock 15.14, P.Wallace 14.25).

M50: 1 Blackheath Harriers 56.30, 2 Invicta East Kent 56.47, 3 Cambridge Harriers 59.01, 4 Medway & Maidstone 65.17 (P.Wallace 14.05, I.Whitmore 14.55, P.Travil 18.20, J.Rains 17.57).

M60: 1 Invicta East Kent 65.24, 2 Sevenoaks AC 74.10, 3 Cambridge Harriers 74.27.

Senior Women: 1 Medway & Maidstone AC 68.13 (E.Harraden 16.03, H.Miller 16.57, A.Paddon 18.58, E.Harraden 16.15).

Masters: 1 Invicta Wood Composite 63.19 (J.Moorekite 15.03, J.Jenkins 16.36, S.James 16.15, J.Moorekite 15.25).

Senior Men: 1 Blackheath Harriers 48.30 (A.Rayner 12.11, A.Draper 12.21, P.Tucker 12.20, M.Skinner 11.38), 2 Medway & Maidstone 49.40 (P.Curran 12.30, C.Knight 12.44, B.Royden 12.04, G.Williams 12.22), 3 Medway & Maidstone B 51.36 (D.Harmer 13.00, L.McMeekin 12.26, R.Slade 13.02, G.Baxter 12.48), 4 Medway & Maidstone C 53.44 (I.Hough 13.28, D.Jackson 13.04, A.Brodie 14.12, C.Grimes 13.00), 5 Tonbridge AC 53.44 (R.Waterman 13.33, P.Martin 12.41, S.Fraser 14.17, P.Coleman 13.13), 6 Blackheath Harriers B 54.26, 7 South Kent Harriers Mixed 55.10, 8 Medway & Maidstone D 55.36.