Thanet Athletics Club

National rankings for Georgina and Tamara

National rankings have been confirmed for Georgina and Tamara Anderson. Both girls now appear on Power of 10, the definitive athletics rankings for the UK, after their performances at the Invicta East Kent AC Open meeting at Canterbury on Tuesday 20 July.
Georgina is ranked 22nd in the UK for U13 200m after her 28.0…

Jack Green wins relay bronze at World Juniors

We are delighted to report that Jack Green was part of the Great Britian 4 x 400m bronze medal winning team at the IAAF World Junior Championships at Moncton in Canada last weekend, and that he also made the final of the individual 400m Hurdles where he finished fifth.
“I really wanted to make a…

GB Decathlete coaching with club

Great Britain decathlete Darren Hatton is coaching with Thanet Athletics Club. 
Hatton, age 31 and from Herne Bay, was English Schools Champion in 1997, he was in the Great Britain squad for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002 and represented Great Britain at the European Cup in Poland in 2004.
“Darren has worked with…

Fowlmead Friday 5k and junior 1500m races

The third of four races in Deal Tri’s popular Fowlmead Friday 5k series will take place at Fowlmead Country Park near Deal this Friday 30 July.
The series takes place on the last Friday of the month in May, June, July and August and includes a 5k race for athletes age 17 and over and…

Tamara and Georgina achieve top national grades at Invicta East Kent Open

35 athletes from Thanet Athletics Club travelled to Canterbury last week, as reported previously, for the Invicta East Kent AC July Open meeting.  On a highly successful night, three club athletes achieved national standards for their events and 19 achieved top three finishes.
Tamara Anderson (U13, left above) finished second in…

A great night at the Invicta East Kent Open Meeting

35 Thanet athletes travelled to Canterbury last night (Tuesday) for the July Invicta East Kent AC Open Meeting.
George Pittock got the evening off to a great start by winning the Under 9s 75m race ahead of Maisie Macartney, and there were many more great performances throughout the evening.  Full results and a report will follow…