ISTEAD & Ifield Harriers got off to a cracking start at the opening fixture of the Kent fitness league in Swanley Park.

The club’s men came second and the ladies sixth, results which left Istead & Ifield third overall on the day.

Results:

Men - 12th Ray Pearce 30m17s; 17th Andy Archer 30m54s; 31st Mark Champion 31m41s; 37th Simon Parrin 31m54s; 38th Derek George 31m55s; 42nd Steve Cable 32m; 48th Joe Cumberland 32m21s;78th Steve Lelliot 34m09s; 169th Steve Cason 38m37s; 188th Ben Cumberland 38m31s; 200th John Gillis 38m59s; 217th Barry Bell 39m59s: 289th Mark Caller 52m15s.

Ladies - 24th Lynne Champion 37m49s; 28th Sally Whitelaw 38m32s; 29th Angela Hames 38m38s; 37th Jackie King 39m44s; 58th Sue Beecham 42m03s 77th Barbara Ockenden 43m58s; 86th Emma Penfold 54m12s: 111th Sandra Barbutti 48m18s; 116th Gillian Calliste 49m10s; 126th Claire Ward 52m40s; 130th Jeannette Giles 55m36s.