Archives for 2020
Athlete Spotlight – Spencer Thomas
11 June, 2020
A name on the list of future British Olympic hopefuls is Sussex’s very own Spencer Thomas. In 2019, the Brighton Phoenix athlete won gold medals at the British Champs … read more
Nearly Eighty Years Of Running.
5 June, 2020
For an athlete whose initial fame in Sussex was probably as much for his Cross-country achievements it is strange to realise that Hugh Foord did not really enjoy cross-country … read more
Athlete Spotlight – Caroline Wood
4 June, 2020
Caroline Wood didn’t join a running club until she was in her forties. What started as a pathway into a changing life became something bigger than she imagined. Not … read more
Chris Carter – Seventy years of athletics.
31 May, 2020
Chris Carter is rather unusual amongst Sussex athletes as he is a top class international, dual Olympian athlete who remained in the sport as an administrator following his retirement from … read more
Athlete Spotlight – Gavin Stephens
28 May, 2020
Take a trip to the Worthing track on normal club nights and you are highly likely to see Gavin Stephens. If he’s not coaching, he will either be … read more
The Sussex chippie who became Olympic Champion – Norman Read
24 May, 2020
As a keen tennis player Norman Read predicted he would win Wimbledon. He was right about being number one, just wrong about the sport. The self-confident, Steyning schoolboy would … read more
