Perfect cross country running conditions marked the third Sussex league fixture last weekend. More than 600 athletes completed the nine races at the idyllic Stanmer Park, Brighton. Thanks to some very strong individual performances, some athletes managed to secure league titles before the fourth fixture. These include the winners in both the Under girls and […]
Sun Shines On Cross Country League At Ardingly
Days of rain cleared for the sun to shine on the large fields of runners at the Sussex Cross Country League at the weekend. More than 680 entered the second fixture in the series which took place in the beautiful grounds of Ardingly Showground. With long grass underfoot and some heavy patches of boggy mud, […]
Team Gold For Caroline
A huge congratulations to Arena 80’s Caroline Wood who was part of the gold medal winning W60 team at the Great Britain and Ireland Masters International Cross Country competition. The 6K race took place at Tollcross, Glasgow, at the weekend. England actually tied with the Republic of Ireland on points, but were awarded the gold […]
A Trio Of Medals At The SEAA Cross Country Relays
Eastbourne Rovers celebrated a fantastic day at the SEAA Cross Country Relays at Wormwood Scrubs at the weekend. The club’s Under 15 girls team, made up of Freda Pearce, Raya Petrova and Daisy Connor, scooped silver whilst the Under 13 boys (Joshua Webster, Archie Franklin and Byron Roberts) bronze. The club’s Under 15 boys also […]
Cross Country League Back Up And Running
The Sussex Cross Country League kicked off in a style at the weekend with over 500 runners taking to the beautiful grounds of Goodwood. Skye Widdows (Brighton & Hove) was the first winner in the Under 11 girls starting the day in style clocking a time 33 seconds in front of the runner in second. […]
Doors Close On Summer Season
The track & field season concluded with a flurry of competitions and successful Sussex performances. There were several podium finishes for Sussex athletes at the England Athletics U15/U17 Open Championships in Birmingham on the weekend of August 26/27. These including an impressive gold for Brighton & Hove’s Louis Opoku in the U17 men’s javelin (60.83) […]