This Saturday’s second Sussex AA Cross Country League fixture has been moved to Stanmer Park, Brighton, from Lancing as previously planned. Due to the short notice, no additional parking has been secured. As a result we are asking, where possible, athletes and supporters to share cars or travel by public transport (Falmer train station is […]
Gusty Winds At Camber For Endurance Squad
Tough and blustery conditions marked the first session of this year’s Sussex Endurance Squad. More than 100 youngsters from clubs across Sussex gathered to train on the sands at Camber at the session which took place on Saturday. The athletes had been primarily selected for the squad based on their success over last year’s cross-country […]
A Great Start To The XC League
Saturday’s inclement weather did little to subdue the enthusiasm of Sussex Cross Country runners and more than five hundred completed the courses at the first of this season’s Sussex Cross-country fixtures. The Senior men’s/masters/U20 always produce the largest field and 143 runners completed this event and it was oft times winner Chris Smith from Haywards […]
Cross Country Seasons Starts This Weekend
The Cross-country season really opens with a bang this weekend when the first of this season’s Sussex Cross-country League events are held at Goodwood on Saturday. The Goodwood course is only available for the first few weeks of the season so in recent years the “First” races of the season are held over the Downs […]
Sussex Stalwart Wins Award
Congratulations to John Linfield, who won the Services to Athletics Award for the England Athletics South East Region, at this week’s Award Presentation evening held at Slinfold Golf Club. John, who is a member of Horsham Blue Stars, pioneered Sportshall athletics in Sussex when he started the first league event 37 years ago. Now […]
A Blustery Day At The Goodwood Relays
Breezy, sunny conditions welcomed the hundreds of runners at the 18th Sussex Cross Country relays held at Goodwood on Saturday. More than 150 teams gathered to compete in the annual event with Crawley (2) Arena 80 (3) and Brighton Phoenix (3) winning more than one title. The first event of the day was the Under […]