By Tom Ulliott (Team Manager) Sunday 16th Saw another fabulous quality inter county match within the Brighton 10k. This match was first staged in 2018 and draws top quality runners, representing their county from the south east corner of England. On Sunday we had teams from Essex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, Kent, Cambridge and of course ourselves […]
A Perfect Day For Cross Country
Bright sunshine, light winds and strong competition marked the Sussex AA Cross Country League Races at Stanmer Park at the weekend. With entry numbers hitting nearly 800, it was a perfect day for the second fixture in the season. Victoria Ridley (Brighton & Hove AC) stormed home around 40 seconds ahead in the first […]
Cross Country League Off To Great Start
Huge numbers turned out for the first fixture in the annual Sussex AA Cross Country League. With weather conditions a perfect mix of not too hot or cold with little wind, a total of 581 athletes competed in the 9 races across the day at Goodwood Racecourse. As usual the day kicked off with the […]
Angela Brinkhurst
Sussex AA is deeply saddened to announce the death of Angela Brinkhurst. Angela was a valued member of Lewes AC, not only as a club and committee member but also for being instrumental in the success of the Junior Academy and coaching hundreds of young athletes over more than two decades. She led the club’s junior […]
Super Seren Scoops Silver
Congratulations to Seren Rowe who came second at the ESAA Combined Events National Final at the weekend. The Brighton and Hove AC athlete scored 2923 for the podium place in the junior girls’ pentathlon held over two days at Chelmsford, Essex. She had solid performances in the shot put, high jump, long jump and 800m […]
Fastest Ever Fifth Place At World Champs
Amber Anning clocked the fastest ever 400m women’s fifth place at the World Athletics Championships in Arigato, Japan, yesterday. The talented Sussex and Brighton and Hove AC athlete ran 49.36 in what was a historic race, where the winner ran the second fastest time of all time. Clocking 47.78 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone not only took gold but […]