There is little doubt that one of the most prodigious Sussex athletics’ family were the Howards from Worthing. There are five of them and all runners and all except Mum, Virginia Sussex champions. Clifford George Howard, born on 17th August 1934, really started the ball rolling in 1958 when he won the Sussex One-mile […]
British Record for Ian Leitch
Sussex road runner Ian Leitch (Brighton Phoenix) broke the M45 British Marathon record when he had the best run of his life to finish ninth in the British Olympic Trials for the Tokyo Olympics in Kew Gardens in London on Friday. Clocking 2:17:26s finished less than five minutes away from a top three placing and […]
London to Brighton Run
With thanks to Crawley’s Dave Beattie for much information. This week we look at how well Sussex runners have fared in the London to Brighton Run which is a youngster when compared with the walk as the first organised amateur race was not held until 1951. Like the walk there were unofficial races […]
Anning breaks Record
Amber Anning from the Brighton & Hove club was in sparkling form at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships when she broke her Sussex 400m record twice over the weekend. Drawn in the outside lane in her semi-final she had to set the pace right from the start and ran the whole of the […]
Tough for Archie in Poland
Archie Davis made a good fist of his senior international debut in the European Indoor Championships at Torun in Poland. Running in a hard run fourth heat of the 1500 metres the 24 year old Brighton Phoenix runner tucked in with a group of six runners who set off at a good pace. The pace […]
The Most Famous Road?
Over the years, the many carriage, cycle and car races, rallies and foot races, both relay and individual, must make the London to Brighton Road one of the most famous and busiest in the world. These races started in the 18th century, even before it was properly tarmacked. I do not know of any […]