Sussex teenagers were on form at the Southern Cross-Country Championships at Beckenham on Saturday with Harriet Bloor from Lewes winning the U20 women’s title. The youngsters also did well for Sussex in the team races. Harriet, who is at university in Loughborough, has had an excellent cross-country season so far but she was really […]
Sussex Cross-country Championships
Apart from the break from1940 to 1946 for the Second World War II Covid 19 is the only thing that has prevented the holding of the Sussex senior men’s Cross-country championships since 1925. However, after some worrying moments, it is all systems go for this Saturday when the championships will be held at the […]
May Langmaid
It is with great regret we have to record the death of May Langmaid, just before Christmas, after a short illness, she was in her mid-eighties. A field event official at many County championships she managed the Sussex Women’s track team a few times but was mainly involved with her husband Mike, who died in […]
Boxing Day Races Cancelled
For the second year in succession, the Boxing Day races, organised by the Brighton & Hove Club, have been cancelled. The club have issued a statement saying, “Due to the increasing numbers of Covid cases, particularly in the Brighton area, Brighton and Hove AC has sadly taken the decision to cancel the Boxing Day races […]
New Ground for Sussex X.C League.
The Sussex Cross-country League break new ground this weekend when the third of this season’s races are held over new territory, at the Ardingly Show Ground near Haywards Heath. Ample car parking will be signposted. Ardingly is no stranger to Cross-country running as for a few years the Haywards Heath Harriers held their traditional Opening […]
Sussex Walking Champs Results and Weekend Preview
On Saturday, more than 600 runners have entered the second of this season’s Sussex Cross-Country League events at Stanmer Park, Brighton. With more entries expected on the day, we may well finish with a record number of finishers. As always, the league races start with the U13 girl’s event, and the last race, the Senior/Junior […]