Brighton & Hove and Crawley are likely to be the only Sussex clubs in action in the South of the Thames senior 7-mile cross-country event at Beckenham. Once one of the premier cross-country races in the South of England and traditionally a stepping stone on the quest for international racing it is still a good […]
Southern Masters – Alf Palmer Walks
There was success for Sussex Masters athletes at Horspath on Saturday. Despite the rain of the previous week the ground was surprisingly firm. In a departure from last year’s flattish course, this year there was a different course with several undulations to make for a more testing race The women raced 6k. Arena’s Julie Briggs […]
Victory for Bethany in Oxford
A successful defence of her title by Bethany Cook and a third team spot by the U17 women’s team highlighted the Sussex efforts at the South of England Inter-counties cross-country championships at Horspath, Oxford on Saturday. Competing in the U15 age group Cook employed her usual tactics dominating the race from the start and steaming […]
Cross-country Inter-Counties
The South of England Inter-county cross-country championships will be held at Horspath, Oxford on Saturday in conjunction with the Masters cross country championships and Sussex will be well represented in most events. The senior and U20 teams are looking a little thin and the seniors are not expecting to repeat their second team placing of […]
Tough conditions for Sussex League
Despite the late switch of venues for the second of this season’s Sussex Cross-country League events to Stanmer Park and the inclement weather, numbers held up well and over six hundred runners raced on Saturday. Conditions were much more unpleasant and tougher than the first match, a few weeks earlier though times were generally a […]
Sussex League at Stanmer and Parking
The second of this season’s Sussex Cross-country League races has now switched to Stanmer Park following the withdrawal of facilities at Lancing Manor because of ground conditions. Parking is not available in the Park apart from Officials but is available at Bennetts Car Park, the Amex Stadium, Brighton BN1 9BL. Note – this is different […]