Saturday is the start of a jam-packed weekend for the county’s athletes, with the first of the Southern Athletics League fixtures of 2019. In Division 1 Crawley will be away at Gillingham for their opening match, whilst Eastbourne Rovers and a promoted Brighton & Hove AC are heading to Stevenage and Finsbury Park respectively for […]
Dina Asher Smith To Present Medals At Sussex AA Half Marathon Champs
The British Airways Run Gatwick Half Marathon will host this year’s Sussex AA Half Marathon Championships on Sunday, May 12th in Crawley. The flat and scenic course starting and finishing in Southgate park presents runners with an opportunity to run a fast time. Last year’s race was won by Neil Boniface of Crawley in 68.59 with the […]
Phoenix Senior Road Relay Domination
Brighton Phoenix displayed road running dominance for the third year in a row with senior victories in both races at the Sussex Road Relay Championships on Saturday. In the women’s race, like last year, Beth Kidger clocked the fastest lap in a time of 10:33s. Together with team mates Tara Bage and Milly Dickinson, […]
Entries Up For Road Relays
More teams than last year will be at the Sussex Road Relay Championships at Christ’s Hospital, Horsham, on Saturday. A total of 244, an increase of 28, have entered the annual event, which this year will see the seniors running a new course. Like 2018, athletes will run clockwise, and not anti-clockwise as previously, but […]
Sussex Masters Achieving High At World Indoors
There was plenty to celebrate for Sussex at the 10th World Indoor Championships in Poland last week. Two golds, a silver, bronze and a world record were among the county highlights at an event that is growing each year. A total of 89 nations were represented in Torun with standards rising. Jamaican James Beckford won […]
Age No Barrier for Record Breaking Hugh Foord
Hugh Foord, the Brighton and Hove AC veteran and former International athlete celebrated his 90th birthday today by completing the Hove Parkrun and achieving his aim of breaking the M90-94 course record coming home with a time of 49.13. A running compatriot of Roger Bannister, Foord was a member of the Great Britain running team in the […]