Steyning Olympian, Ian Richards, has taken almost 20 seconds off the M70 world 3000m race walk record. Competing at the World Masters Indoor Championships in Poland his time of 15:19.64 gave Richards a 50-second victory over Italy’s Ettorino Formentin. This achievement made up for his disqualification in the recent British Championships.
A Golden weekend for Cook and Rojas
Following on from her superb win at the English Schools Cross Country Championships, Team Bodyworks Beth Cook was selected to represent England at the SIAB Schools International in Ireland on Saturday. On a tough 4k course, Cook was in a three way battle throughout and claimed the bronze medal behind her teammate Bea Wood and […]
Sussex Battle at Christ’s Hospital
The Big Guns of Essex, Hants, Kent and Surrey stole the thunder in the South East of England Schools Year Seven and Year Eight Cross Country Championships at Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham on Saturday. The four top teams won one age group each with Surrey taking the Year 7 girls from Kent and Sussex in third team […]
The Weekend
Sussex Schools host the South East Schools Year Seven and Year Eight Inter-counties cross country championships at Christ Hospital near Horsham. The times of the four races are as follows. 11.45 Under 13 Girls (Year 7) Maximum distance 2500m 12.05 Under 13 Boys (Year 7) Maximum distance 2500m 12.25 Under 14 Girls (Year 8) Maximum […]
Best Results In Years For Sussex At English Schools
Sussex Youngsters battled the strong winds and heavy rain to come away with some brilliant results at the English Schools Cross-country Championships at Newsam Park in Leeds on Saturday. Some of the highlights included four top twenty finishers, an overall bronze for all the boys’ teams, a senior boys team silver and the inter girls […]
Olympians at Sussex 10km Race Walking Championships
In what one walker described as brisk conditions, i.e. strong to gale force winds with showers, 16 took part in the Annual Slater/Bryce Memorial 10K Races. Dave Annetts M50, of North Herts Road Runners who has not been race walking for very long, took the lead in the Men’s race from the start and looking […]