Several Sussex athletes are in line for medals at the South of England Cross-country championships at Parliament Hill on Saturday. Following his outstanding victory in the Sussex senior championship at Bexhill at the beginning of the year Finn McNally will be aiming to emulate his Brighton Phoenix club mate Ben Tickner and keep the individual […]
Ferroni third in International & Sophie Hales takes Southern Title
In his second International appearance for England, Brighton & Hove’s Stephen Ferroni had an excellent race on Sunday, when he finished third in the Junior cross-country event at Elgoibar in Spain. Over a fast but hilly course the 18-year old was the second England runner to finish clocking 21: 01 to Southampton’s Mahamed Mahamed who clocked 20: […]
Tenth title for Newton
In a repeat of last year’s result Brighton & Hove’s Keith Newton notched up his tenth Sussex Cross-country title in the M50 race at the Sussex Master’s championships at Lancing on Saturday. Newton won no less than eighth M40 titles and on Saturday notched up his second M50 title when he again got the better […]
Record numbers in Sussex Schools’ Championships
More than six hundred runners completed the Sussex Schools Cross Country championships in difficult conditions at Waterhall on Wednesday. Since these championships have been transferred to a mid-week event numbers have increased every year and 334 boy and 297 girl finishers is certainly a record for this century, The recent frosts had made the ground […]
Sussex Masters Championships.
There are changes to the course at Lancing Manor on Saturday where the Sussex Masters championships are being held on Saturday. Because of preparations for the installation of a G4 football pitch the runners will not be able to use their usual start and finish area in the Manor Grounds and the start finish area […]
Golds for Tom French and Sophie Mansfield at Lee Valley
There were gold medals for Brighton & Hove’s Tom French and Brighton Phoenix’s Sophie Mansfield in the South of England Senior and U20 indoor championships at Lee Valley last weekend. For French this was a splendid start to the year as he leapt 7.36m in his first serious competition to comfortably win the title and […]