My London Marathon: A day I will not forget

by Vicki Blaber  Well, where to start…When I received the call from Martin to say I had been successful in the Seaford Striders ballot, I think for the first few seconds I was in shock! Then the excitement crept in. As the day drew closer, apart from the nerves, my...

Getting the baton round at Christ’s Hospital

By Peter Weeks While looking through the 2017 fixture list I noticed the Sussex Road Relay Championships, having competed in road relays in such places as Milton Keynes, Livingston and Cumbernauld I thought it was time to see what Sussex had to offer. Following a chat...

Striders strong at the Lewes Easter Monday 10k

By Ben Shorer Having seen this Easter Monday race billed as a ‘fun run’, I thought there might be 50 people and I might therefore have a good chance of me getting into the top 10. However, when I arrived I realised I was horrendously wrong! There were hundreds of...

My Hastings Half: Hilly, windy, wow!

By Emma Goodwin I had heard many things about the Hastings course. Having completed the Eastbourne half two weeks previously, and claiming at the finish line that that was it, no more, I was convinced to enter by the rave reviews about this race. (I don’t race by the...