by info | May 15, 2017 | Marathons, Race reports
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...
by info | May 10, 2017 | 5 Milers, Club Grand Prix, Race reports, Sussex Grand Prix
By Hilary Humphreys Over 500 runners gathered for the 12th anniversary of the Hastings Runners 5 Mile Keith Chandler on 7 May, named after a well-loved Hastings runner who lost his battle with cancer in 2005 and where fittingly, proceeds are donated to St....
by info | May 6, 2017 | Race reports
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...
by info | May 6, 2017 | Marathons, Race reports
By Carlie Watts First marathon of three within a month! It was an early start as I walked through Manchester United’s Old Trafford football ground and saw the Sir Alex Ferguson memorial. From there it was just over the hill that we were ushered into the starting pens....
by info | May 1, 2017 | 10ks, Race reports
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...
by info | Apr 29, 2017 | Half-marathons, Race reports
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...