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I am sad to announce that long-time Lewes Athletic Club member Hamilton Thomas has passed away. He died peacefully in his sleep last week. Many of you may not have met Hamilton, but most would have seen him throwing the hammer and discus at the track. Well into his seventies, he was still a proficient hammer thrower, and in the past had broken a few…

Not content with just running the London Marathon with 38,000 other runners Mike Ellicock a Lewes AC runner decided to go for a World record. Not just a simple world record but one that involved running the marathon with a 20lb pack on his back. Mike is not only a runner with Lewes AC but also an ex paratrooper with a distinguished military record. Most…

Whilst the senior runners were running in France the junior athletes were competing at Southampton. Both groups were very successful but in different ways. Eleven Lewes AC members travelled to Marolles in the Loire Valley to compete in regional races put on by the Lewes AC twinned athletic club AS Marolles. The first Lewes AC runner in the very competitive, tough multi-terrain 20K race and…

With nearly 10,000 finishers in the Brighton Marathon two Lewes AC runners had a storming run to finish in the top 50 in the race. Ben Messer with a time of 2hours 54mins 59secs finished in 41st position and 13th in his 35-44 age category. Close behind was Jamie Seddon in 43rd position in 2hours 55mins 10secs and 15th in the 18 – 34 age…

There was much success and a few near misses for the Lewes AC teams at the Sussex Road Relay Championships held at Christ’s Hospital on Easter Saturday. The gold medal successes came from the club’s young athletes and the medal near misses at the other end of the age spectrum. Starting the day off with a bang was the team of three under13 boys who…