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It was a challenging weekend for Lewes AC as it hosted a Sussex Athletics Cross Country League event at Plumpton Agricultural College. With over 550 runners and a similar number of spectators it was major event for the club to stage. With 72 club members running and over 25 members organising and officiating the event it was a massive success for the club made even…

A total of 27 Lewes AC runners took up the challenge of the Brighton 10 Kilometre race along the Brighton and Hove seafronts. In almost perfect running conditions nearly 3,000 runners from all over the Country took part in the popular race. Of the 27 Lewes AC runners competing 23 achieved seasonal best times with a number of members beating their life time best by…

Two very wet and windy weekends signalled the start of the cross county season. 33 Lewes AC runners braved the weather at Eastbourne on Sunday 13th Oct to compete in the first of the Sunday cross country league events and came away with the team prize. Up against 10 other clubs Lewes secured a win with 692 points against the 821 points scored by Hailsham…

With over 300 runners taking part in the club’s Downland races organised by Lewes AC it was the club’s own runners that won the men’s team prize and took the bronze medals in the men and women categories. The tough ten mile race was run in beautiful autumn sunshine and crossed the summits of Black Cap and Mount Harry and climbed up through the valley…

There must be something in the autumn air that has brought out the best in a bundle of Lewes AC athletes. Of the 14 adult runners that took part in the in the Barns Green Half Marathon no less than eight achieved life time bests. The most impressive must be Chris Gilbert who not only was the first Lewes AC runner in the race by…

Each year England Athletics makes awards to clubs and volunteers for outstanding performance and commitment. This year Lewes AC has received the prodigious award of Development Club of the Year. The award has been made in recognition of the outstanding work and initiatives undertaken by its coaches and club members to further develop the club and its activities. Special recognition was taken of the club’s…

With the summer track and field season coming to an end and the cross county season beckoning there have been some great results in recent Championship events. Starting at the top end of the age groups Hamilton Thomas and Peter Kennedy both won medals in their events at the Masters UK Track and Field Championships held at Birmingham over the weekend. Hamilton won gold medals…