David Foster

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…

With 3,000 runners in the 13.1 mile Hastings Half Marathon there were some stunning results for Lewes AC runners racing in their respective age group categories. The Bradford brothers not only had an amazing race in their 18 to 39 age group but also were also 6th and 9th overall in the race. Matt finished 5th in his age group in a time of 72mins…

Ollie Hopkins won the Cambridge Harriers under 15 boys league series after completing three events. In the final2.5K race he finished just short of his best time recording 15mins 2 secs. The competition involved accumulating the score from each of the three races and Ollie was consistent in all of them. Ollie also received more encouraging news when he was placed second in the Annual…

In winning the league the Lewes AC cross country runners showed their true mettle by winning all but one of the six races that make up the league. With 14 participating clubs and spread across East Sussex each of the six courses presented different challenges including plenty of mud and many hills. Rising to the many challenges the Lewes AC team dominated the league and…

Lewes athletes results from the England age group championships held in Sheffield. Sam Rogers U17M came 4th in his heat of the 400m clocking 2;04.98 Livvy Connor U20W cleared 3.40m for 7th place in the vault and 5th in her heat of the 60m hurdles timed at 9.29. Millie Hemsley U17W cleared 2.70m for 17th place in the Vault. Freya Fitchett U15G cleared 2.90m in…

After Rob Mullets great run in the British indoor senior championships 3000m last week in Sheffield, finishing a fantastic 4th. The focus now moves to the clubs junior athletes for the England age group championships in Sheffield on the 28th Feb & 1st March. Sam Rogers U17M competes in the heats of the 800m starting at 17.00 on Saturday and if successful the final will…

Leading the 15 Lewes AC runners in the Brighton Half marathon on Sunday was the family duo of Lewis and Helen Sida. With over 7,700 finishers in the race Lewis had a fantastic race to finish 23rd overall in a time of 75mins 01sec. This not only gave him a life time best by nearly 3 minutes but also placed him 5th in the men…

Over the 30 year history of Lewes AC no senior team has won a medal in the premier Sussex cross country league sponsored by Brooks. This year it has all changed with the women’s senior team breaking through the barrier in great style. The team not only won team gold against all the other major Sussex clubs but Josceline Lowden secured an individual gold medal…