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Lewes Athletic Club runners have made a medal winning start to this year’s cross country season. Encouraged by winning Championship individual and team medals at the Barns Green Half Marathon club members have continued with medal winning form in subsequent events. The Barns Green Half Marathon included the Sussex Championship and three Lewes AC runners came away with County Championship medals plus a team medal….

While Mike and Lewis were taking on the marathon in Berlin other club members were battling the half marathon at Barns Green. This event was also the Sussex half marathon championship and three Lewes AC runners came away with County Championship medals plus a team medal. Leading the medal chase was Tom Evans who finished the race in second place just behind the race winner…

With over 37,000 finishers in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday 25th September two Lewes AC athletes had fantastic runs to finish at the sharp end of the race. Mike Ellicock finished in a brilliant time of 2hours 31mins 41secs which placed him 104th overall and 11th in the men aged over 40 category. Mike’s time was 7minutes quicker than his time set in April at…

Larissa Carter competing at the Portsmouth open on Saturday 10th September topped the 50m mark for the first time. The throw of 51.23m added a massive 2.33m to her exsisting U17W club record.

Lewes Pole vaulter Jack Harris has been selected to represent the South West schools area in the UK school games. The games are being held at Loughborough University in the first week of September.

Get ‘Dave to Rio’ was the cry that was heard across the Lewes Athletic Club when Rob Mullett a long time member of the club was selected to be part of Team GB at the Rio Olympics. Selected to run in the 3000m steeple chase which is the toughest event on the track it was a universal cry that Dave should be at Rio as…

With 17 races held throughout the year Lewes AC have so far won 9 of the 10 events completed so far. The latest race held at Henfield the club again scored the maximum 85 points to keep a few points ahead of Burgess Hill Runners the club’s closest rivals from the 18 clubs that make up the league. Leading the maximum point scoring tally with…