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In the tough 100-mile relay along the South Downs against 67 teams from across the South Region Lewes AC runners came away with three wins out of the four on offer. The race is for teams of six each running three non-consecutive legs from Eastbourne to Winchester. The over-40 men in a closely fought race with Basingstoke and Mid Hants AC won the trophy for…

With the track and field competition now in full swing it was the women that shone in the rainy athletics match at the Lewes track over the weekend. Up against teams from London, Havant, Swindon and Surrey the joint Lewes and Haywards Heath team came a very credible third thanks to some great performances by the women team members. Leading the charge was Lewes’s own…

Fifty Nine athletes entered producing many lifetime bests, 24 medals, two championships records and 6 club records. The championship records both came on Sunday in the Pole Vault. Bill Saunders first equalled the U15 boys record of 3.40m set in 1988 then cleared 3.50m, 3.60m & 3.70m narrowly missing Sussex county record of 3.76m. Livvy Connor also equalled and then set two championships records in…

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…