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Lewes AC’s leading Pole Vaulter Livvy Connor has just received news that UK Athletics recognises her outstanding Vaulting and have offered her a place on their prestigious Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence (AASE) programme in 2015. A great achievement as only athletes who their National Governing body, in this case UK Athletics feel have demonstrated potential to perform at the highest level are selected for…

Another great set of results for Lewes AC runners at the Sussex Athletics cross country league race at Lancing. With only one more league race to go at Bexhill it is very tight at the top of the league for both men and women. Well placed to take the league title are the Lewes AC women’s team who are leading at the moment with 150…

Competing against nearly 400 runners in the Crowborough 10K there were some great results for Lewes AC runners. This six and a quarter mile road race is run over two laps that include a strength sapping hill approached across a ford made deeper by recent rains. Making light work of the challenge David Bradford led the men home in 5th place in a time of…

Not content with winning the team gold medal in the Brighton 10K the Lewes AC women’s team are now top of their division after two races of four in the Brooks sponsored Sussex Cross Country League. Leading the team at Brighton and in the cross country league is Joscelin Lowden who came a magnificent third at the Plumpton event. Close behind came Nia Hall in…

43 club members took up the challenge to run with 3,200 other runners in the Brighton 10K race along the Brighton and Hove seafront. On a perfect day for running there were some great individual and team results for Lewes AC with 21 personal best times. Best of the bunch must be the women’s team with a stand out performance that won the team prize…

A massive turnout of Lewes AC runners at Whitbread Hollow in Eastbourne started the club’s defence of its Sunday Cross Country League title. Last season and up against strong opposition from the thirteen other Sussex clubs Lewes AC came through to claim the title. Determined to make a winning start for the 2014/15 season 41 club members turned out to race at the first league…

Rob Mullett who is currently living in the USA and is a long time member of the Lewes Athletic club has turned in two great running performances that ranks him high on both sides of the Atlantic. In particular his 29mins 22secs time in the Bowling Green 10K race in Kentucky on the 18th October ranks him third in the UK this year. Beating at…