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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…

Lewes AC runners continue with their winning ways at the Brooks Sussex Cross Country League race held at Goodwood Downs on Saturday 18th October. Leading the way were the Lewes women who for the first time since the club was formed won the team prize in their race beating all Sussex clubs. Also in winning ways were the under 17 men who claimed first and…

On a bright and sunny Sunday 5th October 60 Lewes AC runners took part with 300 runners in the club’s own tough and challenging 10 mile and 5 mile races over the Sussex Downs. Despite the tough course there were some excellent individual and age group results. First Lewes AC finisher in the 10 mile race in 4th place in a time of 63mins 07secs…

Sunday saw 20 runners from Lewes AC take on the 32nd running of the Barns Green Half Marathon, one of the high points of the distance running calendar in Sussex. This year temperatures were as high as 20 degrees and the sun beat down on the runners, thankfully shaded by woodland for large sections of the undulating figure-of-eight course. The Lewes runners were undaunted however…

Athletics is more than just running and it was the turn of the walkers and jumpers to join the runners in getting some great results over the last weekend. Achieving a tremendous first for the club was Olly Hopkins who, as the first junior club member to take up race walking, was selected to represent Sussex at the English Schools race walking championships. Held at…