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With the rain and hail beating down 25 Lewes AC runners turned up on Sunday the 22nd December to do battle with the weather, other Sussex clubs and the wet and muddy cross country course at New Place Farm Blackboys. This was the third of six matches in the East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League. Just as the 163 runners started the race the weather…

Being promoted last year into division one of the Sussex County Cross Country League it was a leap into the dark to see how Lewes AC performed against the bigger clubs in the County. These fears were groundless, with one event still to go the club already has one league champion and the veteran runners are leading their division by a wide margin. There are…

At the Crowborough 10K the last race and possibly the toughest of the year long Sussex Road Running Grand Prix there were many age group second places for Lewes AC runners. The best of the bunch must be Alan Jackson who not only secured second place in the over 45 age group but was 22nd overall in a time of 39mins 27secs. Not far behind…

It was a challenging weekend for Lewes AC as it hosted a Sussex Athletics Cross Country League event at Plumpton Agricultural College. With over 550 runners and a similar number of spectators it was major event for the club to stage. With 72 club members running and over 25 members organising and officiating the event it was a massive success for the club made even…

A total of 27 Lewes AC runners took up the challenge of the Brighton 10 Kilometre race along the Brighton and Hove seafronts. In almost perfect running conditions nearly 3,000 runners from all over the Country took part in the popular race. Of the 27 Lewes AC runners competing 23 achieved seasonal best times with a number of members beating their life time best by…

Two very wet and windy weekends signalled the start of the cross county season. 33 Lewes AC runners braved the weather at Eastbourne on Sunday 13th Oct to compete in the first of the Sunday cross country league events and came away with the team prize. Up against 10 other clubs Lewes secured a win with 692 points against the 821 points scored by Hailsham…