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With the track and field competition well and truly underway despite the unseasonable weather Lewes AC teams have had two closely fought matches at the Lewes Track. The first in action at the track were the Lewes under 13 athletes who were in competition with teams from Brighton and Hove AC, Brighton Phoenix, Hastings AC and Eastbourne Rovers. It was neck and neck between Brighton…

Male entries; Jay Atkins, Myles Bickmore-Vaughan, Ethan Bickmore-Vaughan, Luca Bish, Aiden Briffett, Sam Brown, Tim Calliafas, Evan Carter, Matthew Grant, Aaron Guilford, Callum Harper, Shane Harper, Jack Harris, Adam Hawes, Sam Jackson, Remi McDonald, Patrict McManus, Judd Page, Samsom Page, Sam Rogers, Bill Saunders, Ben Savill, Miles Seavil, James Shackleton, Luke Staples, Scott Staples, Ben Walters. Female entries; Rose Brooker, Livvy Connor, Amy Davila, Amy…

With the cross country season now well behind us and the track and field season well under way Lewes AC has continued its winter winning streak with five firsts and two thirds in the events that have taken place so far. Over the May weekend the under 13 and under 15 Lewes AC athletes competing in the National Youth Development League secured a magnificent win…

The evening of Wednesday 1st May saw the first round of the Sussex Vets League, held at Eastbourne. As with the Southern Athletics League, Lewes are twinned with Haywards Heath Harriers, and both teams were out in force. We faced Eastbourne, Arena 80, Hastings AC, Brighton & Hove AC, and Worthing & Steyning. There were 4 track events and 4 field events for both the…

There was both success and disappointment for the Lewes AC runner Alan Velecky in the Brighton Marathon. The success and it was a big one was that of the 7,600 runners in the race Alan finished as 28th man and 32nd overall. His time was 2hours 53mins and 59seconds. At 47 years old this was a tremendous result and put him as the first over…

Moving on from the club’s successes in the winter cross country season the club has started the summer season with the best team results at the Sussex County Road Relay Championships since the club was founded way back in 1984. The first to mention must be the home grown talents of the Lewes AC senior men’s team of six who claimed the bronze medal behind…

We are rapidly approaching the time when the club will be hosting matches at the track. We need to make sure that the track and equipment is ready and in proper working order. This is particularly important this year as the club has just taken over full responsibility from the Leisure Centre for the maintenance of the track. We are therefore seeking your help to…

28 Lewes AC athletes travelled across to Hastings over the weekend to compete in the tough and hilly Hastings Half Marathon and came back with some amazing results. The first to mention must be David Bradford who finished 13 overall and 5th Sussex runner out of a field of 3,300 runners with a time of 1hr15mins. It is perhaps also worth mentioning that in 2005…

The Lewes AC pole vaulters had some excellent results when competing at the Carshalton indoor arena at the Sutton Field Event Festival. The star of the day must be 11 year old Jack Harris competing in the under 13 boys pole vault. Jack successfully progressed through the heights with each one being a personal best and a club record (2.52m 2.62m 2.72m and 2.82m) Jack…