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Despite a weekend of wind and rain there were some great results by Lewes AC runners taking part in tough multi-terrain races across the Sussex Downs. Running in the South Downs Way 50 mile event from Worthing to Eastbourne David Prince-Isles smashed the course record for men aged over 60 with a time of 8 hours 14.38. Also competing in this challenging event were Ruth…

News Extra These are some notes to update you on a few club coaching matters as we trudge slowly forward coping as best we can with the virus. Coaching Use of the track As it is now possible to assemble groups of up to six people we have explored whether we can use this relaxation of the Government’s corona-virus guidelines to enable some coaching to…

As we all struggle on here is the third edition of Lockdown News to try and keep you up to date with some of the activities being undertaken while club activities are suspended. Lewes AC virtual 5K Thanks to the sterling efforts by Andrew Chitty the club’s virtual 5K run is being enjoyed (?) and entered by many club members. Having invited our French twinned…

The Jamie Powell Work Out The sprint group that I lead at the club has been undertaking daily workouts set for them through my work app (Personal trainer level 4 youth exercise and performance specialist). It has daily workouts and activities all scheduled and planned for a 12 week period. It includes workouts, foam rolling and stretching. It is a general full body approach and…

LEWES AC – LOCKDOWN NEWS  In sending this e-mail I truly hope that you are all keeping well and safe and managing to find ways to keep fit and healthy. It truly is an unprecedented situation and we all have to find ways to deal with the situation as best we can. I hope that this newsletter and subsequent newsletter helps in a little way…

Over four hotly contested matches in the Sussex County Cross Country League Lewes AC athletes and teams came away with an impressive array of individual and team medals. With the matches taking place from September last year to this February Lewes AC had nine athletes in the top three places across seven different age groups and seven team medals across the same range of age…

On Saturday 18th January it was the turn of the Lewes AC runners who compete in the upper age groups to win team and individual medals. The Sussex Masters Cross Country Championships took place over a challenging two lap 5 mile Downland course at Coombe Farm, Lancing. It was in the race for over 40 men that Lewes AC runners showed a clean pair of…

It was a great day for Lewes AC runners competing in the Sussex Championships on the 4th January 2020. The club came away with 5 team medals and two individual medals. Starting the medal chase were the under 13 girls who in their race won the team silver medal with Esme Stephenson claiming the individual bronze medal. Grace Tuesday finished just behind in fourth place…

At the third Sussex Cross Country League match at Stanmer Park on the 30th November Lewes AC’s adult teams continued their steady improvement over the season The men’s A team were third in division one, raising their position from 4th to 3rd overall after three matches The men’s B team were 6th in division two, slipping back from 5th to 6th overall The men’s vet…

Three Lewes AC  junior athletes took part in the Steyning AC Open Race Walks at Horsham track on Saturday 14th December. A mixed field of all ages  started in cold damp conditions facing a strong wind.  The near 30 competitors  set a fast pace  such that the Lewes AC walkers all did   their  best   times. Charlie Perry broke the 6 minute barrier for the 1k…