Author: ERAC

An impressive morning of running was to be seen at Eastbourne Half Marathon on Sunday (5th). In unusually calm but overcast conditions nearly 700 runners took on the 21.1KM course, famed for its gnarly climb half way up to Beachy Head, and the tight turns and bridges of Sovereign Harbour, when legs want to do… Read more »

Brian Slaughter and Grant Stirling did it again as they picked up 8 golds 1 silver tune CBP’s between them the Southern Counties Masters Indoor Championships. Brian started the Gold rush with a victory in the 60m Hurdles. They both took victories in their age groups for the pole vault with Grants 2.80 and Brian… Read more »

Eastbourne Rovers were out in force on Sunday 12th at the annual Eastbourne 5 race on the seafront. No less than 17 Rovers raced, and a large contingent from the club were marshalling and supporting.The race is billed as an early season road race in the build up to half marathon season and beyond.The weather… Read more »

The penultimate round of the East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League took place at Whitbread Hollow on Sunday 5th.Hosted by Run Wednesday, runners were blessed with fine conditions for the race, bright sunshine, blue skies and little wind.The course had been changed after last years race, but still included some major climbs that would see… Read more »

Eastbourne Rovers held their annual Awards Evening at Taylors Sports Bar. This was an opportunity to reward those who had performed well during last season and those who had put in a lot of their time to the club.The Jim Lindsay Rose bowl went to Richard Davis who has spent many hours updating the website,… Read more »

A small contingent of Eastbourne Rovers athletes travelled to the Lee Valley Indoor arena to compete in the London Games.Zoe Wright ran a fantastic 200m for a clear win in her U17 race in a personal best time of 28.1 sec.In the U15 age group Nathan Burge had a busy afternoon starting with two 60m… Read more »

The annual Scottish Open indoor Combined Events took place at the Internationally acclaimed Arena in Glasgow at the weekend and Brian Slaughter was there to make use of the fantastic facilities and great officials of the championships. Brian was listed for the Masters Heptathlon of seven events of two days with one thing on his… Read more »

With the marathon season fast approaching, the Eastbourne Rovers ‘World of Pete’ (WoP) endurance group’s marathon hopefuls training is well underway. The group has had to endure appalling weather since the start of the year, with training taking place in torrential rain, high winds and sub-zero temperatures.Today (22nd) was the first real test for the… Read more »

The 4th fixture of the East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League took place yesterday (15th) at Warren Hill.In December, it looked doubtful if there would be a January fixture, as the original venue in Heathfield was unable to host a race due to works on the course. Eastbourne Rovers stepped in with the help of… Read more »

The Sussex Cross Country Championships took place on a very wet and muddy course in Bexhill on Saturday 7th January. For many of the top athletes the championships are a key focus as the top 4 in each race are selected for the Intercounties in Loughborough on 11thMarch. The Eastbourne Rovers athletes had many superb performances, the… Read more »