Eastbourne Rovers Athletic Club
Eastbourne Rovers are delighted to announce that entries are now open for the highly anticipated 2025 Eastbourne Mile Night, taking place on Saturday, 24th May. With places already filling up, runners of all abilities are encouraged to secure their spot for what promises to be another fantastic evening of racing. This year’s event is proudly… Read more »
Raya Petrova – 1st for Sussex – Intermediate Girls Race (year 10/11) The 100th prestigious English Schools Cross Country Championships took place on Saturday 15th March at the South Of England Showground, Ardingly. The event brings together the best athletes in each of the 46 counties in England to compete for the honour of being… Read more »
George Armstrong Smith – leading the way for the Sussex Team The UKA CAU intercounty cross country championships took place once again at the iconic Wollaton Park on Saturday 8th March. Unlike most of this cross country season, the course was dry underfoot and the sun was out for the runners who travelled from far… Read more »
Below are the main competitions for all age groups, especially explaining the main leagues we compete in as a club. If you do well, you may enter, or be selected for, additional regional or national events. If you like to compete in multi-event competitions like heptathlon, there are a few other competitions not listed below.… Read more »
Eastbourne Rovers sprinters were out in force at the Sussex Indoor Championships held at the David Weir Athletic Centre. The track races were all over 60m plus field events of long jump and shot put. The U15s got the weekend off to a great start when Daniel Suarez Biberle coasted into 1st place in his… Read more »
Brian Clinches 9th Scottish Open Indoor Masters Heptathlon Title Despite not being at his best, Brian Slaughter claimed his 9th Scottish Open Indoor Masters Heptathlon title last weekend at the world-renowned Emirates Arena. His club mate, Grant Stirling, who finished third in the age-ranked event, praised the arena and its organisation, calling it one of… Read more »
Byron Roberts – Under 15 Boys County Champion Athletes burst out of the Christmas haze to put in strong performances at the annual Sussex Cross Country Championships on Saturday 6th January 2025. Nearly 500 runners completed the 12 races across the event held at Little Common, Bexhill. With the weather cold and crisp, condition underfoot was typical for cross country. Under 11’s Emily Petrova, Jessica Webster… Read more »
As the Indoor Athletic Season gets underway Eastbourne Rovers athletes have travelled to the Lee Valley 200m indoor track to compete in age band competitions throughout January. The first weekend was the South of England Indoor Championships for U15/U17. First on the track to represent Eastbourne was Evie Lenoard. She ran a well- paced heat… Read more »
Despite challenging weather conditions, Brian continued his dominance in masters athletics, winning his 39th British title at the British Masters Indoor Pentathlon this weekend. As always, he started strong, claiming victory in the opening 60m hurdles – a tricky event he’s always happy to get out of the way first. Setting the tone for the… Read more »