Eastbourne Rovers Athletic Club

Chris Voice sent 3 teams from his training group to compete at the Southern Cross Country Relays at Wormwood Scrubs on Saturday 18th October. First on were the U17 girls team of Freda Pearce, Raya Petrova and Daisy Connor who impressively won gold for the second year running. The U17 boys were next. Thomas Petherick,… Read more »

ERAC Madeira Report – October 2025 Eastbourne Rovers athletes Grant Stirling and Cara Maker have been proudly representing Great Britain at the European Masters Track & Field Championships held in Madeira, Portugal. Grant opened his campaign strongly, finishing 6th in the M50 Decathlon with a total of 5,939 points after ten gruelling disciplines. His standout… Read more »

Under 17 Girls Team – Gold, Freda Pearce, Raya Petrova & Daisy Connor The cross-country season kicked off with the annual Sussex Cross Country Relays held at Goodwood Country Park. Conditions were dry underfoot, but included challenging hills, tree roots, and many twists and turns. The senior athletes (U17 upwards) tackled an approximate 3.8km per lap course… Read more »

Eastbourne Rovers Athletic club Senior Men’s 4x100m relay team were excited to be invited to the National Relay Championships held at the Alexander stadium in Birmingham. Here teams from the top clubs in the country met to compete in the 4x100m, 4x300m and 4x400m relay events. Eastbourne knew they would have to perform at their… Read more »

Eastbourne Rovers sprinters were out in full force for the Sussex Championships held in Crawley. Senior Bryn Smith set a high standard taking double gold in the 100m and 200m. his dynamic starts saw him hold the lead and cross the finishing line with fantastic times of 10.91 and 21.5. Oscar Mizen ran head to… Read more »

ERAC road runner John Sanderson (68) was awarded his Six Star medal after completing the Boston Marathon in April. The Six Star medal is awarded to those who complete the six World Marathon Majors – London, Berlin, Tokyo, New York, Chicago and Boston. It is notoriously difficult to get an entry to the Boston marathon,… 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 »