Eastbourne Rovers Athletic Club
Main Photo Steven Farley @GraphicCornerSussex The Sussex Grand Prix rolled into Hove on Wednesday night, or maybe it was blown in by the 20mph winds that welcomed runners on an otherwise fine evening.The Phoenix 10k is the 8th race in the Grand Prix series, and is considered the pinnacle of the competition, and one of… Read more »
Despite the challenging weather at The Pringles Stadium in Nuneaton, a young Eastbourne Rovers athlete from St Andrew’s Prep has made headlines for his remarkable performance at the National Athletics Championships on the 3rd of July. Nathan Burge, a pupil of the preparatory school, brought home a handful of medals and even smashed a long-standing… Read more »
Temperatures soared for the Sussex Schools Track & Field Championships held at the K2, Crawley on Saturday 11th June. Athletes previously had to qualify to represent their district by competing for their schools at a local level. Teams competing included South Downs, West Sussex South, Crawley, Hastings & Rother, Mid Sussex, Brighton Hove & Portslade,… Read more »
A small contingent of Eastbourne rovers Athletes travelled to Mile End to compete in the Youth Development League (YDL). Senior James Jewell was first on the track and ran a steady first 3 laps of his 1500m before he changed gear and overtook the field to come 1st in 4m09.9. He then decided to kick… Read more »
Eastbourne Rovers AC are celebrating one of their most successful Sussex Championships ever after excellent performances at the K2 stadium in Crawley last weekend, their commitment to winter training yielding a host of medals and personal bests. Rovers’ sprinters were in fine form. Nathan Burge gained two silvers in the 100m and 200m, both in… Read more »
With the track season well underway, Eastbourne Rovers U17 and U20 athletes competed for ‘Team Sussex’ in the Youth Development League, held in Lewes.James Jewell could not wait to get back on the track and was thrilled with his two wins. A relaxed 1500m saw him come through in 4m13.42 for a personal best followed… Read more »
Eastbourne Rovers AC Under 15 team made a fantastic start to their track season with a 3rd place in the first Sussex League match at Withdean Stadium, Brighton, last Friday (April 21st). Their points score of 284.5 was very close to the top two teams (Brighton 338.5 and Crawley 329) and promises an exciting season… Read more »
Louise and Phil Wood took to the streets of Paris the first weekend of April hoping to find new PBs at the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris. Both are members of the “World of Pete” training group and had been training hard over the winter with eyes on improving their times at their favourite marathon… Read more »
Dundalk Gaels Easter Monday 5kmFreda Pearce- 1st junior (u18) girl, 3rd lady and 17:58Fintan Pearce- 1st junior male, 7th man and 17:22 Freda takes the club’s all time female 5k record with an outstanding sub 18 performance. Fintan enters the top 10 men! Well done.
Months of training came to an end for Luke Tomsett, Richard Davis and returning member Matt Southam at the Adidas Manchester Marathon on 16th April. Coach Pete Standen had laid down a gruelling block over the winter months, with some of the track sessions topping out at 21k once the warmups and cool downs were… Read more »