Eastbourne Rovers Athletic Club
The East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League came to a close at Pett yesterday (12th March).Rovers went into the final round in third position, and needed a solid performance to hang on to the team bronze.Pett is known for it’s mud, and it didn’t disappoint! The undulating course provided a good final challenge for the… Read more »
A small contingent of Eastbourne Rovers sprinters have been travelling to improve their times over 60m and 200m. Shania Martlew came within .01 of her best 60m time and showed consistency ,when she ran at Eton clocking 8.15 in her first race and 8.14 in the second.Senior Bryn Smith had three great runs over 200m… Read more »
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 »
Archie Franklin – delighted to gain his Sussex cap! Fabulous performances came from the Eastbourne Rovers year 7 & 8 athletes when they represented their schools at the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships at Christ Hospital, Horsham on Tuesday 28th February. There was everything to run for as the top 20 in each race would… 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 for the final of the Sussex Cross Country league which took place at Stanmer Park on Saturday 11th Feb. Daisy Connor had a superb run, nudging into the lead on the final decent to claim victory in the under 15 girls race. Her team mate Freda Pearce fought hard… 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 »