Eastbourne Rovers Athletic Club
Impressive performances came from the Eastbourne Rovers young athletes when they competed in the Sussex Cross Country Main Championships at Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham on Saturday 28th January. This event attracts athletes from far and wide and the standard is exceptionally high but this did not deter the young Eastbourne Rover athletes putting in some… Read more »
Cold, frosty and muddy conditions didn’t deter the year 5 & 6 athletes from Eastbourne Rovers when they competed at the South Downs Primary Schools cross country in Lewes on 18th January. Theo Stay, Fox Andrews, Charlie Davey & Sophie Homer In the year 6 girls race, Sophie Homer positioned 6th, Grace Luford – Brown… 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 »
The Eastbourne Rovers young athletes were out in force representing their schools at the Sussex Schools Cross Country Championships on 17th January at Waterhall, Brighton. The course was mostly frosty & firm underfoot after the recent cold snap, apart from a slippery brutal hill which challenged even the strongest of athletes. There was a lot… Read more »
This new out and back course was very flat, icy patches in part and conditions cold but calm. The event director welcomed 269 runners to the delayed start and after a countdown from 10 finishing with a truncated 321 we were off towards Seaford Martello Tower for the turnaround. It felt like the start of… 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 »
Eastbourne Rovers latest couch to 5k programme is underway! Under the guidance of our qualified Leaders in Running Fitness, 20 new recruits braved the wet and windy January weather to take their first steps, or reintroduce themselves to running. Our new runners will follow the standard couch to 5k programme over the next 9 weeks… Read more »
It didn’t take long for Eastbourne Rovers to get their 2023 season underway, with 4 athletes making the long journey to the Lee Valley New Year Open indoor meeting in North London on Monday (2nd).The meeting included 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m and 800m races throughout the day.Nathan Burge competed in 2 races, posting a 8.05… Read more »