Lovely photo of the Juniors after their Saturday training session. Happy feet!

The final results are in for the ESSCCL series and brt had no less than 4 age group winners in the Junior section! The trophies were won by Lucy Boreham, Hannah Frais, Ferdi Ibrahim and Mark Griffin.
Unfortunately the last race coincided with our own club junior and 5km races so the juniors were unable to attend the ceremony. However the adult members who rushed over to Pett to run after running the Bexhill race were able to pick up the trophies on their behalf.
The club gained a string of 2nd & third places too.  Well done to all the juniors who ran the series. ​Take a look at the overall results here.

​Meanwhile at the Alex Hall Memorial Run Sam Gillam went the whole distance and clocked a great time of 25:22 for 5km. Mark Griffin had to pull out due to injury-rest up Mark there will be lots of other chances!
Several juniors took part in the Junior races before the main event, we are still awaiting times. Here are the placings:
500m
Boys 1. Theo Coombs   Girls 1. Claudia Evett
          2. Joshua Hall                 2. Ashleigh Marshman
          3. Charlie Buckle           3. Carla Herring
                                                   4. Georgia Marshman
1km
Boys 1. Ferdi Ibrahim    Girls 1. Michaela Croft
                                                   2. Gabbie Croft

2km
Boys 1. Jacob Hemsley  Girls 1. Talia Cahill
          2. Nate Cahill                  2. Lottie Crathern
          3. Dan Mitchell               3. Amy McWilliams
          4. Rocco Forte
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Several Juniors are continuing to build strength this winter by taking part in local X country races. They will all be that much stronger when the new season road races begin.
Pictures of Danny Garbett's race in Eastbourne on 24th January (results TBC) and Firle Beacon on 31st January can be found in the Gallery.
​Results from Firle were: Mark Griffin 7:58 Sam Gillam 8:20 Ferdi Ibrahim 8:59 Hope Sankey 9:17 Hannah Frais 9:26 Dan Mitchell 9:30 Michaela Croft 10:53
The next X country is at Pett on 21st February. If the Juniors prefer there is the Alex Hall Memorial run hosted by our club on the same day with a choice of 1km, 2km or 5km for those who are able.
​We are looking for marshals and cake bakers!  If you can help please contact Chris.

Please be advised that at the present time there is a waiting list to join the junior section of the club. Only members to attend the sessions please.  To add your junior to the waiting list please contact Andy.


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​7 Junior members braved the cold last Sunday in the 4th of 6 cross country races that form the East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League. 1st home for brt running one lap was Mark Grffin in a time of 6:39, followed by Hope Sankey who recorded  7:12. Tackling two laps were: Ferdi Ibrahim 16:38 Hannha Frais 16:39 Michaela Croft 17:42 Sam Gillam & Thomas Brooker (times unfortunately not recorded) Pictures in the Gallery.

Congratulations Mark Griffin. Alex Hall Memorial Shield Junior club champion 2015

Great turnout of junior Runners on Saturday 5th December in the Lion's Santa Dash on Bexhill Seafront .

Several of the Juniors took part in a local schools cross country event on 18th November.  Their club training is certainly reaping benefits with several of them securing top places. Well done to Jacob, Claudia, Libby, Poppy, Talia & Nate. Here is a picture of Claudia with her bronze medal.
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The Run Together Run hosted by Danny Garbett took place in Eastbourne on Sunday 15th November.  Sam and Michaela ran 5km. We are still awaiting the full results, however, we do know Sam ran 23:21, placed 1st Junior and 5th overall! The weather conditions were tough with a strong headwind. Several juniors ran the 2.5km.
​A few pictures below.
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Last Sunday saw the second of the ESSCCL races, this time at Snape Wood.  Unfortunately the Juniors were turned too early but coach Andy managed to get a re run for our Juniors so that they covered the full distance. Full results are TBC. Conditions were nice and muddy as a cross country should be! Lots of pictures of the Juniors and adults can be seen in the Gallery.  The next one of the series will be on Sunday 13th December at New Place Farm.  Don't forget it's the club Christmas dinner the same day. (Don't worry if you're a bit late as there is always a queue for the carvery)

Date for your diary- On Christmas eve there will be a run with Danny Garbett's Run Wednesdays group. This will be from the St Bedes café Eastbourne over the hills. Distance is a 2 km and 4 km run, this is open to everyone so make sure you come along, time is 9 o'clock start,  refreshments after. 

Coach Andy is pleased to announce that he has secured the athletics club hall on Little Common Road for new Thursday evening sessions, These will be focusing on core work and general fitness.  As the daylight returns in the new year, there will be running on the downs opposite included in the sessions. The classes will be for the 11 - 15 age group. 
The time will be 6 - 645 - 7pm. So please spread the word same cost -£2 per session.. Happy feet 😀

 



15 Juniors took part in the 1st cross-country of the winter season yesterday at Warren Hill Eastbourne. A particularly hard course for a first attempt for our youngsters with a gruelling up hill section to the finish.  They all performed admirably over the 1.5 mile (approx) course. Results were:
Mark Griffin 13:32 (2nd AG) Ferdi Ibrahim 13:56 (1st AG) Sam Gillam 14:10 (2nd AG) Zachary Bray 14:13 (3rd AG) Brooker 14:22 (2nd AG) Hope Sankey 14:25 (3rd AG) Lucy Boreham 14:40 (3rd AG) Louisa Bowes 14:43 (1st AG) Hannah Frais 15:10 (5th AG) Dan Mitchell 15:37 (4th AG) Lucas Heynes 15:44 (5th AG) Michaela Croft 15:53 (6th AG) Elliott Heynes 17:14 (4th AG) Rafft Stanger 17:33 (1st AG) Amy McWilliams 19:05 (5th AG)
Cross country running is very different from road running and it helps greatly in strengthening the legs and improves all round performance. Coach Andy will be working with the juniors throughout the winter season with some off road sessions. Other junior races can be found here.
​Some great photos showing just how hard our Juniors work can be found here.

The Juniors had their first taste of track running on Saturday 3rd October. This was a great opportunity to train alongside some of the adult members. A great time was had by all and the club hope to arrange another session in the not too distant future.

​On Saturday 10th they let their hair down at the Junior brt disco held in Bexhill Sailing Club.  Thank you to the organisers and cake bakers!