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| For a change Steyning walkers did not dominate their annual 15km road walk.
It was, frequent Surrey visitor to Sussex, Mark Easton, who broke clear over the second half of the race to win by nearly one minute from fellow Surrey walker Stephen Crane clocking 74:33 to 75:27.
Steyning’s Ian Richards, who was actually six seconds, clear at the turn, took third place in 76:50 ahead club mate Trevor Jones who clocked 77:44.
Ron Penfold filled ninth place in 91:38 while Seaford Striders’ Dave Boxall, who is now in the M75 age group finished 15th in 102:20.
Helen Middleton from Enfield was the first woman to cross the finishing line clocking 85:56 with the home club’s Joan Lennon, who has also shown up well in Sussex Cross-country and Road running events, had her best road walk to date clocking 89:49 in second place while fellow Steyning walker Anne Bellchambers filled third place in 101:51.
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There were some fine victories by Sussex athletes in the “Sutton Indoor Open” meeting at the weekend with the pole-vaulters again showing good form.
Sam Brown (Lewes) set a personal best 4.32m when settling for second place in the U20 competition beating third place Peter Henworth (Hastings) by 10cm.
There were also personal best by Emilie Blackwell (Lewes) who won the U17 vault with 3.13m and Horsham’s Max Woodward who cleared 2.93m to take the Boys U15 title.
In the U17 mens event Jamie Moore (Chichester) cleared 3.43m for victory with Horsham’s James Mackman taking second place with 2.83m.
Brighton & Hove’s Holly Turner won the U15 girls vault clearing 2.23m, the same height as that cleared by Lewes’ Olivia Connor who won the U13 girls event.
In the U20 mens long jump Brighton & Hove jumpers took the first two places with Tom French clearing 6.32m and Jack Valeri 5.76m.
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South of England Cross Country
This weekend the Cross-country spotlight shines on Parliament Hill Fields and the South of England Cross Country championships with Charlie Grice (Phoenix) aiming for a medal in the Under 17 race and Brighton & Hove’s James McCarthy determined to place in the top ten of the Under 20 mens race.
With Horsham’s Johanna Spannagl likely to miss the rest of the season to concentrate on her studies we are likely to look to Grace Baker from Hastings for the best placing for a Sussex woman.
Baker will be racing in the Under 15 girl’s event.
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