Arena 2019 parkrun series: Race 2 – Hove Prom Salutations guys and welcome back to the second of the Parkrun Series race reviews, this time down at the breezy Hove Prom. The attendance was once again good, especially considering the poor conditions, so well done to the 53 of you who braved the elements. Out…
Date: 15 Aug 2019 – 20 Aug 2019 at Hollands Wood Campsite, Brockenhurst SO42 7QH Does anyone want to join us on the Arena 80 camping weekend? Members and their family and friends are all welcome. A group of us have been going away for many years now for some social camping which involves running, cycling, bbq’s,…
We say huge congratulations to Caroline Wood who gained herself a very nice Silver W55 medal at the weekend. Caroline was racing in the 3000m indoor BMAF championships at Lee Valley and had some very good company to run against. The silver medal was a superb effort considering the gold medal was won by Clare…
Preston Park parkrun, Brighton #301 – 09/03/2019 Another parkrun weekend and what a surprise another club improvement to the men’s parkrun records. This time it come at Preston Park parkrun where a certain young man decided he needed to add himself to the club records as he hasn’t made his mark there. Having re-joined Arena…
Sussex Road Relay Champs Saturday 6th April This is a two mile relay race suitable for all abilities. We would like to enter as many ladies and men’s teams as possible. This is both a competitive and fun event held entirely within the grounds of the school in the grounds. The Ladies teams are comprised of three…
A lot of men take up a hobby perhaps like photography, golf or even stamp collecting but this year Timmy Gedin has a new hobby of collecting Arena club record’s. I’m being honest here but do we need to see what he is having for breakfast? The reason I write this is because Timmy Gedin…
Hi everyone, Here is a great opportunity for an Arena social gathering! As many of you know I have undertaken an ocean row across part of the Mediterranean to raise money for the Noman charity. Team Brighton has organised a couple of events to help with the fundraising. FRIDAY 5TH APRIL we have a Barn…
What started out a rather cool morning turned into an early summer’s day, which was perfect for the Arena volunteers who were marshalling at their usual hang out ‘The Peace Statue’, but not really wanted by those running this year’s Brighton Half Marathon. The Arena volunteers are always a nice bunch of people to hang…
The Chinese have a new year represented by an animal each year, if adopt the same idea to Arena 80 then 2018 was the year of the Clayton and 2019 is turning in to the year of the Gedin. Not content on taking the club 10k men’s club record at Chichester and the Preston Park…
Arena 2019 parkrun series: Race 1 – Preston Park Greetings folks and welcome to the first of the Parkrun Series race reviews. First up was Preston Park. As per last year, over 60 Arena runner’s turned up to take part in the event, and with a total of 542 runners overall it made for a…