Another successful year which included two record breakers; the number of entries and the women’s course record! This was the third year for Michele Saunders and I as Race Directors and as with every year we constantly work on improving the experience for runners and volunteers whilst dealing with the challenges of putting on a…
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…
What a great day for Arena 80 at the Sussex Masters XC at Coombes Farm on Saturday 19th January. A new course and the first XC event where men and women raced the same distance (8,000m). A beautiful, scenic 2 lap course with stunning views. Lots of uphill with a steep fast down hill finish….
Our thanks to Gary Osborne for this race report. Saturday Race report: Sussex XC Champs at Bexhill It was a cold one! 4-5c by my reckoning. The usual ‘do we use spikes or trail shoes?’ took up a large percentage of the pre-race chat. Quick recce and we then also questioned ‘do we wear t-shirt…
Hello again one and all, And welcome to the race report for round 5 of the 6 race parkrun series: Peacehaven. After literally no one commented on my Britney Spears song name puns from the last report (all those hours of furious Britney music video watching wasted, ahem), I have decided to do myself a…
Now that’s how you wrap up your running season! Does this now put Richard as one of the all-time greats in terms of Arena club records? Richard having already conquered the clubs 5k, 10k, a couple of parkruns, listed 2nd in the half marathon only behind Aussie international John Schaab and now adds the club…
Monday saw the return of the annual Beacon 6k Arena club only race, a straight out and back run from the Beacon at Hove Lagoon to the Peace Statue. It all sounds pretty straight forward as it’s a nice flat run along the Prom, however, as per all the previous year’s, this race is well-known…
Monday 25th June saw the return of the annual Arena 3k track event which falls under the Super Series races. The conditions were warm once again which has also been an annual event to go with the race. Now as many of us will know, the 3k race is a tad on the brutal side…
Please find the race report from Ricky Coleman as he attempted his first 50 miler race that being the ‘Race To The King’. Such an Incredible attempt in the most searing heat you could wish for in a race. Having read this, they both have my ultimate respect on attempting this race in these conditions….
Kelly Holmes photo bombs the Arena team photo The parkrun series race 3 report from Al Silvester Apologies for the slight delay in getting these results out. It was supposed to be my commute task this morning but I ended up sitting on the floor on a super crowded Southern Fail train. Anyways, enough of…