A competition is being held at K2, Crawley on 24th February at 6.00pm, which will be part of the Hammer Circle Winter handicap. Clubs to provide teams of 4, any age/sex combination of their choosing. Entries can be sent to karl.lasis@ukonline.co.uk with the subject line "Hammer Circle Handicap Comp". Entry fees, merely the normal Crawley AC training fee (a contribution towards the lighting), payable on the night.
Freedom Leisure, which manages K2 in Crawley, has joined up with GLL to offer grants to local young athletes to reduce the financial burden of training and competition. Grants of up to £1750 per successful applicant will be made by GLL Sport Foundation to help young people achieve their sporting ambitions.
Applications can be made online at www.gllsportfoundation.org until 1st March 2010, and are open to talented young sports people living and training within the locality of K2, Crawley. For more information, click here.
Sussex CountyAthletics Association
The Sussex County AA organises a full calendar of Athletics Championships and League matches for the Summer and Winter seasons with Track & Field, Cross Country and Road Running fixtures for all age groups. The website contains up-to-date news of all athletics competitions within the county, a fixtures list for forthcoming events with entry forms, and published results. To visit the County website, click here ….
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SussexCountywebsite has a separate Road Running site with details of races and information about organising a road race. Go to www.sussexathletics.org.uk/roadrunning .
Coach and Athlete Development Days
Four Development Days for athletes and coaches (similar to the former County Squad Days) have been arranged for the winter of 2009/10, with the County’s top performing athletes in all track and field events being invited to attend along with their coaches.
These sessions will provide development opportunities for athletes and coaches together, with CountyCoaches leading each event group through a training session. In addition there will be Master Classes for certain events on each of the four days where the whole group will benefit from the guidance of a top National Coach.
All will be held at Lewes Leisure Centre with the indoor facility available if the weather is bad.
There are a number of agencies offering a variety of grants to support clubs, coaches and athletes.For full details about these funding schemes, please visit the Funding page.
Power of 10
The Power of 10 website was devised with the aim of raising standards in the UK. It is based on standards considered attainable in a particular season by the 10th best athlete in the UK in every Olympic track and field event in all four age groups. It provides a useful way of determining an athlete’s position in their sport and viewing past results. See www.thepowerof10.info .
Park Runs
Park Runs are weekly 5k time trials held throughout the UK, operating to a franchise model where each event is self-sustaining and free to enter. Results are recorded and published each week making these great events for the runner to use to measure their performance improvements over a period of time. Everyone is invited including families and children. The Brighton & Hove Park Run takes place at Hove Park every Saturday at 9:00 am. For more details see
The Sussex Road Racing Grand Prix is a road running competition for clubs in Sussex, comprising 18 selected races. The SGP is open to members of the competing clubs as registered with the SGP. Runners who have been entered by their clubs will be eligible for points scored at the 18 races that form the series. For more information see www.sussexgrandprix.co.uk
West Sussex Fun Run League
West Sussex Fun Run League events take place at locations over the county run by local running clubs. All fun run league races are between 5km and 10km and cost just £2 to enter. Most events also have an accompanying junior race of no more than 1 mile and costing 50p entry. Click www.westsussexfunrunleague.org.uk for more info.
East Sussex Sunday League
The East Sussex Sunday Cross Country League consists of nine teams compiled from 12 clubs (three teams are made up from two clubs). Each season five or six cross country events are organised each of approximately five miles. The season runs from October to March, and events are approximately once a month, usually with three before Christmas and three after. Courses vary from open downland to very muddy woodland courses. All abilities are welcome. Click www.eastsussexcrosscountry.co.uk for more.
The Sussex County AA 
