A new Race Clock has been ordered after five Sussex clubs contributed £300 each to the Race Equipment Pool Scheme. The five clubs are :- Brighton 10k Crowborough Runners Horsham Joggers Lewes AC Mel's Milers Other clubs may still join the scheme and get free use of the clock plus any other equipment added to the pool. We should have the clock by the end of May, and it may be hired for £50. The first booking has already been taken. Please contact Dawn if you wish to hire the clock or join the scheme. dawn@piechoczek.com
Road Running Forum : 19th March
At the Sussex Athletics Network Road Running forum talks were given by UKA Chairman, Ed Warner and National Endurance Coach Mentor, Martin Rush. Sussex representatives - Peter Masters and Peter Burfoot spoke about the road running scene and developments in Sussex. There followed a questions and answers session. Click here for a full report of the Road Running forum.
Race Licence Application
The Race Directors’ Portal on the Run Britain website provides a means of applying for a UKA race licence either online or by post. We have produced a summary of the process for obtaining a road/trail licence. Please click here to view.
Free Event Packs
The Run in England website is offering free event packs for race organisers. The packs include useful items such as race numbers, marshals' bibs, tape and markers. Go to www.runinengland.co.uk and click on Free event packs.
Clubs in the Network
Clubs eligible for inclusion in the Network need to meet three criteria :- They must be Sussex based, affiliated to England Athletics and affiliated to SussexCountyAA. All such clubs will be automatically included in the Network and will receive information and invitations to Network events and initiatives via club secretaries.
Visit the List of Clubspage for the full list with links and contact information.
Track and Field
·The Network aims to hold club coach and officials forums to identify development needs and improve communications between clubs for sharing of best practices.
·Workshops and master classes will be run for coaches, and clubs encouraged to recruit more coaches, officials and volunteers.
·Development days will be held for coaches and athletes throughout winter, and a pilot of regional Sussex, Surrey and Kent squad training programme.
Road Running / Cross Country
·The Network will help to promote endurance running within the county in order to encourage increased participation levels.
·By developing inter and intra-club competitions as well as mass participation programmes, there should be an improvement in the overall standard.
·By encouraging collaboration between clubs, each should benefit from the sharing of expertise and resources.
Action Plan
The Sussex Athletics Network's 'Plan of Action 2009/2010' contains full details of all the proposals. Click on Action Planfor more information.
SussexCountyAA
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 ….
The
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 .
Clubmark
Clubmark is a cross-sport quality accreditation for sports clubs operated by England Athletics. We will work with all clubs to achieve Clubmark status. This will ensure that clubs have all the correct procedures and best practices in place, making the club safe. Once the club receives accreditation, Local Authorities may be approached for support with funding, activities and advertising.
To date seven Sussex clubs already have Clubmark status : Horsham Blue Stars, Worthing Harriers, Haywards Heath Harriers, Steyning AC, Brighton&Hove AC,Crowborough Runners and Lewes AC.
A further two are working towards accreditation : Eastbourne Rovers and Crawley AC.
The England Athletics Flying Coach Scheme is being delivered across England to benefit clubs, coaches and athletes of a variety of abilities, across all disciplines.Under the scheme, top coaches visit local clubs to work directly with club coaches and assist with the development of their athletes, to help develop coaching expertise in a particular technical event in a practical environment. Visit the Flying Coachpage for more information.
Funding
There are a number of agencies offering a variety of grants to support clubs and coaches. For full details about these funding schemes, please visit the Funding page.
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 http://brighton.parkrun.com
Realbuzz
Realbuzz is an online running club for sharing information on training, injuries, nutrition etc. It is part of the Run Britain campaign for getting more people involved in the sport of running. By becoming a member of the realbuzzrunbritain.com Running Club you can join an official ‘virtual running club’ which is recognised by UK Athletics and each of the Home Nations. For more information see www.realbuzzbritain.com
Sussex Grand Prix
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.
Clubs
The Sussex County AA 
