HARRIERS SPRINT THROUGH THREE BIG EVENTS

BY: HELEN O’SULLIVAN

The first weekend of September kick-started a full season of running ahead with local club Hailsham Harriers taking part in a number of racing events both home and away.

First to take place was the Rye 5K on September 2nd and this was the final race in the Rye Summer Series.

Hailsham’s Ross Brocklehurst took the race win in 16mins:45secs with Aislinn Darvell 18:54 being the first for the ladies making it a double win for the Hailsham Harriers.

Harriers club legend Bill Fraser placed second in the V70 category with a time of 25:40.

Duo Ross and Aislinn also secured the win for the Men and the Ladies across the series with Ross defending his title from last year’s event.

On Sunday the Battle Bonfire Boyes 10K, graced the streets of Battle.

Lianne Leakey finished second in 42:30 and Ladies Captain Helen O’Sullivan came third in 44:27. Carl Barton raced to a new personal best time of 40:45.

Then Harriers David Woollard and Gary Crossan ran in London’s Big Half. David finished the 13.1-mile distance in a rapid time of 1:21:17 and Gary Crossan ran a new PB of 1:36:03. Both will join 40,000+ others on October 2nd as they both take part in the London Marathon 2022.

Also, Hailsham Harriers has started the “Couch to 5k” fitness training (C25K) based on the NHS and England Athletics programme for 9 weeks.

17 people were part of the first session around the Country Park lake footpath with a mix of jog and walking with some exercises.