Utopia Runners Uckfield

Races
For those members who do wish to compete the two main events we participate in as a club are the Sussex Grand Prix and the East Sussex Sunday Cross Country league.

The Sussex Grand Prix consists mainly of road races from 4 to 20 miles. You score based on the best eight performances from about fifteen races. There are both team and individual placings at the end of the year. For list of events 2007Click here

The East Sussex cross country league consist of six cross country races all of about 5 miles. We compete in a combined team with Heathfield Runners. In 2002/03 we came third, 2003/04 2nd and we won the 2004/05 season, we were 2nd in 2005/06 and 2006/07out of ten clubs. A team consists of ten men and five ladies so we are always looking for members who don’t mind a bit of mud. The 2006/07 events will be fixed in August, to see the 2005/06 events click here

Our event include some week ends away. This year week ends have/are being arranged to the Fort William Marathon in April and Isle of Wight Fell runs in September. We have previously organised trips to Paris Marathon in April and Dieppe 10k in October.

Members compete in various other events off road and on road, from 5k to full marathons including the Steyning Stinger, London, Paris, Rottingdean, and Beachy Head Marathons. For a combined list of events click here

To show more events and results supplied by Sussex Races, click here

Training
We meet every Tuesday for training 7pm Freedom Leisure Centre, Downsview Crescent, Uckfield. Typically training last about 1 hour and may be a steady run, hills or repetitions. In the summer we train off road, around Uckfield and surrounding area or sometimes drive up to Ashdown Forest. Training is as hard as you want it to be whether you want to go flat out or just have a social jog.

Social
Its not all about running, with a summer BBQ on 21 August and Christmas dinner and disco on 10 December.

We meet on Tuesday evenings 7pm at:

Freedom Fitness Leisure Centre,
Downsview Crescent,
Uckfield,
East Sussex. Click to see map.

Contact Information:

Phone: 01825 733685
E-mail: utopiarunners@tiscali.co.uk

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