Utopia Runners Uckfield

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.

During the winter months we train in Uckield. We do a repetition season of parlouf on the 1 Tuesday in each month, Hills on the 3rd Tuesday and a stewady run on the 2nd and 4th Thuesday.

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 Click 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 each year from 2005/06 to 2008/09 out 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. For 2009/10 events click here

Our event include some week ends away. This year week ends were arranged to the Barcelona Marathon and Isle of Wight Fell runs in September. We have previously organised trips to Fort William Marathon in April, 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

Social
Its not all about running, with a summer BBQ in August and Christmas dinner and disco in 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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