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Juniors lead the way in Southern Road Relay Championships

Tue 2 Oct 2012

The U15 boys and U17 boys perfomed exceptionally well at the South of England Road Relay Championships in Aldershot. It certainly gave the senior team something of a spur. Qualification for the Nationals was the senior's ambition.

Wade powers into the top 10 triathlon rankings

Thu 27 Sep 2012

With one race to go, Sam Wade showed his intent to make a name for himself this season.

Phoenix Awards Night 2012

Thu 27 Sep 2012

Come join us!!!

New running track at Withdean Sports Complex

Tue 25 Sep 2012

The Adventures of Tom Hopkins

Fri 21 Sep 2012

Tom Hopkins and Sarah Monk are approaching the Spanish border on their charity bike ride from Brighton to Barcelona. The whole adventure will take four weeks. Tom is filing a daily blog which you can read here

The Phab Phoenix Phlyer is here

Thu 20 Sep 2012

It's here at last – your Super Soaraway Autumn Phoenix Flyer. It's a bumper size edition incorporating your stories and pictures from this extraordinary Olympic Summer. Catch up too with pages of information about Phoenix exploits.

U13s finish T&F season in fine style

Fri 7 Sep 2012

Phoenix had 35 athletes take part. We had a fantastic afternoon finishing 7th overall.A great achievement for our first season back.

Blackcap Club Handicap Run

Thu 2 Aug 2012

Perfect summer evening for the annual club Handicap run

Brighton Phoenix 10K 2012

Fri 27 Jul 2012

With the passing of club member Bruce Falkner a few months ago the club was decided that a fitting tribute there would be a minutes applause

Steve Ovett statue (mark two) unveiled in Brighton

Wed 25 Jul 2012

Charlie Runs Stunning 3.57 Mile!!!!!

Mon 16 Jul 2012

Just days after frustratingly getting knocked out in his heat at the World Junior Championships Charlie Grice showed his true metal.

Charlie Grice to race in the Diamond League Mile

Wed 11 Jul 2012

Dan and Charlie make British Olympic trials finals

Mon 2 Jul 2012

With the London 2012 Olympics just around the corner it was the turn of Phoenix finest middle distance runners to fly the flag at the British trials.

Brian's South Downs Way Ultra

Mon 2 Jul 2012

A few weeks ago, Brian Friend was part of a South Downs Way Relay team. Not content with running only a part of the route, he successfully tackled the 100M individual race on 30 June/1 July.

Vet's team takes silver in South Downs relay

Fri 15 Jun 2012

In pretty much perfect conditions with a slight following wind, not too hot and not too cold, Phoenix athletes took advantage winning silver in the vet's category and breaking 18 club records.

Paul Thomas wins ITU Para Cross Tri World championships

Tue 12 Jun 2012

Paul made the long trip to the USA to compeate in the Para Cross Tri World championships and came away with gold

Bruce Faulkner 1962-2012

Fri 25 May 2012

Bruce passed away last week after a prolonged battle with cancer. For those of you who didn’t know him, he was a very active member of the club; even when he was weighed down with his illness he always had a smile.

Triathlon Medals for Brighton Phoenix

Thu 17 May 2012

First place for Alex at Uckfield Triathlon

Andy Bone from Marathon to Park Run

Thu 10 May 2012

Fresh (or should that be tired) from giving the 3 hour barrier another seeing too in the Marathon

Quality Marathon debuts for Ian and Jon

Thu 3 May 2012

The Big Dogs were out hunting tasty times in the London Marathon this year.

Tim Bayley opens track season with best 800m time in 5 years

Tue 1 May 2012

After contemplating retirement last year a change of scenery must have been what Tim needed

Brighton Phoenix launch their two premier races

Thu 26 Apr 2012

Phoenix runs the Brighton Marathon (and the Mini Mile)

Mon 16 Apr 2012

Phoenix fielded 25 athletes for the third Brighton Marathon in conditions that were almost perfect. Pat Davoren led the way home in 30th position with Andy Bone the only other sub- three finisher. Most finished sub-4 hours.

Will joins the 100 club at parkrun

Mon 16 Apr 2012

On Saturday 14th April. Will Russell joined the 100 club at the Brighton and Hove parkrun. That is to say, he has run the weekly 5k time trial 100 times. For a 14 year old to achieve thisis exceptional.

Chasing Ghosts Making History – Sussex Road Relays

Thu 12 Apr 2012

Even before the senior men’s race got underway, the anticipation was at fever pitch as to whether Phoenix would be entering their crack team for this event – not to disappoint the organisers and the other teams, we were!

James wins Brighton Trail Marathon

Fri 23 Mar 2012

James Atkinson was the winner of this years Brighton Trail Marathon on 18th March in a time of 3 hours 27mins and 56 seconds . 15 minutes ahead of the second place runner.

Phoenix retain team title at LA Frosty

Tue 6 Mar 2012

On a wet and windy Sunday morning the Brighton Phoenix Multisporters were out in force to defend the team title at the annual season opener of the LA Frosty Aquathlon in Littlehampton.

How long is a half marathon, anyway?

Mon 5 Mar 2012

Bracketed on both sides by sunny days, Sunday 4th March was cold, wet, and windy. Runners shivering on the start line of the Eastbourne Half Marathon forlornly exchanged revised predicted times.

More x-country medals won by Phoenix athletes

Tue 21 Feb 2012

It was proper x-country weather for the final Sussex Cross Country League race at Lancing Manor on Saturday, cold wet and windy. Numbers were down, not o

South of England XC champs, Tick Tick BOOM!

Fri 3 Feb 2012

Phoenix second claimers Ben Tickner and Jon Pepper had storming runs at the South of England XC Champs at Stanmer Park on 28 January to come first and third respectively in the men's race.

Sussex Schools and Southern Indoor

Fri 27 Jan 2012

Phoenix athletes were out representing their schools at the Sussex schools Champs at Lancing.

Masters medalling again

Mon 23 Jan 2012

Two years ago it was fourth place, last year 3rd place and this year the Phoenix men’s M40 team went one better to win the silver medals for second place in the Sussex Masters x-co

Grice makes Great Britain Cross Country Debut

Mon 23 Jan 2012

Phoenix athletes start in all races at Bexhill.

Tue 17 Jan 2012

Despite a busy fixture list Phoenix athletes start in all races in third Sussex

Phoenix open 2012 as the NEW County Champions

Mon 9 Jan 2012

Stanmer Winter Fun

Sat 31 Dec 2011

A good turnout for the Winter Fun event at Stanmer . Entrants were given a map with 6 points marked and had to navigate round the course and collect lengths of cord at each stop.

Phoenix turns up the Heat on Christmas Eve Park Run

Thu 29 Dec 2011

Ben goes Sub 30 to win Telford 10k

Wed 28 Dec 2011

Ben and Josh travailed up to the always fast Telford 10k

Grice battles the mud and international competition in Brussels to come home 4th

Wed 28 Dec 2011

Charlie making his English Cross Country debut had a great run to come home 4th in an international standard meet

Grice heads out on European Cross Country adventure

Fri 16 Dec 2011

Charlie gets first English and GB Cross Country Vests

Billy puts the power down to lead juniors home in SEAA Inter Counties

Tue 13 Dec 2011

Billy White Running in the Gold and Blue of the Sussex vest had his best run to date on the cross county circuit

Phoenix Destruction of Park Run Records!

Sun 4 Dec 2011

The Brighton Park Run records in recent time have been few and far between but with 3 Phoenix internationals lining up on the start line all in shape anything was possible

Liverpool European Trials

Sun 4 Dec 2011

With the World Cross Country Championships moving to a biannual event, the trials to get in the Great Britain Team for the upcoming European Cross Country Championship were always going to attract a strong line up

Under 13s out in force at Plumpton

Mon 28 Nov 2011

The under 13 girls look like rivalling the boys in that age group and turned out in record numbers for the second cross country league race in Plumpton. Six of them ran (two teams) and, remarkably, this was the first cross country race ever for four of

Superb BUCS Bronze medal for Sam Wade

Mon 21 Nov 2011

Fantastic Week of racing for Phoenix athlete’s, top of the pile was a superb Bronze medal for Sam Wade in the British University Duathlon Championship (BUCS).

Beautiful weather shock at Phoenix races

Tue 15 Nov 2011

After two years of abysmal weather for this event, Sunday 13 November saw us basking in sunshine at the new-look races. The entry by young athletes benefitted as did the adult mile race with a greatly expanded line-up and a course record.

Phoenix raises £600 for the City's Homeless

Tue 15 Nov 2011

Phoenix recently presented a cheque for £600 to The Clock Tower Sanctuary to support its work with young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or insecurely housed. The cheque represents funds raised by Phoenix’s first ever 10K seafront race.&

Men's Medal Muddle

Mon 7 Nov 2011

Phoenix men have just been awarded silver county medals as runners up in the 2010 Sussex 10K Challenge, a competition we didn't realise we were taking part in. Eleven months late has to some kind of record for SCAAA.

Thriving at thirty. Phoenix celebrates

Mon 31 Oct 2011

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us, happy birthday dear Phoenix, happy birthday to us. Knoyle Hall on the last Saturday in October was the scene of our 30th birthday bash combined with the club awards ceremony.

Phoenix Men complete white wash of individual wins

Tue 25 Oct 2011

Phoenix Men complete white wash of individual wins in the first sussex cross country league race at Goodwood