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Grice joins Mills in GB squad for World Indoors

Thu 3 Mar 2022

Charlie Da'Vall Grice added to British team for World Indoors in Belgrade.

Best of luck to George

Tue 1 Mar 2022

George Mills has been selected to run the 1500m at the World Indoor Championships

Phoenix members at the Brighton Half

Mon 28 Feb 2022

Pictures and videos

Toby wins National title and Club Record

Sun 27 Feb 2022

200m Gold and Club Record for Toby & Club Record for Beth

English National Cross Country Championships

Sun 27 Feb 2022

16 athletes contested the highlight of the Cross country Season in London at Parliament Hill.

Preview of this weekends action - 26/27 Feb

Fri 25 Feb 2022

Brighton Half Marathon, National Cross Country, UK Athletics Indoor championships

Sussex Cross Country League round-up

Tue 22 Feb 2022

Medals for Phoenix athletes across the age groups.

New Club indoor 1500m record for George

Sat 19 Feb 2022

George Mills ran a fantastic 3:36:03 over 1500m on 19th February at the Muller indoor meeting

Miles wins at BMC indoors - 16/2/22

Thu 17 Feb 2022

Miles wins and Luca takes 2nd in the A race

Finn and Beth set new records

Thu 17 Feb 2022

New club records at PUL5k

Bronze for Orlando

Sun 13 Feb 2022

Sussex county indoor bronze for Orlando Waghorn

Sussex Cross Country League Race 4 - 12th February

Sun 13 Feb 2022

!st places and overall medals for Phoenix runners at Bexhill

Miles wins England 800m Gold

Sun 13 Feb 2022

Miles Waterworth wins the 800m final at Sheffield English Institute for Sport.

PUL5k Elite races - 11th Feb 2022

Sat 12 Feb 2022

Beth Kidger sets a new road PB

Sussex Masters Cross Country

Thu 10 Feb 2022

Coombe farm, Lancing - a dry grassland course, albeit very hilly, provided good competition in three races.

Weekend preview - 11th - 13th February

Thu 10 Feb 2022

Sussex Cross country League ; England U17 Indoors ; PUL5k

Almi wins at Lea Valley

Wed 9 Feb 2022

A win and an indoor PB for Almi Nerurkar at Lea Valley tonight. Go to our results page for selected Phoenix athlete results

British Milers Club indoor preview

Tue 8 Feb 2022

Phoenix athletes will be at the forefront of the races in tomorrrow's ( 9th Feb ) indoor races at Lea Valley.

Beth selected again for Wales

Tue 8 Feb 2022

Welsh Athletics are pleased to announce that they are taking a team of 14 athletes to the PUL5K, which is to be held on Friday 11th February 2022 in Battersea Park. Livestream available from 7:35 on Instagram @sportsshoes_races

Archie in Athletics Weekly

Tue 8 Feb 2022

Our GB International 800/1500 athlete Archie Davis recently wrote a feature for Athletics Weekly.

Charlie Grice on tour

Tue 8 Feb 2022

Charlie Grice has been showing off the Phoenix racing vest on the indoor circuit across the USA recently with wins in two successive mile races.

Swimming at Roedean

Tue 25 Jan 2022

Good news at last, we have secured a winter swim training location…hurrah!

Goodwood Cross Country repoort

Wed 3 Nov 2021

After a very long break, Cross Country league is back

Phoenix at Pells: Review of the Season

Sat 30 Oct 2021

After 26 weeks of swimming sessions at Pells outdoor pool in Lewes, the sunshine bus, a 70th birthday party, as well as some hard work, our summer swim season has come to an end. Here is a review of some of the key stats and highlights...

Goodwood Relays - Cross-Country is Back!

Sun 3 Oct 2021

The Sussex Cross-Country season got underway at Goodwood on September 25 in pleasantly unseasonal mud-free conditions.

Worth the wait...

Mon 2 Aug 2021

Patience pays off as Malcolm Hughes completes the Outlaw Long Distance Triathlon after more than two years of trying and being thwarted by the weather and Covid-19. Here's his race report.

Phoenix at the Olympics

Fri 30 Jul 2021

The Olympics are now up and running, and although this time round we don’t have an individual athlete competing we are still very much involved!

Phoenix Men Win SDW Relay

Fri 30 Jul 2021

Phoenix Men's team of Captain Alex Cruttenden, Tom Hooper, Seb Béhuret, Jamie Corbett, Milan Watson and Paul Weir, plus driver Mike Townley, won the SDW Relay A Race for only the 3rd time in the club's history.

Steve Ovett leads tributes to Matt Paterson

Mon 19 Jul 2021

The British Olympic great has taken time to write up his memories of his Phoenix co-founder.

‘A force of nature’ - Phoenix co-founder Matt Paterson passes away

Mon 19 Jul 2021

Former chairman Paul Collicutt pays tribute to a man who he describes as being “like a hurricane who blew into our lives”.

'He will be sorely missed' - Phoenix pays tribute to Andrew Brooks

Wed 23 Jun 2021

Our much loved athlete passed away recently following a club training session - our members share their memories.

Mid Sussex Sprint Triathlon: A Poignant Day

Fri 18 Jun 2021

On 13th June six Phoenix Multisport athletes competed in what was, for most of us, our first competitive ‘real’ race for nearly two years. The event however was tragically overshadowed by the critical condition, and ultimately passing, of our fellow athlete, friend and recently appointed Club Secretary Andrew Brooks.

Phoenix athletes shine on the big stage - round-up

Wed 9 Jun 2021

Charlie Grice gets Olympic qualifying time - Beth Kidger, Archie Davis and George Mills hit new heights.

Aquathlon and Swimming at Pells

Fri 28 May 2021

Swim training at Pells all summer has begun and next week marks the start of Event #2 in the Club Multisport Championship - the Aquathlon

Beth Kidger breaks Phoenix record

Tue 11 May 2021

The 27-year-old smashed the Brighton Phoenix 5000m women’s mark at the BMC Grand Prix in Stretford.

Outstanding showing for Phoenix at Goodwood

Tue 27 Apr 2021

With competitive action slowly resuming again, our athletes showed the hard work they’ve been putting in over the winter.

Lockdown no barrier to hard work for formidable four

Fri 16 Apr 2021

Chair Mike Townley made an impromptu presentation to four of our young athletes who have consistently trained, safely, during lockdown.

Trying a Cycling Time Trial

Wed 7 Apr 2021

Geoff Pike does his first cycling time trial and encourages other multisporters to give them a go. Here's his review of the Brighton Mitre (Hilly) 25 mile TT...

Leitch sets British M45 marathon record at Olympic trials

Fri 26 Mar 2021

Phoenix runner Ian Leitch made history at Kew Gardens in London, finishing a brilliant ninth among the UK’s top marathon contenders.

Turbo Charged!

Fri 12 Mar 2021

Ex-member and regular contributor to Phoenix News, Kathryn Harnett, joins the Monday zoom turbo crew to reconnect with some familiar faces and help her get back to fitness. Here's what she found...

Bronze for MV45-54 team in BMAF Virtual Mile

Thu 11 Mar 2021

Ten Phoenix athletes entered the BMAF Virtual Mile that was held between 1-7 March. Running a mile anywhere you like in the race window.

BRITISH RECORD FOR CHARLIE

Mon 15 Feb 2021

Racing in New York Charlie Da’Vall Grice has set a new UK indoor 1000m record.

Another World Class run from Charlie

Tue 2 Feb 2021

We have a rare but spectacular result to celebrate with Charlie Grice running a 1:45.62 800m indoor pb.

Pairs Challenge

Mon 1 Feb 2021

With no races on offer we need fun ways of getting through the long, dark lockdown!

England Athletics COVID-19 Guidance

Thu 7 Jan 2021

Here is a summary of the latest updated England Athletics Guidance

TIER 4 GUIDANCE

Sat 26 Dec 2020

With all of Sussex moving into Tier 4 we have had to drastically restrict our activities.

Blackcap Chris Smith Memorial Event

Thu 17 Dec 2020

Over 150 runners took part in this virtual event in memory of Haywards Heath Harrier Chris Smith.

Phoenix Brave the PB5K

Thu 17 Dec 2020

A host of excellent performances lit up an otherwise cold, wet and windy South of England Showground at the brilliantly-organised 5KPB in Ardingly.

Resumption of Training

Wed 4 Nov 2020

As from December 2nd most of our training sessions have resumed but please check before attending.

Swimrun reflections

Fri 30 Oct 2020

After his excellent 5th place at the Lock to Lock Oxford Swimrun and 6th at Bewl Water, Matt Greenall considers the unusual demands of Swimrun racing

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Grice joins Mills in GB squad for World Indoors

Best of luck to George

Phoenix members at the Brighton Half

Toby wins National title and Club Record

English National Cross Country Championships

Preview of this weekends action - 26/27 Feb

Sussex Cross Country League round-up

New Club indoor 1500m record for George

Miles wins at BMC indoors - 16/2/22

Finn and Beth set new records

Bronze for Orlando

Sussex Cross Country League Race 4 - 12th February

Miles wins England 800m Gold

PUL5k Elite races - 11th Feb 2022

Sussex Masters Cross Country

Weekend preview - 11th - 13th February

Almi wins at Lea Valley

British Milers Club indoor preview

Beth selected again for Wales

Archie in Athletics Weekly

Charlie Grice on tour

Swimming at Roedean

Goodwood Cross Country repoort

Phoenix at Pells: Review of the Season

Goodwood Relays - Cross-Country is Back!

Worth the wait...

Phoenix at the Olympics

Phoenix Men Win SDW Relay

Steve Ovett leads tributes to Matt Paterson

‘A force of nature’ - Phoenix co-founder Matt Paterson passes away

'He will be sorely missed' - Phoenix pays tribute to Andrew Brooks

Mid Sussex Sprint Triathlon: A Poignant Day

Phoenix athletes shine on the big stage - round-up

Aquathlon and Swimming at Pells

Beth Kidger breaks Phoenix record

Outstanding showing for Phoenix at Goodwood

Lockdown no barrier to hard work for formidable four

Trying a Cycling Time Trial

Leitch sets British M45 marathon record at Olympic trials

Turbo Charged!

Bronze for MV45-54 team in BMAF Virtual Mile

BRITISH RECORD FOR CHARLIE

Another World Class run from Charlie

Pairs Challenge

England Athletics COVID-19 Guidance

TIER 4 GUIDANCE

Blackcap Chris Smith Memorial Event

Phoenix Brave the PB5K

Resumption of Training

Swimrun reflections