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Congratulations to Terry Avey finishing 14th overall and 1st in his age group at the Alf Shrubb Memorial 5 Mile race! 

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Tom Hopkins and Richard Moult from Phoenix tuck on the Ghurkha Trailwalk UK Challenge along with Tom's wife Sarah and close friend Barbora. Fortunately the weather held back in comparison to what was forecast meaning they only got a little soaked instead of completely drenched! The walk was unbelievably tough and a real test of mental endurance with mussels aching and sleep deprivation taking its toll, throwing in the towel must have been plaguing them especially with one of the stages being around 5km longer than expected!! Regardless, the whole team finished with the help of their dedicated support crew in a respectable 26hours 9mins. It's a truly amazing event and well worth a go! 

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Tough, tough, tough

HALF M
5th Ashley Guest 1:36
11th Michael Whyte 1:42
20th Bob Novis 1:46

MARATHON
31st Ian Moss 3:54
44th Brian friend 3:58

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Phoenix athletes had great success representing their schools.

Archie Davis won the junior boys event

Billy White was first and Jake Algar second in intermediate boys

Will Durkin was first and Robbie Fitzgibbon second in senior boys

Chloe Watson was 5th and Charlotte Matthews 6th in the junior girls

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A tough off road marathon with lots of climbing and descending over the downs which this year saw a small group from Phoenix running on a very cold and windy day, although at least the Sun was out.

Great run by Jon to get inside  the top 10 with an impressive time only 11 minutes behind the winner.

9 PIKE, JON M Senior 1411 9 7 3:20:56.10 BRIGHTON PHOENIX 3:20:57.25

152 MOSS, IAN M Vet 1273 139 80 4:08:49.15 PHOENIX 4:09:03.55

223 HALLIDAY, LIZ F Vet 786 20 12 4:21:29.55 BRIGHTON PHOENIX 4:21:40.50

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Winning Male in 1:16:58 Scott Richardson
Winning Female in 1:34:50 Angela Carpenter of Chichester Runners
 
Phoenix Runners:
Andrew Neighbour 1:41:43
Elana Moore 1:58:01
Matt Plass 2:05:37
Katie Hall 2:08:05

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Only five Phoenix runners in these two off road races. With very hot conditions and change from the previous months weather Tom managed a magnificent third place, following on from his mid week PHK 10K. Brian’s first run after his 100 miler less than a month came in under 5 hours!

The Dewpond 7 is a new race replacing the Jack and Jill loop. The slightly longer still included two big climbs was very well marshaled and sign posted.

Ultra 30 miler
3 Tom Farsides 4:21:04
18 Brian Friend 4:59:25

Dewpond 7
6 Andy Bone 0:50:53
49 Patrick Kearney 1:08:48
57 Rik Taub 1:11:44

Congratulations to Darryl Hards for his fine win on a tough course. 1:21:29

Good result too from Terry Avey 57th in 1:46:54

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In pretty grim conditions Brian Friend braved this most gruelling of marathons and finished an impressive 20th in 3:56:09

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Archie Davis and the under 13 boys round off a triumphant league season with another win and individual gold for Archie and gold for the team.

In the U15 boys race, Billy White had another terrific win and takes gold for the season.

The U17 boys were bronze medalists.

Max Pickard had his second win of the season in the U20/senior men's race but sadly there was an incomplete team and they finish the season well away from the medals. The vets ditto.

The women have managed complete teams throughout the season and almost managed promotion from division 2. It's looking good for next year. Erica Martin ran well for fifth. Paule Kremer ranked fourth senior woman in the individual competition.

Phoenix girls have been a bit thin on the ground but the U13 girls managed a creditable fith team ranking for the season.

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The Phoenix Masters 40+ team went one better than last year and won the team silver medal, with the 40+ B team coming 8^th and the 50+ team coming 5^th.

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With the Sussex Championships the previous week and the Sussex Masters and Schools Championships on 21^st January and the Southern x-country races on 28^th, making the trip to Bexhill for the third county cross country league race on 14^th January was a low priority for some athletes. Despite this, Phoenix managed to field athletes in all races with teams consolidating their league positions.

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5 1:01:08 HARDS, Darryl Phoenix Senior Men 103 5

19 1:09:22 ELLIOTT, Daren Phoenix VM40 134 19

81 1:19:24 JONES, Anita Phoenix VW35 417 81

84 1:19:41 DAVIDSON, Miles Phoenix VM40 271 84

92 1:21:02 FLEWETT, Will Phoenix VM50 65 92

167 1:27:55 HARDS, Peter Kim Phoenix VM50 104 167 2

52 1:38:05 EVERS, Debbie Phoenix VW45 167 252

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Held at Lloyd Park Croyden on a sunlit but frosty undulating course. Slippery in places. 10K

Runners compete within five year age bands as individuals. Phoenix entered a complete three-man team for the O60 team competition. Unfortunately Andrew Haig's result has not been recorded and we are protesting this. It would have given us 5th team spot ahead of  Brighton and Hove.

Andrew Field 6th M60 43:05
Malcolm Kemp 15th M60 45:57
Andrew Haig 4th M65 46:02 approx (tbc)
Should be 5th O60 team

In the O40 race Daren Elliot 21st M45 41:20

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A good turnout for most categories, especially senior men, women, vets and U13 boys and girls. U15s and U17s were light on entries.

U13 boys are still the star team with nine runners at Plumpton. The scorers were Archie Davis (ist), Matt Berridge (2nd) and Sam Betts (9th). This gave them the same points score as Hastings but were declared second team on a technicality. They are still in gold medal position overall though.

U13 girls had an impressive six runners with Elorah Mann (13th), Charlotte Mathews (19th) and Claudia Betts (20th) scoring for 5th place. They are 5th overall.

U15 boys. Sam kitchen (7th) and Will Russell (23rd) were 8th and are 8th overall

U15 girls had just one runner, Jody Mann (25th). The team position was 12th and remains 12th overall.

Under 17, senior and vet women. Eight runners were rewarded with 2nd place in division 2 and are 3rd overall in that division. Promotion is a distinct possibility if full teams are entered in the final two fixtures. Scorers were Catherine Bounds (14th), Anita Jones (27th) and Paule Kremer (33rd).

U17 boys. Jake Elliot ran a great 2nd but was the only Phoenix runner. 10th team on the day but, incredibly, still 3rd overall and well able to win the category with full teams out.

U20, senior and vet men had 14 runners on the start line. At one stage Phoenix were running one two and three in this race, but Ian Leitch had a bad fall and had to withdraw. Speedy recovery Ian!

Ben Tickner (1st), Josh Guilmant (3rd), Jose Luceron (25th), and then vets Donald Maclellan (51st), Daren Elliot (60th) and Gary Thayre (68th) were the scoring team coming 4th on the day and occupying 6th place overall.

The vet scorers were Donald, Daren and Gary who were 6th (5th overall).

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At a sunny but windy Goodwood, where dry conditions meant flats were more prevalent than spikes, Phoenix athletes had a successful day at the first Sussex x-country league race, with four individual race wins, Mathew Berridge in the U13 boy; Billy White U15 boys; Will Durkin U17 boys and Max Pickard U20 men. There was one second, Archie Davies U13 boys and two thirds, Jake Elliot 17 Boys and Erica Martin Senior/Vet Women.  Special mentions to Max, who although U20 won the senior men’s race, which had its largest field for some time, also to Erica, who in her own words had her best x-country race for some time and although third overall was first senior women.

The league is not just about individual winners but also about team performance, every place matters. It was therefore pleasing to see that the fine individual successes were backed up with complete teams in all races except the U15 girls and veteran women, with team victories in the U13 and U17 boys. A more detailed report for the U13 boys can be seen below, unfortunately Isaac Wright suffered an injury in the U13 race and we wish him a speedy recovery. It was good to see complete teams in the U13 girls and senior women, who in the past have struggled to make teams.  It was noted that it was up to Max and the ‘older’ men to make up the numbers in the senior men’s team, with Donald Maclellan running his first x-country race for Phoenix leading the Phoenix vets home. Donald also won the post race cake eating prize!

Well done to all those who attended, the next league races are on November 26th at Plumpton.

U13 boys report by Quenton Davis - We went into the first league match confident of a good result following the cross country relays, even with the absence of Reuben Hoyte from that gold medal winning team. With six boys available on the day we were also confident of a good B team position. Matt Berridge and Archie Davis had decided before the race to both hit the front early on and force the pace together, a tactic that saw them steadily work clear of Lewes in third place. By the last 200m the two Phoenix boys were well clear and the inform Matt Berridge took first place ahead of Archie in a last 50m sprint finish.
Ollie Johnson came home in 15th place in his maiden Sussex league match to ensure first place for the A team by six points ahead of Hastings. The B team were looking good for a mid table spot through Isaac Wright, Joe Lillee and Harry Swindells but unfortunately Isaac sustained what appears to be a pretty serious knee injury in the last third of the race. At twelve years old and a talented competition cyclist this could very likely end Isaac's cross country season; we all wish him a speedy recovery. The B team still managed a fantastic 12th position and hopefully with the three or four good runners we still have to call on we can push the B team up the table over the last three matches

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The Mendip Muddle is a 20km multi-terrain race. The route is tough (there is 420m of climb), but very interesting, set in some of the finest scenery in the West Country.

148 2:03:46 HALLIDAY, Liz Phoenix AC FV40

203 2:14:45 PLASS, Matt Phoenix AC Senior Male

245 2:25:00 MOORE, Elana Phoenix AC Senior Female

The last of the Summer fun events approx 1.2 miles up the scarp slope of the downs to the Jack and Jill windmills and back down again to Clayton. A good turnout and nice to see a few more ladies running.

Position Name Time

1 Donald McClellan 7:53

2 John Marinko 8:03

3 Andrew Neighbour 8:11

4 Malcolm Hughes 8:24

5 Phil Hampshire 8:26

6 Ian Moss 8:27

7 Stuart Pal 8:40

8 Erica Martin 9:07

9 Malcolm Kemp 9:11

10 Emma Hughes 9:39

11 Liz Halliday 9:50

12 Sonal Chaudary 10:04

13 Lesley Fairbairn 10:53

14 Katie Hall (guest) 11:34

15 Rik Taub 11:51

The first running of the Snake downhill mile. A twisting measured downhill mile on grass and downland track. Time trial format with runners setting off at 30 second intervals. Run in pleasant evening sunshine with no wind.

1 James Miles  4:28

2 Miles Davidson 4:58

3= Joe Francis 5:06 

3= Andrew Neighbour 5:06

5 Donald Maclellan 5:08

6 Phil Hampshirw 5:13

7 Nigel Herron 5:22

8 Ian Moss 5:27

9 Andrew Haig 5:31

10 Liz Durman 5:34

11 Malcolm Kemp 5:36

12 John Lambe 5:48

13 Liz Halliday 6:17

14 Vimukta Thurlow 6:34

This new series of races in Stanmer Park made a successful day out for Phoenix athletes, with a silver medal in the adult 8k trail race, gold silver and bronze for the U11 girls, gold for U13 boys, silver and bronze for U13 girls and gold and silver for U 15 boys..

8K Trail Race
2  29:39 Joe Francis
10  32:00 Daren Elliot
54  36:50 Ivan Lyons
83  39:14 Sonal Chaudhary

U11 girls 2k
1  8.17 Almi Nerurkar
2  8.28 Louisa Saunders
3  8.35 Mia Whitaker-Jones
5  9.10 Isabella Rowney
8  9.15 Marie Belcher
13  10.00 Abi Roach Penn

U11 boys 2K
6  8.31 William Saunders
9  9.00 Miles Jamie
10  9.00 Harrison Saunders
11  9.01 Lucas Nerurkar 7 years old
17  9.29 Oscar saunders  8 years old

U13 boys 2K
1  6.58 Archie Davis
5  7.59 Joe Kelly
6  8.05 Harry Swindells
8  8:41 Jake Etherton
 
U13 Girls 2K
2  8.14 Charlotte Matthews
3  8.43 Chloe Watson
4  9.26 Mia Roach Penn
5  9.28 Eve Hull
 9  9.42 Alex Vidler
10  9.45 Constance Pope
15  10.19 Kiera Counihan

U15 Boys 2K
1  6.23 Billy White
2  6.37 Samuel Kitchen
5  7.23 Kyle Lawrie

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Two Phoenix tough guys ran this gruelling cross-country marathon and seem to have clung together for comfort.

95th Brian Friend 3:41:52
96th Tom Farsides 3:41:55

Well done guys. Great running.

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Tough. Hills. Hot

14th Brian Friend 1:39:09
71st Ivan Lyons 1:53:45

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There were nine Phoenix athletes selected for County representation in Birmingham and eight were able to run, with impressive results.

For the senior men, Finn McNally was 126th and James Miles 246th. For the U20 men Max Pickard was 36th as part of the third-placing team. In the U15s Billy White was 85th and in the U13s Archie Davis was 103rd and Reuben Hoyte 177th. Liz Durman ran 198th in the senior women's race and Beth Kidger 118th for the U17s.

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At the last cross-country league race at Lancing on the 12th February, the Under 13 boys team who have been excellent all season took first place on the day and claimed silver team medal for the season.

With seven athletes in the team all performing well, the lads really showed the rest of us how its done. Team manager Quenton Davis puts it this way: 'I think a combination of up-and-coming talent & and our commitment to attendance in numbers saw us through'

Archie Davis was first home in third place just 23 seconds off the lead. Archie was unlucky to miss out on the individual medals by a whisker. Then we had Matt Berridge 7th, Reuben Hoyte 9th, Isaac Wright 12th, Will Russell 32nd and Josh White 40th. Joe Lillie was unlucky to have to withdraw with an injury.

U15 boys featured two ever-reliable athletes Sam Kitchen 9th and Luke Reynolds 21st and place sixth for the year.

There was no U17 boys team featuring at all in the results.

Charlotte Matthews ran well again for the U13s but without support the team was just 11th for the season. Jody Mann 6th, and Amber Muir 14th ran well for the under 15 girls but without a full team had to settle for 6th overall.

The senior women fielded just two runners, Liz Durman 15th and Megan Lillie (U17) 42nd. After poor representation all season they languish 5th in the second division.

The senior men again featured just two runners (James Miles an excellent 9th and Andrew Neighbour 69th) and had to depend on the vets for their scoring including 60+ runner Malcolm Kemp. They were inevitably well short of the medals in 5th place. The vet men have been reasonably represented during the season but were without their strongest team at Lancing. They held on to fifth place. Nigel Herron ran a terrific 34th and Malcolm Hughes 55th and Lance Bellers 67th were the other scorers.

We need to decide whether we want to succeed across the board in this competition next season and, if so, what can we learn from the U13 boys team?

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