Sunday 4th June – 9:30am

It was a warm, sunny morning compared to last years drizzle 🌧️ for The 16th Hastings 5 Mile road race on Sunday, which also forms the 5th race in the Sussex Grand Prix 2023 race calendar.

Organised by events team Sports Systems, in conjunction with local running club Hastings Runners🖤💚, the event saw 400 runners gather near the Town Hall in the centre for the flat, fast route.  For the second time in the event’s history, runners were again allowed to run a 550 metre loop around the towns beautiful, historic Hastings Pier as part of the traffic free course.

The Hastings 5 Mile race is held in memory of former Hastings Runners member, Keith Chandler, who passed away in 2005 with all proceeds from the race donated to St Michaels Hospice ❤️ 

23 Harriers ran the event which saw Tinks 🧚🏻‍♂️ first across the line in 35:53 and first in age 🏆 🙌 with Leeland hot on her heels to run a new PB in 36:30 after securing a new parky PB the day before at Seaford Parkrun 😱 Robin gained himself a new 5 mile PB finishing in 36:51 followed by Tina also gaining a new PB in 37:01.  Ruby Murray flew over the line in 37:23 with Chris Little 🔥 38:02, Mumma Roo 🐶 39:14 and fluffy 🐌(still unwell 🤧) in 40:33.  Cross Country Hannah 🏕️ finished with a shiny new PB of 40:46 as did our fabulous Katy Reed 🦆 in 41:10.  Victoria Little👮🏻‍♀️stormed to the finish in 41:39, with Bill Fraser ✉️ 41:52, Lady Delves 😎 finishing 1st in age 🏆 in 43:24, Katie Manley 🌼43:44 and Sam Nemo 🐟 gaining a new PB of 44:10.   Also gaining new PB’s were Michelle Hollands 45:00 and Lou Lou Williams 47:22.  Lisa PH 🧡 crossed the finish in 47:35, whilst Julie LC 🐝 ran a new PB of 49:38 ⭐️, as did Darren Gillett 🚨51:05, after 18 hours of driving the relay team the day before. Lord Norman 🤴🏻had a storming run to finish in 56:56, whilst Robbie, who took a small tumble, got up, dusted himself off and finished in 58:10 with our beautiful Maria Stanford, after her epic 100 mile cycle last weekend all smiles as she finished in 58:49 👧🏼 👏🏻 

Superb performances team, well done to everyone that ran, to our two age category winners Frances 😎 and Tinks 🧚🏻‍♂️ and to our fabulous 10 who ran new PB’s. It’s a tough distance to pace correctly so you should all be super proud 🖤❤️

Thank you to Mel Stanford for the wonderful pictures 📸 and huge support as always 🎉 and big thanks to Hastings Runners.